The District 2 office of the Georgia Department of Public Health announced an online portal for residents to register for the COVID-19 vaccine is now live.
Georgia health officials confirmed Tuesday the first case of an even more contagious COVID-19 variant, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The variant was first discovered in the U.K.
Alfred John set to be sworn in as new District 2 Commissioner
Alfred John will be sworn in as the new District 2 Commissioner on Tuesday, Dec. 29. He will join the BOC at its first meeting of 2021 on Thursday, Jan. 7.
John is replacing Dennis Brown, who chose not to run for reelection.
John’s professional background includes working in the human resource tech space at a company in Buckhead. For the last three years, he has been working on the Zoning Board of Appeals, or ZBA, hearing variances and other appeals.
“[The ZBA] gave me a good transition into the [Forsyth County] Board of Commissioners,” John said.