This is going to be a technical piece, so be warned. COBOL was trending on Twitter this weekend. Neat, but it wasn’t because there’s been a sudden increase in folks wanting to learn how to program in COBOL. Nope, the Governor of New Jersey asked for volunteers from “Cobalt” programmers to help in maintaining (I
Senators Perdue and Loeffler sent a press release earlier today announcing an additional $9.2 million in federal funding to fight COVID-19 in Georgia. The monies are part of the Phase One funding package and will go toward local and state health authorities’ efforts. The full release is below: Perdue, Loeffler Announce Another $9.2 Million For
It’s not often we get a semi-apocalyptic statement from a mayor in response to a governor’s mandate but here we are. Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions is basically the anti-Mayor Vaughn. She couldn’t have been less diplomatic to the governor and told everyone not to visit saying: Tybee City Council and I are devastated by
Data from the weekend has been updated. Southwest Georgia continues to be a hotspot for cases per million. Is there any other information you might want to see? Let us know.
This week’s Courier Herald column: The war against Covid-19 has at least two main fronts. We are simultaneously battling a virus while searching for effective treatments and a vaccine. Lawmakers and policymakers are also attempting to make sure the recession that will be caused by our “Great Time Out” doesn’t turn into a sustained depression.
