VA chief tours Atlanta hospital, talks improvements

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday announced the expansion of its gang task force to Middle Georgia, where officials have said for years they faced gang issues.

The Georgia agency that oversees nursing homes has one of the nation's worst records for timely inspections, an AJC investigation finds. The state Department of Community Health, the agency responsible for oversight, said delays in inspections are due to a shortage of inspectors and its suspension of routine inspections at the start of the pandemic, which created a backlog.

While visitors are blocked at nursing homes amid coronavirus, Georgia could have given families a way to keep tabs on loved ones through so-called “granny cam” legislation sponsored by Rep. Demetrius Douglas, D-Stockbridge. Douglas said House Bill 849, his legislation to allow cameras in nursing home rooms, has been blocked at the Capitol.

Some metro Atlantans and tourists used the long Labor Day weekend as an opportunity to venture out amid the pandemic.

An updated count of reported cases of coronavirus in Georgia with a county-by-county map and the latest news on responses to the virus outbreak in the state. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The state agency that oversees senior care facilities has a reputation for not being forthcoming with families whose loved ones have suffered harm.

Local and education news for metro Atlanta from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Gwinnett’s chief public health official touted the county school district’s return to in-person learning a model for schools nationwide after a Friday morning tour of Discovery High School in Lawrenceville.

Brookhaven officials are declaring victory following a state arbitration panel’s decision in one of the city’s annexation spats with DeKalb County, saying a large new development near the intersection of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff roads will now move forward.