Georgia News

An interagency effort targeting large-scale drug dealers is continuing to result in criminal charges and the seizure of drugs.

Rural North Georgia residents who are involved in a serious car wreck, experience trauma or hemorrhage miles from a medical care facility now have a better chance for survival, thanks to several emergency services agencies in the region carrying blood products.

The Georgia National Guard will arrive in Ellijay Tuesday morning to educate nursing home personnel on sanitation and cleaning methods.

The chairmen of a dozen North Georgia county commissions are calling on Gov. Brian Kemp to close state parks to reduce increase traffic during the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of coronavirus cases in Georgia continues to rise quickly and steadily.

Georgia is ramping enforcement of social distancing in parks and on lakes across the state because of reports of large crowds congregating in recreation areas.

Deaths and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Georgia continued to increase Saturday, even as lawmakers tried to grapple with what the pandemic will mean for state finances.

Georgia's confirmed coronavirus caseload doubled in just three days to more than 2,000 people infected and 64 deaths, state health officials said Friday.

The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in Georgia now tops 50 and the number of confirmed cases in Hall County is now 22.

Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday that for now, he is not ordering any businesses in the state to close, leaving that decision up to local officials. And, some, in Atlanta and Albany, have chosen to do so.