Reps. Houston, Greene Announce Upcoming FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance

ATLANTA – State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, and Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), chair of the House State Properties Committee, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide financial resources for families who incurred funeral expenses for a loved one who has died as a result of COVID-19 last year.

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Rep. Greene Announces New Community Health Center to Open in Randolph County After Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center Closure

ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) today announced recent efforts to open a CareConnect Health Community Health Center in Randolph County in light of the recent closure of Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert. Rep. Greene will also participate in a press conference to discuss CareConnect Health’s new Community Health Center on Monday, October 26, 2020, at 10 a.m. at Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center’s Medical Clinic in Cuthbert (125 McDonald Avenue, Cuthbert, GA 39840).

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Rep. Greene Commends Opening of Rural Health Clinic in Clay County, Touts State Funding to Expand Rural Health Care Facilities

ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) commends the Mercer University School of Medicine for their commitment to opening a new primary care clinic in Clay County. Located in Fort Gaines, Ga. Mercer Medicine Clay County will begin seeing patients in early November, with a ribbon cutting ceremony set for November 12, 2020 at 10 a.m.

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Georgia Legislators Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Citizen’s Arrest Law, to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow

ATLANTA – State Representatives Carl Gilliard (D- Garden City), Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta), Don Hogan (R-St. Simon’s Island), William Boddie (D-East Point) and Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) today announced their plans to introduce legislation which would repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law. The legislators will also hold a press conference to discuss the proposed legislation TOMORROW, Friday, June 5, 2020, at 10 a.m. at the steps of Chatham County Courthouse (133 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA 31401). Continue reading “Georgia Legislators Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Citizen’s Arrest Law, to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow”