Local COVID-19 Archives

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ advisory council submits recommendations for reopening Atlanta

RTMNews - May 18, 2020

Outlining Recommendations for Gradual Reopening Report is based on insights from prominent experts and feedback from a 15,000+ resident survey ATLANTA—The Advisory Council for the...

Historic Ebenezer Church distributes free masks and sanitizer kids to hard hit Atlantans

Roz Edward - May 17, 2020

Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (EBC) and the Martin Luther King Sr. Community Resources Collaborative (The MLK Sr. Collaborative) provided FREE masks and hand sanitizer...

Local skincare company now making COVID-19 hand sanitizer

RTMNews - May 15, 2020

As sanitizing products continue to remain scarce nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, a local skincare company is doing its part to minimize the...

Mayor Jason Lary to give thousands of masks to Stonecrest residents

RTMNews - May 15, 2020

Mayor Jason Lary will be safely joined by the entire Stonecrest City staff at a stay-in-your-car, drive-up activity while practicing social distancing and encouraging...

Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond hosts drive-thru food event

RTMNews - May 15, 2020

Post 1 At-Large Council member Michael Julian Bond is hosting a drive-thru food distribution event Friday, May 15 at 1 p.m. at Rosel Fann...

Atlanta organizations get help from MAC Cosmetics

RTMNews - May 13, 2020

M∙A∙C Cosmetics recently announced their VIVA Glam 2020 campaign that is dedicating $10 Million towards 250 local organizations all over the world that are...

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way secure more than $17 million for those most at risk

RTMNews - May 8, 2020

Collaborative leadership and teamwork deliver sixth round of support region-wide The Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, a joint effort from Community Foundation for...

Free community-based COVID-19 testing throughout Metro-Atlanta

Roz Edward - May 8, 2020

Churches, Municipalities Securing Testing Services as Georgia Re-Opens Atlanta, GA…Friday, May 8, 2020…MAJL Diagnostic Laboratories, an accredited national laboratory testing and diagnostics center with locations...

Atlanta City Council approves legislative items related to COVID-19 response

RTMNews - May 5, 2020

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved several pieces of legislation during Monday’s remote meeting to assist those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including: •...

Fulton County Commissioners highlight COVID-19 community impact

RTMNews - May 4, 2020

ATLANTA – Fulton County District 6 Commissioner Joe Carn, Vice Chair and District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. and Fulton County District 4...

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