COVID-19
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COVID-19 Coverage
Local Groups Sew Face Masks During Shortage
Citizens all over Northeast Georgia are stepping up to do their part in the fight against COVID-19, by sewing and donating face masks. Julie Strickland, 48, a member at Trinity Baptist Church in Danielsville, Georgia, is part of a group of quilters at the church who have been making…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Government Creates Hotline for Questions
Your COVID-19 ordinance questions have answers. The Athens-Clarke County government has created a hotline where real human beings will pick up the phone to answer your questions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you call after business hours, leave a message, and they’ll contact you the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Officials Respond to Gov. Kemp’s Shelter-in-Place Order
The Athens-Clarke County mayor and commission are assessing Gov. Kemp’s new executive state order. As of today, Athens-Clarke County’s local ordinances still stand, but the mayor and commission meeting that will be held on April 7 will decide how local ordinances could be affected by the state shelter-in-place rule. Here’s…
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COVID-19 Coverage
University of Georgia Student Shares Experience with COVID-19 in Italy
Paige Faucett experienced Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak while she was in Turin for a University of Georgia study abroad program. According to the World Health Organization, Italy currently has the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the European region. Faucett said she had planned to stay in Italy for the rest…