COVID-19

Health Department Responds to positive test in Courthouse

ELLIJAY, Ga - Gilmer's Health Department and Courthouse are working closely together this week after a confirmed positive test was…

6 years ago

County responds as Probate Judge tests positive for COVID-19 after revival

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer County Probate Judge Scott Chastain has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19, commonly called…

6 years ago

Gilmer and Fannin Extend Judicial Emergency under order of Chief Judge

UPDATE: New State Order extends public health guidelines in courts The state level executive order from Judge Harold D. Melton,…

6 years ago

Possible COVID-19 exposures in Gilmer and Fannin’s Court Systems

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Several offices in both Fannin and Gilmer County are closing today as reports indicate one or more…

6 years ago

BOE to seek spending resolution tomorrow

ELLIJAY, Ga. - "Because the State has not yet passed a budget for FY 21 it has been recommended across…

6 years ago

UPDATED: 553 cases and a fourth confirmed death with COVID-19

UPDATE - August 5, 2020 - 553 cases Another death has been recorded in Gilmer County as the total number…

6 years ago

Operation changes to COVID-19 specimen collection sites

GAINESVILLE, GA – Nine specimen collection sites operated jointly by the Georgia National Guard and Augusta University ended operations effective…

6 years ago

Kemp opens bars and renews state of emergency

ATLANTA, Ga – Gov. Brian Kemp decided to continue the state of emergency and stay at home order for the…

6 years ago

Georgia DPH distributes Remdesivir to hospitals for treatment of COVID-19

Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is distributing an initial allotment of the drug Remdesivir received from…

6 years ago

Kemp changes restaurant and childcare restrictions

ATLANTA, Ga – On May 12, Gov. Brian Kemp continued to ease restrictions on certain industries – restaurants and childcare…

6 years ago

COVID-19 testing available to all Georgians

Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has reached its goal of testing 100,000 individuals in 10 days. More…

6 years ago

Re-opening business amid COVID-19

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - With business reopening and some coming earlier than others, many are only doing so amid modified…

6 years ago

Shelter in Place order extended for medically fragile until June 12

ATLANTA, Ga - Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 4.30.20.01 which extends the medically fragile shelter in place and…

6 years ago

Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to flyover Atlanta on Saturday

ATLANTA, Ga - The Blue Angels and Thunderbird flyover on May 2 is in support of the state's frontline workers…

6 years ago

Georgia Dept. of Labor addresses unemployment options

Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor are partnering to ensure Georgians understand their unemployment…

6 years ago