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Health officials monitoring RSV uptick in area

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
GAINESVILLE, GA – District Two Public Health Department is issuing a health advisory regarding an increased activity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).  The district has been notified of an uptick of children presenting with upper respiratory infections requiring hospitalization in North Georgia.
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Georgia landline phone customers to see lower bills

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The diminishing number of Georgians with landline telephones in their homes are about to see a savings on their bills thanks to the sunsetting of a decade-old program.
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Redistricting hearing sees pleas for transparency

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The Georgia House and Senate committees in charge of drawing new congressional and legislative district lines this year heard an earful Tuesday from activists calling for fairness in a process that is typically highly partisan.
Submitted photo - Georgia River Network paddle participants explore the 10-mile Tugaloo River Water Trail in celebration of the water trail’s establishment within the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network.

Submitted photo - Georgia River Network paddle participants explore the 10-mile Tugaloo River Water Trail in celebration of the water trail’s establishment within the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network.

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State completes Tugaloo River Water Trail network

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Toccoa, Ga -- On May 29, Georgia River Network (GRN) designated the Tugaloo River Water Trail as an established part of the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Broken Bridges, the water trail’s end point within Stephens County Park.
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Emmanuel College awards semester honors

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Each semester a select number of students at Emmanuel College are awarded academic recognition for their successful study by their inclusion on the President’s List or Dean’s List.   To be named to the President’s List a student must earn a quality point average of 4.
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Kemp blasts boycott of Home Depot

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp defended Atlanta-based The Home Depot Inc. Tuesday after a group of Black Georgia faith leaders called for a nationwide boycott of the company over its position on the state’s controversial election law.