Albany, Ga. – Phoebe hopes to use its annual influenza vaccination program for employees as a trial run to ensure efficient delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations once a vaccine for the virus is approved and distributed. “We normally provide flu vaccines over a period of a couple of months to our nearly 5,000 members of the Phoebe…
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The Worth County Board of Commissioners will conduct a Called Meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Immediately following the 7:00 p.m. Workshop in the Commissioners’ Board Room located on the 3rd floor of the Courthouse. The purpose of the Called Meeting is to consider a moratorium on solar energy systems and other county business. This…
Albany, Ga. – As of noon Thursday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 64 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 10 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 0 Total Inpatients Recovered – 488 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital –…
Friday, June 26, brought the official close to our 2020 legislative session as the General Assembly adjourned “Sine Die,” which is Latin for “without assigning a day for further meeting.” Sine Die traditionally fills the Capitol with guests as we celebrate the conclusion of our 40 legislative days on Capitol Hill. However, this annual celebratory…
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Georgia Power is offering a special payment plan to help customers with past-due account balances accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers who enroll by July 15 will be able to pay past-due balances over a six-month timeframe between October 2020 and March 2021, with no late fees. The suspension of disconnections also remains in place until July 15,…
By: John McPhaul If you went to school in Georgia, you probably remember that there are 159 counties in the state. That’s more than most states but that’s OK. Why? Because if you’re planning a statewide Bible Reading Marathon, that means each county has a smaller section of the Bible to read. On July 14th,…
The Honorable Larry Johnson, Ward 4, Mayor Pro Tem The Honorable Walter Dupree, III, Ward 1 Councilmember The Honorable Isaac Jackson, Jr., Ward 2 Councilmember The Honorable Mark Giddens, Ward 3 Councilmember COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR PRO TEM LARRY JOHNSON INVOCATION AND PLEDGE SWEARING IN MAYOR – CHARLES JONES APPROVAL OF…
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The Georgia Department of Public Health is urging people, especially individuals with chronic lung conditions, to protect themselves from dust from the Saharan dust cloud as it moves over Georgia. The dust cloud is expected to be around for the next few days. The dust can cause eye, nose and throat irritation for anyone who…
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Post 335 of the American Legion needs help in locating Local Korean War Veterans. POSCO America Corporation, a South Korean steel company, will send a plaque to each Veteran in recognition of their service during the Korean War, which began 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. The original plan was to hold a ceremony;…
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