As Georgians usher in summer with the Memorial Day weekend, they won’t be celebrating as they typically would due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Most Memorial Day services have been canceled, but celebrations honoring those in the military who have died for their country will be live-streamed, The Telegraph reported. That includes the National Memorial Day Concert, which will be broadcast Sunday beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS and the Armed Forces Network and live-streamed on Facebook, YouTube and the PBS website.
Camp sites at Claystone and Arrowhead Parks at Lake Tobesofkee in Bibb County are fully reserved, said Christy Thompson, who was fielding calls Thursday from folks looking for cancellations. Most of the sites were taken in early May when the parks reopened, she said.
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