After dozens tested positive for Covid-19 in a Georgia school district, over 800 students and staffers were quarantined. WSJ’s Tawnell Hobbs reports. Photo: Robin Rayne/Zuma Press …
Georgia Dental Association Responds to World Health Organization Recommendation: Dentistry is Essential Health Care
The Georgia Dental Association (GDA) in conjunction with the American Dental Association (ADA) respectfully yet strongly disagrees with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation to delay …
Georgia Tech to Finalize FY21 Budget
Georgia Tech’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget has been through several revisions and iterations, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on state revenues. In July, Georgia Tech announced that …
United Health Foundation Donates $750,000 to Support Maternal Health Needs of Georgia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Health Foundation has donated $750,000 to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia to improve access to health care and health outcomes for Georgia’s mothers and babies. The …
Coronavirus update: Global cases top 20.3 million, U.S. tally tops 5.15 million as Florida and Georgia see record one-day deaths
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 worldwide climbed above 20.3 million on Wednesday and the U.S. case tally topped …
‘We Opened Up Too Soon.’ Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Wants Georgia to Roll Back Reopening
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was sued by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp over the city’s mask mandate last month …
$8 million in drugs seized in largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, officials say
An Atlanta man has been indicted on federal charges related to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, according to officials.
Trump congratulates QAnon supporter Greene on Georgia win
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, …
Georgia Student Behind Crowded Hallway Photo Gets More Threats as School’s COVID Cases Climb
“There has to be a way to remove her,” wrote one social media user about Georgia high school student Hannah Watters whose photos of a crowded school highway went viral in August.
COVID-19 Outbreak at Georgia High School That Posed for Back to School Picture
Etowah High School in Cherokee County, Georgia has shut down after dozens in the district tested positive for COVID-19. Some students are sharing images from their first week of school showing very …