White County orders out-of-town visitors to leave

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – Out-of-town visitors staying at overnight accommodations in White County are ordered to leave by noon Saturday (Apr. 4).

In a called teleconference meeting Thursday, the White County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to its COVID-19 State of Emergency Resolution that closes all hotels/motels, inns, short-term vacation rental cabins, campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks and resorts at noon Saturday.

Those facilities will remain closed until April 13 but the amendment could automatically renew should Gov. Brian Kemp extend the state’s shelter in place order.

“We do this with a heavy heart,” Commission Chairman Travis Turner said. “Any other time, we welcome tourists. Unfortunately we have to take these measures to protect our citizens from visitors potentially spreading the Coronavirus in our county.”

Commissioner Terry Goodger said, people have not obeyed the emergency resolution so we have to enforce it the best way we can.”

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