Mrs. Kathy Elaine Godfrey, age 62, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at her residence.
A confirmed case is defined as a person who has tested positive for 2019 novel coronavirus. Healthcare providers diagnose patients with COVID-19 and they, along with laboratories, report the COVID-19 cases to the Georgia DPH. These numbers are preliminary and may change as more information is gathered on a person under investigation. Data during the period reported may be incomplete due to the lag in time between when the case was tested and/or reported and submitted to the Georgia DPH for reporting purposes. This delay can vary depending on the testing facility and/or jurisdiction.
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While parents, teachers and students alike are managing new ways of learning during school closures and “stay-at-home” orders, the Georgia Power Learning Power app includes interactive lessons for students, offering fun, educational activities with real-world applications of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), energy and energy efficiency content.
The Chattooga County Registrar Office says that they have received and processed absentee ballot applications from over 17% of Chattooga County’s registered voters. The General Primary Election and Presidential Preference Primary Election were scheduled to have taken place in May, but that date was moved to June 9th by Georgia’s Secretary of State.
A Chattooga County resident who was a longtime employee of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources passed away on Monday.
In 1976 the State of Georgia opened a new state park in the Northwest Georgia mountains. James H. “Sloppy Floyd” State Park was named after one of Chattooga County’s most famous native sons, State Representative “Sloppy Floyd” who served as a state representative from Chattooga County from 1953-1974. When the new park opened, a park ranger from Gordonia Alatamaha State Park in Reidsville, Georgia transferred to take over at the fledgling state park in Summerville at the foot of Taylor’s Ridge.
The Georgia Farm Bureau held a teleconference to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture industry and what steps are being taken to protect it. Members in the conference address the major disruption of food supply and distribution channels. This can be seen across the nation with food supplies going to waste.
Georgia’s “shelter in place” order is scheduled to end this Thursday, but one group of citizens is being urged to continue “sheltering in place” for another couple of weeks. The Governor’s Office says that medically fragile and elderly Georgians should stay at home at least through May 13th. That includes individuals over the age of 65, those in nursing homes or long-term care facilities, or those with compromised immune systems.
Summerville Police responded to the report of the theft of a pickup truck from a Summerville used car dealer last week. According to a report that was released on Monday of this week, the incident was reported by North Georgia Sales, located on the Lyerly Highway in Summerville. Ryan Matthew Wesson told the responding officer that the dealership was not sure who might have stolen the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, four-wheel drive, truck. The truck was described as a four-door, long-bed and being grey in color. The Summerville Police Department continues to investigate the theft.
Flattening the curve. Social distancing. Quarantine. Terms that were not commonplace just a few months ago are part of our lives. Now, plenty of (bored) people who are connected to the internet are using the downtime to catch up with friends on social media or randomly surfing the web. Unfortunately, so are scammers. They will take advantage of social networking sites, earning victims’ trust by pretending to be someone they already know and send out a message or two with a great new cure for COVID-19, a fundraising request or perhaps a discount on the most sought after items such as toilet paper, face masks and sanitizers.
Helping Hands Ending Hunger will be distributing free food for families of the Chattooga County School System coming up on Friday May 8th. The food distribution will take place at Connect City Church behind BB&T Bank on Highway 48 in Summerville. The food distribution will take place starting at 1 PM.