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AdvertisementAn elected leader in Georgia is facing charges after trying to steal expensive beef from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store.GBI: Georgia city councilman arrested for trying to steal meat from Piggly WigglyAn elected leader in Georgia is facing charges after trying to steal expensive beef from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptWE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. &gt;&gt; COVERING SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LOWCOUNTRY, THIS IS WJ 22 MORNING NEWS. SEE US NOW. ASHLEY: IN GEORGIA, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. 1100 PEOPLE HAVE DIE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S ABOUT 5900 CONFIRMED CASES. 232 PEOPLE HAVE DIED THERE. LOCALLY, BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS 262 CASES. CHATHAM COUNTY HAS 221. FREIGHT COUNTY BY COUNTY AND BREAKDOWN, VISIT WJCL.COM. TIME IS TICKING ON GEORGIA’S SHELTER-AT-HOME ORDER. AND SOME CITY LEADERS ARE WONDERING WHAT THEY SHOULD DO NEXT IF THE GOVERNOR LETS IT EXPIRE. PLUS, A LOWCOUNTRY TOWN COULD BE THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TO RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE KEEP THEIR FACES COVERED WHILE DOING THINGS IN PUBLIC. IT IS 6:00 ON YOUR THURSDAY MORNING. I AM ASHLEY GARRETT. LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO THAT CERTIFIED MOST ACCURAT FORECAST THIS MORNING WITH METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS. JONATHAN: WE DEFINITELY SEE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. NO THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING COULD WE MAY HEAR A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER AT BEST. THIS IS MAINLY STEADY RAIN. YOU WILL NOTICE ON LIVE RADAR HOW IT IS FALLING APART A LITTLE BIT. SYLVANIA, CLARKSVILLE, REIDSVILLE, ALSO ALL OF THE BULLET COUNTIES WILL SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN. BACK TOWARD MATTER A WELL, HEAVY RAIN I BLACKSHEAR, ALAMO, IF YOU LIVE - ALMA, IF YOU LIVE IN JESSUP, YOU MISSED IT. PLACES LIKE RICHMOND, ALSO DOWN INTO SAVANNAH, LIGHT RAIN OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THIS IS WHAT MOST OF US WILL SEE, MAINLY LIGHT RAIN, UP TO 8:00 WHEN THE BULK OF THIS RAIN MOVES OFF THE COAST. GRABBED THE UMBRELLA IF YOU DO HAVE TO WORK AWAY FROM HOME. MID-60’S ONES THAT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH VERY SOON. HIGHS AROUND MOST OF US, MID-70’S, 77 FOR FULLER, AND TH AFTERNOON, THAT FORECAST TODAY, THAT RAIN UP TO 8:00, 9:00 AT THE LATEST, THEN SUNSHINE IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY FOR THE WEEKEND. WE WILL SEE NICE WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. I WILL DETAIL MORE OF THIS ONE FORECAST COMING UP IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. ASHLEY: GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP’S SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER IS SET TO EXPIRE TONIGHT AT 11:59. WJCL’S EMMA HAMILTON IS JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE PEACH STATE. GOOD MORNING, EMMA. EMMA: GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY. GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP’S SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER, AS YOU SAID, IS SET TO EXPIRE TH WEEK . HE WAS SET TO MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER TO EXTEND IT OR NOT. AS OF THIS MORNING, WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM. NOW, THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT’S STILL IN EFFECT FOR GEORGIA UNTIL MAY 13. WITH THE SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER SET TO EXPIRE TONIGHT, IT ASKS ALL GEORGIANS TO STAY HOME UNLESS THEY ARE LEAVING THEIR HOMES FOR ESSENTIAL BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE GOVERNOR URGES THOSE WHO A ELDERLY OR CONSIDERED MEDICALLY FRAGILE TO CONTINUE TO STAY HOME THROUGH THAT MAY 13 DATE. AS WE KNOW, KEMP BEGAN OPENING THE STATE BACK UP LAST FRIDAY , WITH MANY BUSINESSES BEI ABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOORS, AND JUST THIS PAST MONDAY, RESTAURANTS WERE ABLE TO START OFFERING DINE-IN SERVICE NOW, WITH THE GOVERNOR SLOWLY ROLLING BACK ON RESTRICTIONS HAVING TO DO WITH CORONAVIRUS ACROSS THE STATE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER IS SOMETHING THAT WILL EXPI TONIGHT. OF COURSE, IF WE HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFI TODAY, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON A AND ONLINE AT WJCL.COM. REPORTING IN SAVANNAH, EMMA HAMILTON, WJCL 22 NEWS. ASHLEY: EMMA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, THE COASTAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL IN HARDEEVILLE IS GETTING A QUICK-RESPONSE TEST MACHINE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRO DHEC SAYS SEVERAL FACTORS WENT INTO LEARNING WHICH HOSPITALS RECEIVED THE TESTS, INCLUDING REGIONS WITH HIGH RATES OF UNDERLYING CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES AND CHRONIC HEART DISEAS DOCTORS