News Release from the Department of Public Health – April 2, 2020 Atlanta – As Governor Brian Kemp and DPH Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., finalize the details of the Executive Order requiring Georgians to shelter in place, it is important to emphasize why these measures are needed now to keep all Georgians healthy […]
Read More »President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia
WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Georgia to supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Jan. 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis […]
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Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia
From Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King: While the COVID-19 outbreak started as an international story that felt distant to many of us, this global pandemic has clearly become an issue impacting Georgians in every corner of our state. On Wednesday evening, we eclipsed 1,387 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Georgia – […]
Read More »Volunteer for COVID-19 Response
Volunteer for COVID-19 Response Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is receiving offers from medical professionals and other individuals looking for ways to help with the COVID-19 response. An effective response relies on volunteers who are pre-credentialed and organized. Georgia Responds is Georgia’s health and medical volunteer program which matches the skills […]
Read More »DPH Preparations for Potential Spread of COVID-19
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is working closely with the CDC, and state partners to prepare for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S., including Georgia. The goal is to quickly identify cases of COVID-19 and take the appropriate public health action to reduce its spread and protect the general […]
Read More »Celebrate LOVE with this Circuit World Special
Circuit World is having a Valentine’s Special! Click here to view more!
Read More »Instant-Runoff Bill in Georgia Save Georgia Money
Written by: John Pudner, Executive Director of Takeback.org An Instant-Runoff bill will hopefully be introduced in the Georgia legislature this year. The arguments against passing it are nonsensical. A simple description of Instant-runoff is when you go and vote if no candidate gets 51% of the vote you do not need to come back and […]
Read More »Georgia Criminal Street Gang Database Operational
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @GBI_GA Contact: Nelly Miles – Public Affairs Director [email protected] Decatur, GA (February 4, 2020) – Through the collaborative efforts of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Department of Community Supervision (DCS), and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), the Georgia Criminal Street Gang Database (GCSGD) is now operational. The GCSGD is […]
Read More »COMMISSIONER KING NAMES MARK REVENEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR SAFETY FIRE
ATLANTA – On Monday, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced the appointment of Mark Revenew as Deputy Commissioner for Safety Fire. Revenew will manage the entire Safety Fire Division of the agency, which is responsible for building, manufactured housing, and hazardous materials inspections, licensing, and code enforcement for the entire state […]
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Letter to the Editor on Trump Impeachment
Dear Editor: President Trump’s enemies started planning his impeachment the day he became president. On January 20, 2017 the Washington Post reported; “The effort to impeach President Donald John Trump is already underway. At the moment the new commander in chief was sworn in, a campaign to build public support for his impeachment went live […]
Read More »THE DECLINE OF CHRISTMAS
Has anyone ever thought of the fact that most of our Christmas songs and traditions are only about 75 or so years old? Doesn’t it seem like this array has just always been there, always been that way? Well, it hasn’t always been so joyous and celebrated as it came to be after World War […]
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