COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine moving off-site at some health department locations

GAINESVILLE – In anticipation of the upcoming flu season and to prepare for the approval of the COVID-19 booster dose…

5 years ago

Towns most COVID-19 vaccinated county in the North Georgia Mountains

HIAWASSEE, Ga – In Towns County, 51 percent of the population have received at least one dose of the COVID-19…

5 years ago

Masks again required in Towns and Union Courthouses

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Enotah Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Raymond George issued a mask requirement for all visiting the courthouses in…

5 years ago

COVID-19 precautions encouraged by Commissioner Bradshaw

HIAWASSEE, Ga – Sole Commissioner Cliff Bradshaw and Chief Superior Court Judge Raymond George are recommending everyone to wear a…

5 years ago

Towns Elementary School is closed to in-person due to outbreak

HIAWASSEE, Ga: Towns County Elementary is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak with ten positive staff members and six positive students. The…

5 years ago

COVID-19 cases beginning to increase in Towns County

HIAWASSEE, Ga – Towns County’s beginning to see an increase in cases possibly due to the spread of the Delta…

5 years ago

Hiawassee City Council returning to in-person public meetings

Hiawassee, Ga – Hiawassee City Council will host its first in-person public meeting at the end of April - a…

5 years ago

Ask The Doc! Breast Implant Lymphoma and Throat Cancer

This morning, the doctors discuss Breast Implant Lymphoma. How common is it? Did the Surgeon make a mistake? The Doctors…

5 years ago

Ask The Doc! Types Of Breast Cancer And The Flu Season

This week, the doctors discuss the different types of breast cancer. They also touch on a question from a viewer…

5 years ago

Ask The Doc: Long Term Effects of Surviving Cancer

This week, Dr. Whaley and Dr. Raymond Tidman discuss some questions sent in by viewers. They touch on the long…

5 years ago

Ask The Doc! Gastric Bypass Complications And Sarcomas

This morning, the Doctors discuss Gastric Bypass Surgery and its complications. When is this surgery needed? What are its complications?…

5 years ago

Ask the Doc! Cologuards and the Lance Armstrong Shot

Dr. William Whaley has returned for the new year and is ready to answer your questions about colonoscopies vs the…

5 years ago

Towns tenth in the nation for new COVID-19 cases

HIAWASSEE, Ga – Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales attended a Georgia Municipal Association conference call where Emory doctors and CDC officials…

5 years ago

Towns and Union Commissioners encourage public to practice caution concerning COVID-19

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – With Georgia currently experiencing another COVID-19 spike, Union Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris and Towns Sole Commissioner Cliff…

5 years ago

Ask The Doc! Fighting Off Covid-19

This morning, The doctors address a comment left on one of the Ask The Doc Segments. What drugs are good…

6 years ago

Ask The Doc! College And Covid-19

This morning, the doctors discuss how colleges are dealing with Covid-19. When a Student tests positive, the colleges continue classes…

6 years ago