Senator Jason Anavitarte: Update from the Gold Dome
By: Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R – Dallas) On Monday, Jan. 11th, 2021, the Georgia Senate reconvened for the first session of the 156th Georgia General Assembly. All 56 senators including nine other new senators were sworn in. As a freshman senator, I am still learning the ropes on being aContinue Reading
Rockmart City Manager Jeff Ellis has died
The City of Rockmart has lost their longtime leader this morning. Jeff Ellis, died this morning due to complications caused by COVID-19. Ellis, who was City Manager for the past 25 years, was hospitalized for COVID-19 in recent days and had been in ICU. He was 67. He leaves behindContinue Reading
UPDATE: Polk School District closes all events to general public
STAFF REPORTS: Effectively Immediately for all Polk School District Events: Due to a rise in the number of COVID cases outside of Polk School District, parents/guardians will be the only spectators allowed to attend winter sporting events. We are making every effort to ensure the continued health of our studentContinue Reading
Georgia plans to provide bonus payment to every public school teacher, school staff member
MEDIA RELEASE: January 14, 2021 – Governor Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus payment to every K-12 public-school teacher and school-level staff member in the state. The bonus payments are intended for all school-level staff in Georgia’s K-12 public schools, including teachers, paraprofessionals, schoolContinue Reading
Cedartown, Rockmart lobbies closing to the public Friday
Cedartown, GA, January 14, 2021 – Cedartown and Rockmart officials jointly announced the closing of their municipal lobbies today. The closure affects public access to Cedartown City Hall, the Cedartown Police Department, Rockmart City Hall and the Rockmart Police Department. The closure, effective Friday, Jan. 15, is due to aContinue Reading
DPH Launches COVID Vaccine Locator
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is launching a COVID vaccine locator on the DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov. The tool allows users to search by county for a vaccine provider in their community, and provides location and contact information for the provider. This is not a centralized schedulingContinue Reading
GDOL Issues Continued Assistance Act Payments to over 166,000 Georgians
Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) issued over $130 million last week to Georgians in regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), State Extended Benefits (SEB), and Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) payments. The total issued includedContinue Reading
Thomas named next superintendent of Polk School District
Dr. Katie Thomas will replace retiring superintendent Laurie Atkins at the end of the 2020-21 school year. The announcement came at the end of Tuesday’s Polk School District Board of Education meeting, following a months long search and interview process that eventually narrowed down to a field of two finalists,Continue Reading
First Case of COVID-19 Variant Identified in Georgia
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states. The variant was discovered during analysis of a specimen sent by a pharmacy in Georgia to aContinue Reading
Card fees waived to encourage customers to pay online or via phone
Cedartown, Ga. – January 5, 2021– An apparent spike in COVID-19 cases in Polk County has Cedartown officials asking the public to take advantage of online or over the phone bill pay. Online and telephone payments offer no-risk options when it comes to exposure or spreading of the coronavirus. AccordingContinue Reading