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After easing back in to a in-person schedule this week, both the Gainesville City School System and the Hall County School District plan to have all face-to-face learners in the classroom next week.
Gainesville Superintendent Jeremy Williams issued a statement to students and staff saying the system plans to stagger the return of students. After a productive week with a number of our students back in school and those learning at home, we will continue phasing students back to school, Williams said. Monday, January 25, all 3rd Grade through 8th Grade students will return to Face-to-Face Instruction.Wednesday, January 27, all 9th Grade through 12th Grade students will return to Face-to-Face Instruction.
Dawsonville City Council indefinitely postpones annexation request
Dawsonville City Council members have voted to indefinitely postpone voting on a request to annex nearly 75 acres of land into the city limits.
On Tuesday night, Jan. 19, the city was set to hold a public hearing in reference to the annexation, which has been put forward by Allen Street Properties LLC and B&K Turner Family LLP, and would allow for the nearly 75 acres to be annexed into the city and to be rezoned as residential property for residential construction.
At the meeting, Dawsonville Mayor Mike Eason explained to council members that Dawson County has placed the annexation in arbitration and that a panel put together by the Department of Community Affairs will be arbitrating the matter.
Health care officials in North Georgia said Wednesday they are making steady progress at administering the COVID-19 vaccine, but they also acknowledged that demand for it far exceeds the current available supply.
Officials at Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Longstreet Clinic said they hope to ramp up the number of clinics they will offer to residents over the age of 65, the current group eligible for the vaccine, as more doses become available.
Georgia has about 2 million residents over 65. But the state s supply lags behind that number, said Dr. Zachary Taylor of District 2 Public Health. The task we have in front of us to protest those who are 65 and older is enormous, Taylor said. It s very important that we get this group of people vaccinated primarily because we want to protect them. They are the ones who tend to have more severe illnesses. They are the ones who tend to be hospitalized. And frankly, the vast majority of our deaths have occurred in this population.