The city has three ambulances in its fleet. One ambulance returned to service Wednesday, while a second is not running at the moment due to engine failure, and a third ambulance can not make it to certain parts of the city due to mechanical issues. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
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Clayton program honored for Community Treatment Units
The Clayton County program includes nine full-time nurse practitioners who partner with EMS paramedics to better care for citizens in need of non-acute medical treatment and aims to free up EMS ambulances for emergency transport. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Southern Regional says it’s making turnaround
In a little more than a year, Southern Regional Medical Center has gone from a week away from closing to operating in the black. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Concerns raised over vapor shop, child care center in Lovejoy
A child care center in Lovejoy is alleging that the opening of a vapor shop near their location could force them to close, but the city is expressing concerns over the child care center itself. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Couple living in ‘deplorable’ conditions arrested on child cruelty charges
When Clayton County Animal Control officers responded to a Rex area home Sunday on a tip from a concerned citizen, they discovered a family living in “deplorable” conditions. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Breast cancer event promotes health, awareness
The Clayton County Accountability Courts hosted more than 500 county employees and guests at its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Information Fair. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
New homes purchased in Jonesboro for homeless moms
The new units are part of the Transitional Living Program that serves homeless mothers, ages 18 to 23, and their children. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Psychiatrist pleads not guilty to murder charges
Narendra Kumar Nagareddy, 57, of McDonough was indicted by a grand jury in May for three counts of felony murder and 59 counts of unauthorized distribution of a controlled substance, which allegedly resulted in his clients’ deaths. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Nonprofit CEO discusses homelessness in Clayton Co.
Rosalind Sconiers has a passion to seek, address and solve the problems confronting Georgia’s homeless population. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily
Clayton schools to expand adaptive sports programs
Clayton County Public Schools will be the first recipient of a $6,000 Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, to begin or expand adapted team sports for students with physical disabilities. Read the full article: Clayton News Daily