ATLANTA, Ga – On Saturday morning, Governor Brian Kemp officially declared Georgia’s first Public Health Emergency, freeing up resources and granting additional powers to Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA). The General Assembly will vote on the executive order on Monday. So, what exactly does […]
Read More »Public K-12 and Secondary Schools closed March 18 to 31
Atlanta, GA – In accordance with newly issued federal guidance, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 3.16.20.01 closing all public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary public schools in Georgia from March 18, 2020, to March 31, 2020. “To keep our students, teachers, and administrators safe and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, I am ordering the closure of […]
Read More »Kemp Authorizes Call of Georgia National Guard for COVID-19 Response
Atlanta, GA – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp issued Executive Order 03.14.20.02 authorizing Adjutant General Tom Carden – at the request of Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Homer Bryson – to call up as many as 2,000 Georgia National Guard troops to State Active Duty to address novel coronavirus and COVID-19 in Georgia. “Through extensive emergency […]
Read More »Presidential Primary postponed until May 19
ATLANTA, Ga – The March 24 Presidential Preference Primary has been moved to May 19 with the rest of Georgia’s primary elections in an effort to keep the public safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement that early in-person voting for the Presidental Primary will be halted. […]
Read More »Kemp: Public Health Emergency in Georgia Effective Tomorrow
Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian Kemp’s office released a press release on Friday, March 13 to announce the intention to declare Georgia’s first public health emergency. Following President Trump’s national emergency declaration today, Governor Kemp issued the following statement: “Based on President Trump’s emergency declaration, I will declare a public health emergency for the State […]
Read More »General Assembly suspends the 2020 legislative session
ATLANTA, Ga – Shortly after Governor Brian Kemp’s announcement concerning new protocols for Coronavirus, the Georgia General Assembly moved to suspend it’s legislative session, after tomorrow. From the press release: The Georgia General Assembly will suspend the 2020 legislative session indefinitely after Friday, March 13, the 29th Legislative Day. The suspension is out of an abundance […]
Read More »Kemp issues call to action to all Georgians, schools, and local governments
ATLANTA, Ga – Governor Brian Kemp announced schools, childcare providers, local governments in Georgia now have the option to close, at least, for the next two weeks, starting this afternoon, during his latest COVID-19 press conference. Mere hours after he confirmed, the first death in Georgia from COVID-19, Kemp gathered Speaker of the House David […]
Read More »State Senator John Wilkinson Announces for Congress
GEORGIA NINTH DISTRICT – State Senator John Wilkinson announced today that he plans to run for the Ninth District Congressional seat. This election will be to replace Congressman Doug Collins, who has announced that he will be running for a seat in the United States Senate. Senator Wilkinson, who was elected to the State Senate in […]
Read More »Doug Collins announces decision to run for U.S. Senate
ATLANTA — Doug Collins appeared this morning on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends to announce his decision to run for U.S. Senate in the November special election to fill former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson’s seat. As a lifelong Georgian, Doug has lived a life of faith, public service and conservative values. Since 2013, he has proudly represented […]
Read More »Ghost Face Gang member apprehended in Gilmer County
GILMER, Co, Ga – Around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, Gilmer Sheriff’s deputies, U.S. Marshals Service, and Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, executed a Search Warrant for Ghost Face Gang member Travis Lee Zimmerman, age 30. He’s wanted across Georgia and Tennessee for multiple violations. Three months ago, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) had received information […]
Read More »Gilmer students walkout over Gay/Straight Alliance Club
GILMER COUNTY, GA – At 10 a.m. on Nov. 14, several Gilmer County High School (GCHS) students stood up and left their classrooms to voice their opinions over the Gay/Straight Alliance Club. The students gathered around the flag pole and prayed then conversed for about 30 minutes until walking back inside the school. One student […]
Read More »UPDATE: Missing Teenager Found Safe One Day Later
GILMER COUNTY, GA – On September, 19, William Marlin Branch disappeared from his Gilmer County home at 3 a.m. The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) asked anyone with information about missing teenager to keep an eye out, and on September 20, GSCO reported Branch had been found safe. Branch left his home on Charlotte’s Webb […]
Read More »Thousands lost power after power lines fell on Hwy. 52 W
ELLIJAY, GA – At 2:16 p.m. on Nov.2, 1,813 Amicalola EMC customers lost power after multiple power poles broke and power lines fell onto Hwy. 52 West (Chatsworth Hwy.) in the Hancock Dr and Pritchett Technology area. As of 9:36 a.m., according to the Amicalola EMC outage map, all customers affected by the downed lines […]
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