MEDIA CONTACTS
| Andrew Cauthen | Quinn Hudson |
| Communications Manager | Chief Communications Officer |
| 404-371-2806 (o) | 404-371-2813 (o) |
| 470-553-4408 (c) | 470-522-8923 (c) |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2020
Media Alert:
DeKalb to Hold Second COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall
Local, state and national experts to provide latest information and advice
DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, the Board of Commissioners, District Health Director Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford and DeKalb County School District Interim Superintendent Ramona Tyson will host a virtual town hall meeting about COVID-19 and the county’s preparedness measures.
Panelists will discuss medical updates, distance learning, county and municipal preparedness, and federal and state support services.
The virtual town hall meeting will be Thursday, March 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and can be accessed via:
- www.dekalbcountyga.gov
- Comcast Cable Channel 23 in DeKalb County
- Facebook live: www.facebook.com/ItsInDeKalbGa
Questions are being accepted now and during the town hall via:
- Email at [email protected].
- Social media:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ItsInDeKalbGa
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/ItsInDeKalb.
Questions also will be accepted during the town hall at 404-371-2400.
Who: DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond
Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford, district health director
Ramona Tyson, interim superintendent of DeKalb County School District
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Federal representatives
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DeKalb Municipal Association
DeKalb County Government staff
When: Thursday, March 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For additional coronavirus information, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/coronavirus.
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