Yesterday would have been the last day of the 2020 United Methodist General Conference, at which the denomination expected to vote on a possible split over gay marriage and other issues.
The LaFayette Roper plant has had a single employee test positive for COVID-19, according to the company.
The Go Fish Education Center is hosting three Fishing Day Camps this June and July. Limited space is available and registration deadlines are quickly approaching, so be sure to register soon!
The Georgia State Patrol will be the investigating agency for an ATV wreck that occurred off Fouche Gap in Floyd County and resulted in the death of one man. The driver suffered a leg injury and was transported to an area hospital.
The newest COVID-19 relief bill (the “Heroes Act”) that passed the U.S. House of Representatives would – if passed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by President Trump – provide low-income Georgia families and individuals with at least $391 million extra over the next 16 months to purchase groceries or food at farmers markets, thereby both reducing hunger and stimulating the state’s economy.
Mrs. Annie Mae (Stewart) Glanton, age 77 of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday- May 14, 2020 at her Henderson St. residence.
A private family service is being planned for Mrs. Glanton, and a complete obituary will be published by Mason Funeral Home of Summerville, GA.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) today is distributing an initial allotment of the drug remdesivir received from the federal government. Georgia received 30 cases, with 40 vials of the drug per case, enough to treat about 110 patients, depending on the duration of an individual’s treatment.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Saturday, May 16, 2020:
GBI investigators are seeking assistance in the Rome homicide investigation. The above vehicle is the same make, model and color of one that belonged to the victim ,Vanita Richardson. The investigation has shown that both Vanita Richardson and Truvenia Campbell were in this vehicle during the evening hours of Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The vehicle’s location is not known at this time but investigators believe that it could be somewhere in metro Atlanta.