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June 2, 2020 Georgia Dept. of Ed. Georgia Departments of Education, Public Health release guidance for safe return to in-person instruction in fall 2020 Meghan Frick reports that the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Department of Public Health are…

June 1, 2020 Brunswick News Oyster season ends June 1 Staff reports that state waters will officially close to commercial and recreational oyster harvests at 6 a.m. Monday, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced. “This closure ensures that…

May 29, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI Kemp cuts back virus restrictions, bars and nightclubs can reopen Riley Bunch reports that Gov. Brian Kemp continued easing COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as he announced bars and nightclubs may reopen June 1. The…

May 28, 2020 Georgia.gov Huali Floors to Create 315 Jobs, Invest More than $27 Million in Murray County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday that Huali Floors, a leading manufacturer of resilient flooring, will establish its…

May 27, 2020 WABE 90.1 Amid Pandemic, Georgia’s Film Industry Makes Plans To Resume Production Lisa Rayam and Lily Oppenheimer report that the president of Pinewood Atlanta Studios – one of the largest studio complex outside of Hollywood – told…

May 26, 2020 Capitol Beat News 2020 Census count lags in Georgia amid coronavirus Beau Evans reports that Georgia is lagging in its count of the 2020 U.S. Census as outreach workers struggle reaching communities in isolated areas for counting…

May 22, 2020 Capitol Beat News Working groups formed to plan school reopenings in Georgia Dave Williams reports that six working groups of educators, public health officials and representatives of state agencies and nonprofits will lead the effort to safely…

March 21, 2020 WABE 90.1 The Risk The Coronavirus Poses To Georgia’s Farmworkers Molly Samuel reports that in Georgia, the Vidalia onions and first wave of blueberries are already in stores. Sweet corn is getting picked now, and agricultural workers…

May 20, 2020 WABE 90.1 Coronavirus Takes Toll On Poultry Workers In North Georgia, Threatens Industry’s Well-Being Emily Green reports that a small yellow school bus drives through Hall County dropping off lunches to students from low-income families who are…

May 19, 2020 Athens Banner-Herald Georgia hardest hit state with COVID-19 job losses Lee Shearer reports that Georgia’s rise in unemployment has been steeper than in any other state, according to an analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub. But…