During his latest coronavirus briefing, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp shared a list of businesses permitted to reopen starting April 24, with a second wave scheduled to resume operations three days …
BREAKING: 733 deaths, nearly 19K cases of coronavirus verified in Georgia
Known coronavirus infections in Georgia are nearing 20,000 as the state moves closer to a scheduled end to a shelter-in-place mandate. The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting 18,947 …
Kemp to discuss how Georgia could reopen amid virus fight
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is planning a news conference where he’s expected plans for reopening the state as health officials continue battling the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan …
Coronavirus in Georgia on April 19
As President Trump begins to set out a roadmap for reopening the economy, Georgia is in some respects seeing signs of the curve flattening and the peak of the crisis extending out into early May as a …
Georgia manufacturing shaken by virus, but some ramp up
At its plant on Georgia’s western edge, Kia Motors Manufacturing halted production last month, idling nearly all of its 2,400 workers. The Toyo Tire plant in Bartow County in North Georgia is closed.
Georgia 219, River Road bridge closed due to high water
Georgia DOT engineers have closed the Georgia 219/River Road bridge over Standing Boy Creek. This is just north of the Old River Road and Biggers Road intersections. The heavy rains that moved through …
‘He’s got a lot of demons’: Georgia man a suspect in Alabama rampage that killed 4 people
Derrick Lee Hightower is charged in the shooting death of a Smiths Station woman and is a suspect in the killings of a couple in Dadeville and the slaying of a man in a Birmingham home invasion.
Traffic Alert: Storms cause flooding on Georgia 11 in Houston County
Roadways may be flooded Monday morning due to storms that rolled through overnight. The Georgia Department of Transportation is asking you to stay clear of the Georgia 11 Connector at I-75. That’s …
Georgia governor to outline steps to reopen state’s economy
Brian Kemp is expected to detail his plans Monday to reopen Georgia’s economy during the coronavirus pandemic, as he decides how quickly to ease restrictions that have shuttered businesses and …
Storm potential continues through Monday morning
Numerous storms moved east across SE Georgia Sunday afternoon and the severe threat continues overnight into early Monday morning.