From Special Reports Main Street Newnan is reminding local businesses that the Temporary Ordinance adopted in May of 2020 for downtown Newnan will sunset on Saturday, July 31. The Ordinance – entitled “A Temporary Ordinance for the taking of measures to encourage Business within a portion of the city’s Central Business District related to COVID-19; and for other purposes” – ...

From Staff Reports The string of consecutive days with a Heat Index of over 100 degrees will continue thru Saturday, says the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. The reporting station at Newnan-Coweta Airport recorded Heat Index values of 100 on Tuesday, 102 on Wednesday and 103 on Thursday. The extended forecast calls for the Heat Index to be 103 ...

From Coweta County Schools Press Release The Coweta County School System issued a letter Wednesday outlining its current COVID-19 proprecations and protocols for the August 5 start of school. The July 28 letter is below (and attached): “Dear Coweta Parents and CCSS Employees, As we prepare to begin the 2021-22 school year on August 5, we wanted to update you ...

By Robert Miller, M.D., CMO of Piedmont Newnan Hospital As most of you are aware, the metrics we use to track the prevalence of COVID-19 are going up across Georgia – both the number of cases and the percentage of those tested who receive a positive result – which means that the number of COVID positive inpatients in our hospitals ...

Pictured above … CCSS teachers at the Georgia Tech Kendeda Building on Day 1 of the Alternative Energy Summer Adventure. From Special Reports With hopes to provide a fun and educational experience centered around the growing demand of alternative energy options, Coweta-Fayette EMC (CFEMC) partnered with Coweta County School System (CCSS) to host its first-ever Alternative Energy Summer Adventure. The ...

From Staff Reports THE SKINNY – Coweta County has now confirmed more than 9,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Below is a summary of COVID-19 data thru Monday, July 26 from  the Georgia Department of Public Health. COWETA COUNTY CASES Coweta County confirmed 68 new COVID-19 cases for the past week with 0 deaths and 1 hospitalization for ...