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CCHS SENIORS drive through and pick
up your cap and gown this Friday,
April 24 at the high school from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. You can make your
final payment on line or pay when you
pick up at school.
Issue 17 Thursday, April 23, 2020
The Voice of Crawford County Since 1921
also serving Byron and Peach County 1 Section 6 Pages One Dollar
Caring in Crawford
You can tell a lot about a community from how people react
in times of stress and need. We think Crawford is the best
and there’s been a lot of showing care to others. Several
teachers like Melessa Hollis and others, have been driving to
the homes of their students to say hello and that they miss
them. Photos are taken with a sign that reads: COVIC-19 can
not keep us apart. See you soon. Grateful, Thankful, Blessed.
Essential employees around town were treated to snacks
from Melessa Hollis and friends after Hollis challenged Akira
Lockett. Above are Knoxville Store employees with snacks.
If you can’t get to the grocery store you may be able to
purchase, fresh produce from Barnyard Auction on Saturdays
and sometimes on other days at a reasonable price. Drop by
and tell them we sent you.
On-line school to end May 1st for most
BY KRISTI WATKINS
The Georgia Post
During the Covid-19 clo
sures for in-person teaching,
the Crawford County School
Board of Education has im
plemented learning sources
for students through packets
and on-line learning. In their
social media on-line April
meeting last week, Superin
tendent Brent Lowe advised
the board the on-line/packet
work will end on May 1st.
Student grades at the end
of 3rd nine weeks will be
used for the 4th nine weeks.
For those students who
have below average grades,
teachers/staff will be calling
parents.
Here is the proposed
Ending of School Year 2020
given to the board.
The COVID-19 pandemic
and closure of our school
system has profoundly
impacted the daily lives of
our students, teachers, and
families. During this un
precedented time, the teach
ing and learning experience
has looked and felt a little
different than what we are
all used to. For the remain
der of the 2019-2020 school
year, student learning will
be centered on digital access
to resources and support for
our students’ academic, emo
tional, and social needs
With Governor Kemp’s re
cent announcement that all
Georgia public schools will
be closed for the remainder
of this school year, Crawford
County Schools will:
• Provide students with
access to digital content and
resources aligned to Georgia
standards.
• Provide students with
access to physical content
for students who do not have
digital access.
• Provide electronic devices
(chromebooks) and technical
support for students in need.
• Ensure student grades
are not negatively impacted
as a result of COVID-19. No
students’ grades at the end
of the second semester can
be lower than the grades
received on Friday, March
13, 2020.
• Approve student grades
through the 3rd nine weeks
grading period as the final
grade. All work completed
beyond that time will only
serve to improve class grades
for all students.
• Continue instructional
plans through May 1st. The
remainder of the school term
(through May 22nd) will be
designated time for make
up work, credit repair, and
return of digital equipment
to the school system.
• Continue to provide aca
demic, emotional, and social
support for students’ needs
for the remainder of the
2019-2020 school year.
• Allow any student who
was on track to graduate on
Friday, March 13, 2020 to
receive credit for all courses
for which they were enrolled
on or before March 13th.
• Schedule a time (when
possible) for students to
retrieve personal belongings
from schools and class
rooms.
We are actively evaluating
all options related to gradua
tion ceremonies. Once grad
uation ceremony decisions
have been finalized, they will
be communicated as soon as
possible.
Board member Brad Cody
asked how they were going to
make sure students cover the
standards of learning with
Lowe stating teachers are to
cover those with packet and
on-line learning. CCHS Prin
cipal Desmond Foster posted
he would make sure parents
are notified of missed stan
dards.
Other items discussed
were:
• SPLOST dollars were
down from February but
were up for March compared
to last year’s SPLOST totals.
• Bus bids were in from
four buses sold for surplus
and winning bids were from
Harold Spillers for a total of
$2,482.
