The main focus by the Cherokee County Commission during their Monday morning meeting was on dealing with, and hopefully stemming, the tide of rising numbers of COVID-19 cases here in the county.
EMA Director Shawn Rogers informed those in attendance that our number of active cases is now at its highest level adding he and Probate Judge/Commission Chairman Tim Burgess will be discussing the possible impact the rising numbers could have on local governmental operations:
Rogers went on to put things in perspective:
When asked by Commissioner Randy Jones if he’d been in touch with Superintend Guice, or the school system in general, this was Rogers’ reply:
Cherokee County has two locations offering testing – the County Health Department, at 877 Cedar Bluff Road in Centre, and Main Street Urgent Care at 1925 West Main Street in Centre.
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The next meeting of the Cherokee County Commission will be Monday, July 27th, at 5:00pm in the County Administration Building on the Cedar Bluff Road in Centre. That meeting will be broadcast live via the WEIS Radio Facebook page.
