WABE’s Week In Review: Tragedy In Gainesville, Aaron Laid To Rest, Texting For Vaccines
Six people died at a poultry plant in Hall County on Thursday after a liquid nitrogen leak at the facility. The plant had past violations, according to federal workplace officials at the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Workers at the northeast Georgia plant said they escaped through a fog of vaporizing liquid nitrogen as an investigation continued into the cause of the leak at Foundation Foods Group.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims on Friday as: 45-year-old Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera of Gainesville; 35-year-old Corey Alan Murphy of Clermont; 28-year-old Nelly Perez-Rafael of Gainesville; 41-year-old Saulo Suarez-Bernal of Dawsonville; 38-year-old Victor Vellez of Gainesville; and 28-year-old Edgar Vera-Garcia of Gainesville.
Aaron laid to rest…
The funeral for Hank Aaron was Wednesday.
“Just his presence, before he hit a hit, changed this city,” said former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young at the ceremony.
Henry “Hank” Aaron came to Atlanta prior to the Braves’ first game in the city in 1966.
Young said he overheard a group of white men standing on the street watching Aaron riding in a convertible saying, “We got to be a big league city now.”
Kemp on the pandemic, running for reelection and Trump…
Gov. Brian Kemp has been in office for just over two years and has faced a global pandemic and a political firestorm.
Former President Donald Trump publicly bullied him to overturn the state’s November election. It was a demand Kemp refused. Trump has vowed to campaign against Kemp as a result.
COVID-19 vaccine openings via text…
There’s now a way to get a text message when some COVID-19 vaccine appointments open up in Georgia, thanks to an Atlanta ex-lawyer turned code writer. Just text vax to 844-554-4024, answer a couple of questions, and you’re set. There’s no need to download an app.
A Georgia congresswoman and her continued conspiracy theories, threats of violence and name calling…
Georgia State House Democrats are calling for the resignation of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of northwest Georgia. Some U.S. House members are calling for her expulsion from Congress.
The freshman congresswoman continues to face growing scrutiny over comments she has made in years of social media posts. Her presence in D.C. means GOP leaders still have to answer for a highly controversial colleague despite Donald Trump’s departure. Even as critics are calling for her resignation, all signs point to Greene carrying on the former president’s political style.
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