• Middle/High School
Project - Core samples were
done with one spot above
floor level. Lowe stated they
believe they can shave the
spot down to where it needs
to be. Southern A & E will
be doing site work. With the
economy the way it is at this
time, a true determination
of costs and materials is not
guaranteed.
Movement on for adopting a CCHS senior
Lots of people, especially
parents have expressed con
cern about high school se
niors missing out on things.
While there has not been a
decision as to when or how
graduation will be held, the
school system has said they
will be having some kind of
ceremony.
Shawanza W. Lockett and
others are sponsoring an
“Adopt-A-CCS 2020 Senior”
even during the month of
May.
The goal, according to
Lockett’s post is to shower
each senior with gifts, love
offerings and encouraging
words throughout the month
of May.
Lockett is a 1996 graduate
of CCHS and realizes how
important graduation is
to seniors. Of course, this
endeavor is being encour
aged and helped by Melessa
Hollis.
Suggestions for items for
seniors include personal
household items - clothing
items, personal hygiene
items, cash, gift cards, make
up and whatever else you
think they may like to send.
Adopters are encouraged to
send items once a week at
least. Seniors are randomly
chosen for each adopter.
If enough donations come
in T-shirts could be pur
chased with the slogan
“Class of 2020 Survived
COVID-19 Pandemic.
If you’d like to get involved
you can contact Lockett on
her social media page or Me
lessa Hollis to get started.
Crawford has
14 C-19 cases
At press time Crawford County
was up to 14 cases of confirmed
COVID-19 virus. There have been
no deaths in Crawford at this time.
Crawford County Sheriffs Office
has four inmates and two employ
ees that have tested positive for
COVID-19 virus. The inmates have
been quarantined and the Jail
Staff is following the orders of our
Medical Provider and Department
of Public Health guidelines.
“The health and safety of our
employees and inmates is our
top priority at this time and we
will continue to do everything in
our power to provide a clean and
sterile work environment.,” stated
Sheriff Lewis Walker.
In the meantime, Governor
Kempt has lifted restrictions on
some businesses in an effort to get
people back to work. See chart at
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CC has 38.7%
Census response
If you did not receive a 2020
Census form please go to the
website and fill out the census
form on-line.
Crawford County has an
overall “self response” rate of
38.7%. Help spread the word
that for those who have not
received an invitation to com
plete the 2020 Census can do
so by visiting www.2020cen-
sus.gov.
It is important to the coun
ty’s bottom line and for other
resources that everyone gets
counted. Do you part, fill our
the census today.
Coliseum Medical Cen
ters is performing in-house
testing for COVTD-19. This
rapid testing is being used on
patients known as “persons
under investigation” (PUIs)
and the results are available
within hours. The laboratory
at Coliseum Medical Centers
will also process tests from
Coliseum Northside Hospital
and Fairview Park Hospital in
Dublin.
“Because all patients who
are suspected of possible
COVID-19 are treated as if
they are positive, we follow
strict infection prevention
protocols to keep everyone
safe,” said Stephen J. Daugh
erty, Chief Executive Officer
of Coliseum Health System.
“We’ve had great partners
that get test results back to us
in about two days. However,
having in-house testing allows
us to rule out or confirm
COVTD-19 in just hours. This
will significantly reduce the
number of patients whose
results are pending, which in
turn, helps us conserve per
sonal protective equipment
and other resources.”
Right now, because of a limit
ed supply of tests, the labora
tory at Coliseum Medical Cen
ters is testing only admitted
patients for COVTD-19. The
Georgia Department of Public
Health now offers testing to
anyone who shows symptoms
of COVTD-19. Referrals are
required from your primary
care physician or by calling
the North Central Health Dis
trict’s COVTD-19 Testing Line
at 1-844-987-0099 for screen
ing. That line is open Monday
- Friday from 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. and Saturday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
North Central Health District
also offers testing for health
care workers, first responders
and health care facility resi
dents and staff.
