Local leaders and organizations are finding creative solutions to make food accessible in the Chattahoochee Valley, where more than half of the residents of Columbus live in a food desert. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Ellie’s story: One of first Columbus kids to get vaccine
The Chardos family has been under strict quarantine since March 2020 to protect Ellie, who has Down syndrome and is immunocompromised, from the coronavirus. Now that the FDA has given emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to children ages 5-11, Michelle and husband Jeff ensured that Ellie would be one of…
Feds say man lied to get $2.6 million in Covid relief funds
A small business owner in Georgia reportedly told federal investigators it was easy to get COVID-19 relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program during the pandemic — all he had to do was just keep “clicking on the buttons,” prosecutors said. Now the 47-year-old man is facing prison time and could owe the government over…
St. Francis-Emory to be ‘flagship’ hospital of new company
The owner of St. Francis-Emory Healthcare is merging with a hospital chain to create a new healthcare company by the end of 2021. LifePoint Health, owner of the hospital, and Kindred Healthcare announced plans Tuesday to establish ScionHealth, a new national health system that will launch at the close of LifePoint’s acquisition of Kindred. LifePoint…
Nearly 90 percent of Fort Benning personnel vaccinated, general says
The number of military personnel at Fort Benning vaccinated against COVID-19 has more than doubled since Aug. 24, when Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed a memo mandating COVID-19 vaccines for uniformed members of the Armed Forces. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus State professors, students demand stricter Covid rules
Columbus State University professors and students demanded tighter COVID-19 protocols on campus during a protest Friday afternoon. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Skeptical of COVID until hospitalization, Columbus man now vaccine advocate
Edward DuBose was admitted to St. Francis-Emory Hospital a day before he and Cynthia would celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary. The nearly three weeks he spent in the hospital last July passed in a haze, but he remembers the phone call he made to her apologizing for not being able to get her a gift….
Harris County changes mask policy after 389 students in quarantine
The Harris County School District will require all students to wear masks beginning Monday after announcing 389 students are in quarantine after they were potentially exposed to COVID-19. The updated policy was made to keep as many students in school as possible as COVID-19 cases increase, according to a news release from the school district. With…
Chattahoochee County switches to mask mandate for schools
A second school district in the Columbus area has changed its mask policy in advance of the 2021-22 school year. The Chattahoochee County School District switched from optional to mandatory face coverings Wednesday afternoon for everyone inside ChattCo schools, superintendent Kristie Brooks told the Ledger-Enquirer, based on the new guidance the Centers for Disease Control and…
COVID cases among Fort Benning trainees spiking
Fort Benning’s commanding general is warning residents of the dangers of the COVID-19 Delta variant as one of the Army’s largest training posts sees a spike in cases among some soldiers. Major General Patrick Donahoe said in the tweet Thursday that Fort Benning has seen an increased number of “young trainees” in the intensive care unit…