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CONGRATULATIONS to 2021 Kaden Corbitt on his offer from Birmingham Southern!! More to come for this High Character Young Man with Grades!! @BSCFootball @CorbittKaden @PCHSWarEagles @PutnamWar @theMSGR @GALakeSports @LakeOconeeNews

BREAKING UPDATE ON PUTNAM COUNTY PLANE CRASH Sheriff Howard Sills confirms five dead in today’s plane crash, including two children. The children’s parents and their grandfather were also killed. They were flying to a funeral. Here are the names of the victims.

Details from the FAA on today’s plane crash.

BREAKING NEWS: PUTNAM COUNTY PLANE CRASH Sheriff Howard Sills says there are no survivors after a small plane crash in the area of Highway 44 and Tanyard Road. He says there are at least two bodies. The FAA says the Piper PA-31T was flying from Williston, Florida to Indiana.

At the request of Mayor @KeishaBottoms & in consultation with public safety & emergency preparedness officials, I have issued a State of Emergency for Fulton County to activate as many as 500 @GeorgiaGuard troops to protect people & property in Atlanta. (1/2)

DPH received a large data dump from a commercial lab on 5/23. It included about 15,000 processed tests and about 900 were positive cases. These results were from a backlog of tests and did not represent new cases that occurred specifically in the days between 5/17 and 5/24.

Uncle Remus Golf Course is open from 8AM to 5:30PM; closed on Tuesdays!! ✨⛳ Due to guidelines from the CDC concerning COVID-19, certain rules will be in affect. For more information, please call (706)485-6850! // #eatontonga #uncleremusgolfcourse #supportlocally #teeofftuesday

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UPDATE: Georgia has confirmed 43,344 #COVIDー19 cases with 1,830 deaths this year. (42,838 cases/1,824 deaths 24 hours ago) bit.ly/39QyYUE In the past 24 hours, Hancock County reports 4 new COVID-19 related deaths. Baldwin Co. reports 1 new COVID-19 related death #gapol

Detailed information on #COVID19 outbreaks in Baldwin County and Hancock County. It is in the @NCHD52 weekly summary. bit.ly/3go2STN The majority of cases in those two counties are coming from nursing homes and state facilities like Central State Hospital. #gapol

Harmony Park Farmer's Market is tomorrow starting at 8AM! ✨🍑 Join their opening day before 12PM to indulge in and purchase fresh produce, pet treats, baked goods, handmade wreaths, wood products and MUCH more. #eatontonga #farmersmarket #harmonyparkfarmersmarket #supportlocally

More 10,000 people in the Lake Area filed for unemployment in April. That number (10,463) covers Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Morgan & Putnam Counties. #gapol See all county numbers here: bit.ly/2A0TnZO (Clicking downloads a PDF) 2,887 filed in March. 166 in February.

The Georgia High School Association Board will be meeting today at 3 for "a discussion of plans to return to GHSA activities" Watch here: bit.ly/36l0wAv GHSA oversees everything from football to theater competitions for more than 400 public/private high schools. #gapol

Here is a look at the Georgia High School Association conditioning recommendations for sports conditioning that is allowed to begin June 8th for its 400+ member public and private schools. #gapol #coronavirus #COVID

A ROAD WORK ALERT FOR HIGHWAY 44 AROUND LAKE OCONEE ON THURSDAY The work is expected between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the Putnam County side near Normandy Road. The pipe maintenance is expected to close one lane of Highway 44 for about four hours. Expect delays.

UPDATE: Georgia has 35,858 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,527 deaths (35,245 cases/1,493 deaths, 24 hours ago) #gapol In the past 24 hours, Wilkes County reports its first #COVID related death. (A 56-year-old woman) Read the latest @GaDPH report here: bit.ly/39QyYUE

MORE ON HANCOCK COUNTY NURSING HOME COVID-19 OUTBREAKS - Only 2 nursing homes in Hancock County. About 70% of residents have tested postive. - Sparta Health & Rehab now technically has more residents that have tested #COVID positive than are living there now #gapol #coronavirus

Update on #COVID19 in Georgia State Prisons in the Lake Area. A second staffer Baldwin State Prison has tested positive for #COVIDー19 Hancock State Prison has its first confirmed #COVID case, where a staffer has tested positive. #gapol #coronavirus

BIG CONGRATS to Camden Mathis @CAMDEN21631784 and his family for signing with Allen University @AllenUFootball to continue his education and football career!! Thanks Coach @wright_221 for recruiting and offering him! @theMSGR @PutnamWar @PCHSWarEagles @GALakeSports @naturalbih20

COVID-19 TESTING COMING TO PUTNAM COUNTY It starts next week. Your doctor or the health department can refer you. The health department #COVID19 hotline is 844-987-0099. #gapol #Coronavirus #COVIDー19