Southwest Georgia Network

The latest COVID-19 updates, plus the Dougherty County School System delays the start of its school year, as does Worth County. Click the play button on the embedded player below to listen to Friday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

Dougherty County School System Restart Information

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

Worth County School System Reopening Plan

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The latest details on COVID-19, Thomasville leaders weigh in on a potential ordinance, and a tropical cyclone becomes a tropical storm. Click the play button on the embedded player below to listen to Thursday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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City of Thomasville Press Release

COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

National Weather Service Tallahassee, Florida Website

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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More victims are added to the death toll in Dougherty County, plus the lingering effects of COVID-19 lead to the closure of an area hospital. Click the play button on the embedded player below to listen to Wednesday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

Georgia Health News Article

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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Risky irresponsible behavior leads to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases and more. Click the play button on the embedded player below to listen to Tuesday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Update from Phoebe Putney Health System

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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Click the play button on the embedded player below to listen to Monday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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Albany Herald Article (via the Southwest Georgia Public Health District)

COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Update from Phoebe Putney Health System

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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On the latest special offseason installment of the High School Football Round-Up Podcast, host Walter Johnson talked to Georgia High School Association Executive Director Robin Hines and weighed in on the GHSA’s decision to postpone the start of the regular season by two weeks, from Friday, August 21, to Friday, September 4.

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Minutes from the Georgia High School Association Board of Trustees-Monday, July 20, 2020

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Listen by clicking the play button on the player below, as we debut a new series called the Education Project. In the inaugural episode, we talked with Lee County School Superintendent Jason Miller on why his system chose to delay the start of the academic year by one week, as well as how the district plans to address concerns such as the coronavirus, virtual learning, and other topics.

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Lee County School System Website

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Dougherty County reaches a new milestone in COVID-19 related hospitalizations, multiple counties in our area are now reporting double-digit death tolls, and a longtime area police chief announced his retirement earlier this week. Click on the play button below to listen to Thursday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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City of Thomasville Press Release

COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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The start of the new school year in Lee County is pushed back one week, the latest coronavirus update, and Dougherty County cleans up its neighborhoods. All of these stories in Wednesday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

Dougherty County Government Press Release

Lee County School System Press Release

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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Another arrest is made in the Albany bomb threat case, the amount of COVID-19 related hospitalizations continues to rise, the Dougherty County Commission approves antibody testing for the coronavirus, and high school football fans must wait until September to see their teams in action. All of these stories in Tuesday’s installment of the Southwest Georgia Network News.

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Albany Herald Article #1 (via the Albany Police Department)

Albany Herald Article #2

COVID-19 Update from the Georgia Department of Public Health

COVID-19 Update from Phoebe Putney Health System

Georgia High School Association Meeting Minutes for July 20, 2020

Southwest Georgia Network Coronavirus Resource Page

Southwest Georgia Public Health District Page

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