Many homes are getting a deep clean these days due to the threat of COVID-19. Keith Mickler, UGA Extension Agent for Floyd County, offers words of advice to locals who want to fully sanitize their living space – read the labels on the backs of your household cleaning products. And follow the directions! Sanitization requires…… read more »
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DEADLINE TO ORDER ONLINE IN CHIEFTAINS HERB AND PLANT SALE IS THIS FRIDAY
The deadline to order your herbs and plants in the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home’s annual Herb and Plant Sale is this Friday, April 3rd. The sale is being held online this year because of coronavirus. The patrons of this sale will support a National Historic Landmark. Heather Shores, Executive Director, indicates that proceeds will go…… read more »
UPDATE 4/1/20 (7:00 P.M.): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 4748 STATEWIDE, 154 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 4748 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Floyd County has 70 confirmed cases and 2 deaths at the time of this report. There have been 154 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties…… read more »
UPDATE 4/1/20 (NOON): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 4638 STATEWIDE, 139 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 4638 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Floyd County has 60 confirmed cases at the time of this report. There have been 139 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest…… read more »
CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES TOP 4,000 IN GEORGIA
There were 4,117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Georgia as of 7 pm on Tuesday night, according to the state Department of Public Health. There have been 125 fatalities statewide due to coronavirus. Floyd County’s number of confirmed cases rose to 50, while it’s number of fatalities remained at two. The Georgia counties that reported…… read more »
SOLDIERS ARE BEING DEPLOYED TO ASSIST IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS
Over the next few weeks, Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia National Guard Adjutant General Tom Carden will activate and deploy over 100 Guardsmen to any long-term care facility – assisted living facility or nursing home – with COVID-19 cases, according to a media release by the Governor’s office. The troops will head to specific locations…… read more »
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS THIS SPRING, JUST MAINTAIN A SOCIAL DISTANCE TO PREVENT SPREAD OF COVID-19
Has the arrival of Spring given you the urge to spend some time in the great outdoors? The shelter in place orders approved last week by city and county officials allow for exercise outside your home, says Kristi Kent, the Director of Communications for the City of Rome (and the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism).…… read more »
ELIGIBLE GEORGIANS MAY APPLY FOR COOLING ASSISTANCE AS OF TODAY
Eligible Georgia may apply for cooling assistance via the Division of Family and Children Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (also called LIHEAP), starting today, according to a DFCS media release. LIHEAP is a federally-funded program that is designed to assist low-income, elderly and disabled Georgians with cooling costs through direct payments to home…… read more »
UPDATE 3/31/20 (7:00 P.M.): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 4117 STATEWIDE, 125 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 4117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Floyd County has 50 confirmed cases at the time of this report. There have been 125 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with…… read more »
UPDATE 3/31/20 (NOON): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 3817 STATEWIDE, 108 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 3817 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 12-noon on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Floyd County has 33 confirmed cases at the time of this report. There have been 108 deaths related to the coronavirus. The counties in Georgia with the highest…… read more »