STAFF REPORT ::: There are now 31 confirmed and presumed positive cases of COVID-19 in 12 Georgia counties. The Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on three new presumed positive cases including two Dekalb County residents and one Lowndes County resident. All three are hospitalized […]
Georgia reports 31 confirmed, presumed positive COVID-19 cases in 12 counties
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia, Georgia Department of Public Health, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, health and wellness, illness, prevention, spalding county
Two Gordon State College students quarantined after possible exposure to COVID-19
STAFF REPORT ::: Two Gordon State College students may have been exposed to COVID-19 at an off-campus work location. The Georgia Department of Public Health is expediting testing on the students to determine if they have acquired the viral infection. According to a statement from GSC President Kirk A. Nooks, the students are currently quarantined […]
Filed Under: Education, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Barnesville, coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia Department of Public Health, Gordon State College, Griffin, health, illness, Lamar County, quarantine, self-monitoring, spalding county, students, testing, Wellness
Department of Public Health awaiting confirmation on new COVID-19 cases
STAFF REPORT ::: Five more Georgia residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in testing conducted by the Department of Public Health Laboratory. Those results are considered presumptive positives and have been forwarded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation. These five latest cases involve one resident each from Charlton and Fulton counties […]
First COVID-19 patient moved to state isolation camp in state park
STAFF REPORT ::: The COVID-19 Isolation Camp established in Hard Labor Creek State Park is now in use with a patient from Cherokee County. According to a statement released by Governor Brian Kemp, this action was taken as a precautionary measure “in accordance with the state’s strategic plan to prepare for any and all scenarios […]
Kemp: Fayette County has presumptive positive COVID-19 patient
STAFF REPORT ::: A Piedmont Fayette Hospital patient has tested presumptively positive for COVID-19 and officials are awaiting confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Fayette patient is among five new presumptive positive results. Those include one each in Cobb and Gwinnett counties and two in Dekalb County. These individuals are […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Fayette County, Georgia Department of Public Health, Governor Brian Kemp, Griffin, health, illness, spalding county, Wellness
Isolation camp for COVID-19 being established in Georgia state park
STAFF REPORT ::: Georgia officials have identified Hard Labor Creek State Park in Morgan County as a location for the isolation and monitoring of people who may have been exposed to COVID-19. According to a press release issued by the office of Governor Brian Kemp, he along with the Departments of Public Health, Public Safety […]
Kemp: Sources of infection unknown in four new presumptive positive COVID-19 cases
STAFF REPORT ::: According to a statement released by the office of Governor Brian Kemp, four new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Georgia patients, and the Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmatory testing. Testing was completed today at the Georgia Public Health Laboratory and the results have been submitted […]
34 people on cruise ship off California coast to be quarantined in Georgia
STAFF REPORT ::: Dozens of passengers who have been onboard a cruise ship off the California coast will soon be in Georgia, where they will be quarantined and undergo testing for COVID-19, the illness caused by the latest strain of coronavirus. Governor Brian Kemp has announced that 34 Georgians will be transferred from that ship […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, Grand Princess cruise ship, Griffin, quarantine, spalding county, testing
New Georgia cases of COVID-19 coronavirus diagnosed
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Department of Public Health reports additional cases of COVID-19 – the illness caused by the newest strain of coronavirus – in multiple counties. According to a press release issued Saturday, there have been “a number of developments overnight regarding COVID-19 in Georgia.” The DPH and Centers for Disease Control and […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, diagnoses, Georgia Department of Community Health, Griffin, health care, illness, prevention, spalding county, Wellness
Georgia officials confirm two cases of coronavirus COVID-19
STAFF REPORT ::: Two cases of COVID-19, the respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey M.D. and other state officials confirmed the cases involving two Fulton County residents. Both live in the same household and one recently returned from […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Georgia, Georgia Department of Public Health, Griffin, respiratory illness, spalding county
Downtown Griffin 2nd Saturday Chili Crawl is tonight
STAFF REPORT ::: If you are looking for some great Saturday entertainment, you need look no farther than downtown Griffin’s 2nd Saturday Chili Crawl. Tonight from 5 to 8 p.m., the Downtown Council and Griffin Main Street Program are hosting this free event to help you shake off those winter blues. “Crawl” around downtown Griffin […]
Filed Under: Arts and Entertainment, Food, Top Stories Tagged With: #ingriffin, #thiisgriffin, Arts and Entertainment, Chili Crawl, Downtown Council, downtown Griffin, Griffin, Main Street Program, spalding county
Flu widespread in Georgia: Department of Public Health
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the flu is widespread throughout the state, with more than 200 hospitalizations and two flu-related deaths confirmed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further estimates that there have been at least 2.6 million flu-related illnesses and 1,300 deaths from flu nationwide. Both […]
Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu, flu vaccine, Georgia Department of Public Health, Griffin, health, influenza, spalding county, vaccination, Wellness
Spalding Animal Control to host Clear the Shelter event tomorrow
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Animal Shelter is participating in a Clear the Shelter event tomorrow. This nationwide event is being hosted by NBC and Telemundo, who are partnering with hundreds of animal shelters across the country. The local Clear the Shelter event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 17 […]
Filed Under: Community, Lifestyles, Top Stories Tagged With: Clear the Shelter, free pet adoptions, Griffin, spalding county, Spalding County Animal Control, Spalding County Board of Commissioners
Why support Relay For Life?
ANGIE J. LEWIS ::: SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE GRIP I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. I left the doctor’s office in a stupor. I couldn’t even remember where I had parked. I sat in my truck and read the report over and over and over. The first person I called was my mother […]
Filed Under: Community, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: American Cancer Society, Angie Lewis, celebration, community, Griffin, health, Janet Lewis, Relay For Life, spalding county, support, survivors
Children’s wants should never be more important than a family’s needs
This editorial column by Maria McCoy was previously published in the print edition of The GRIP. A few weeks ago, my family decided to eat a little later than normal. We met at Applebee’s and unfortunately, there were only two waitresses there, so the wait for our food was pretty long. Upon leaving, my 16-year-old […]
Filed Under: Lifestyles, Top Stories Tagged With: children, family, Griffin, Lifestyles, Maria McCoy, parenting, Personal Growth, Priorities, relationships, spalding county
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