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Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London
Read full article: Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across LondonStreet artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London.
Charlton County baseball team cruises to 3rd state championship in program history
Read full article: Charlton County baseball team cruises to 3rd state championship in program historyIan Vickers delivered a sterling performance in the final baseball game of his career. The reward — the third state championship in program history for Charlton County.
Rainy evening, especially south of Jax
Read full article: Rainy evening, especially south of JaxSevere winds, storms, even a few tornadoes continue to roll across the Deep South. The worst seems to have taken place late Wednesday in Mississippi, where numerous tornadoes were reported and wind damage from fallen power lines and trees were numerous.
Tornado watch expires for several NE Florida, SE Georgia counties
Read full article: Tornado watch expires for several NE Florida, SE Georgia countiesA tornado watch was in effect until 4 p.m. Thursday for Baker and Columbia counties in Florida and Brantley, Charlton, Pierce and Ware counties in Georgia.
Weather Authority Alert: Tornado Watch canceled
Read full article: Weather Authority Alert: Tornado Watch canceledA powerful cold front will blow through mid-morning Saturday and with it comes the potential for brief and intense downpours. The threat is less on the rain amounts and more on the intensity or severity of the storms.
Tornado watch for NE Florida, SE Georgia expires
Read full article: Tornado watch for NE Florida, SE Georgia expiresThe tornado watch has been canceled in the Georgia counties of Brantley, Camden, Charlton and Glynn. The tornado watch continues until 6 p.m. in the Florida counties of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Gilchrist, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns and Union. The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado warning for Clay and Duval counties. The watch continues for Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns and Union counties in Georgia. Tornado Warning including La Crosse FL, Brooker FL, Worthington Springs FL until 3:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/qcJrcaIkP1 — NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) March 18, 2021This comes as a Tornado Watch continues across Southeast Georgia and Northeast Georgia until 6 p.m.
Georgia’s COVID-19 case total surpasses 695,000
Read full article: Georgia’s COVID-19 case total surpasses 695,000The Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 5,772 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of Wednesday, a total of 695,400 confirmed cases had been reported by the state Department of Public Health. According to the state Department of Public Health, 6,033,197 tests have been performed in the state, which had a 11.0% positivity rate, as of Wednesday. (Note: There are variations in the day-to-day data reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. At times, cases and deaths are removed from the overall running total reported by the Department of Public Health.)
Southeast Georgia to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to those 65 and older
Read full article: Southeast Georgia to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to those 65 and older(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)Beginning Monday, COVID-19 vaccinations in the Coastal Health District and Southeast Health District of Georgia will be available to adults age 65 and older, their caregivers and emergency first responders. The Coastal Health District includes Camden and Glynn counties, and the Southeast Health District includes Brantley, Charlton, Pierce and Ware counties. Vaccination of health care workers is already underway in those counties and will continue as the program expands. Camden, GlynnAll health departments in the eight-county Coastal Health District will begin scheduling vaccination appointments by phone on Thursday, Jan. 7. “We are very excited to start this next phase, and we expect a lot of phone calls,” said Dr. Lawton Davis, Health Director of the Coastal Health District.
UK family loses court battle in US diplomatic immunity case
Read full article: UK family loses court battle in US diplomatic immunity caseCharlotte Charles sits with Tim Dunn, parents 19-year-old Harry Dunn, at their home in Charlton, England, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020. The parents of the British teen Harry Dunn who was killed in a car crash lost a court battle with the U.K. government Tuesday over whether their sons alleged killer, an American woman, had diplomatic immunity. (Jacob King/PA via AP)LONDON – The parents of a British teen who was killed in a crash lost a court battle with the U.K. government Tuesday over whether an American woman involved in the collision had diplomatic immunity. Officials said she was entitled to diplomatic immunity because her husband worked at the airbase. Dunn’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, launched the court case to argue that Britain’s Foreign Office wrongly decided Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity and unlawfully obstructed the police investigation into their son’s death.