SAY THE SPEED OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL HAVE A DRASTIC IMPACT ON CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. DR. GWYNN: I THINK A QUICKER TEST IS OBVIOUSLY NECESSARY AND NEEDED, NOT JUST HERE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY, BUT EVERYWHERE, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT IMMEDIATE RESULT, SO WE CA TREAT PATIENTS AND/OR QUARANTINE THEM IN A TIMELY FASHION, RATHER THAN WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME FOR POTENTIALLY REINFECTION OF SOMEONE ELSE. ASHLEY: HOSPITAL REPS SAY TH BELIEVE THEY WILL BEGIN USING TE MACHINE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. HAPPENING TODAY BLUFFTON TOWN COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT RECOMMENDS PERSONAL SAFETY MEASURES LIKE MASKS BE WORN WHEN SHOPPIN WJCL’S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US NOW FROM THE LOWCOUNTRY WITH WHAT ELSE THE TOWN IS CONSIDERING. GOOD MORNING, DANIEL. DANIEL: ASHLEY, GOOD MORNING. OTHER THAN FACEMASKS, THE RESOLUTION WOULD RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN THEY ARE IN PUBLIC. IT WILL ASK LOCAL BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE LIMITING CUSTOMERS TO FIVE PEOPLE PER 1000 SQUARE FEET OR 20% OF ITS OCCUPANCY, WHICHEVER ONE IS LESS. THE RESOLUTION WOULD NOT ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO GATHER WITHIN SIX FEET OF EACH OTHER, AND BUSINESSES WOULD HAVE TO DISPLAY SIGNS WITH REMINDERS OF THOSE GUIDELINES. THE TOWN SAYS THAT THEY WOULD STEPS TO MEET SANITIZATION STANDARDS BY THE CENTERS F DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THAT DOES INCLUDE AVOIDING HANDSHAKING, EMPLOYEES MUST WE FACEMASKS AS WELL AS ROUTINELY CLEAN SURFACES. THAT DOES INCLUDE DOOR KNOBS AND FREQUENTLY TOUCHED AREAS. THE RESOLUTIONS SAYS HAND SANITIZER STATION WOULD NEED TO BE AVAILABLE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD RECENTLY PASSED A SIMILAR RESOLUTION, WHICH AGAIN IS A RECOMMENDATION, NOT A REQUIREMEN THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON WILL BE HOLDING A VIRTUAL TOWN MEETING TONIGHT AT 6:00. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU CAN DO SO ON THE TOWN’S WEBSITE. LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY, DANIEL ROBINSON, WJCL 22 NEWS. ASHLEY: DANIEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SPEAKING OF FACE MASKS, WEARING FACE MASKS IS A GOOD WAY TO STAY SAFE IN PUBLIC, BUT IT POSES NEW CHALLENGES FOR DEAF PEOPLE. THAT IS ACCORDING TO LOCAL EXPERTS. DR. CAROLINE ZUCK WITH THE SAVANNAH SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER SAYS MANY PEOPLE IN THE DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED COMMUNITY RELY HEAVILY ON SOCIAL CUES, LIKE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS LIP READING. WEARING A FACE MASK HIDES THOS ACTIONS AND EVEN MUFFLES SOUNDS. SIGN LANGUAGE CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT FOR FOLKS FOLLOWING SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES DR. ZUCK: SOMETHING AS EASY GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE AND , YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO GO UP AND ORDER SOMETHING FROM THE DELI, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON THAT IS WORKING THERE HAS THE MASKS, YOU HAVE THE MASKS, AND IT’S HARDER AS WELL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DISTANCING. AGAIN, IT’S ALL NECESSARY, B IT DOES POSE AN ADDITIONAL CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT. ASHLEY: FOR FOLKS WITH ANY HEARING LOSS, DR. ZUCK SAYS IT IS BEST TO SAFELY TRY TO TELL SOMEONE YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THEM MONTHS INTO THIS PANDEMIC, AND MANY ARE WONDERING HOW THIS IS AFFECTING OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM. FORT STEWART HELD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TO GIVE FOLKS A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS. WJCL’S STEPHEN MOODY HAS THIS STORY. STEPHEN: AMONG THE QUESTIONS ASKED WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT FACILITIES ON THE BASE TO REOPEN? SGT. MAJ. COFFEY: THESE INSTALLATIONS WILL TAKE THE SAME DELIBERATE APPROACH TO OPENING FACILITIES AS WE DID TO CLOSE THEM. THERE’S A VERY DELIBERATE, THERE’S A VERY EDUCATED THOUGHT INTO WHEN WE OPEN UP. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT’S ABOUT BEING SAFE. STEPHEN: WHAT ABOUT THE RULE FOR SOLDIERS ON LEAVE? HOW CAN THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES WHILE AT HOM MAJ. GEN. AGUTO: A LOT OF SOLDIERS HAVE GONE OFF ON EMERGENCY LEAVE. HOSPITAL VISITS, FUNERAL VISITS, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE I ASK THAT YOU USE YOUR COMMON SENSE IN PROTECTING YOURSELVES, PROTECTING YOUR FAMILIES, AND PROTECTING THOSE AROUND YOU WHILE YOU’RE ON LEAV STEPHEN: AND FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAVEN’T TAKEN THEIR LEAVE YE WILL THEY BE ABLE TO ONCE WE GET INTO THE SUMMER? MAJ. GEN. AGUTO: CONDITION THAT WOULD ALSO BE CONDITIONS-BASED. IF THE CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO MOVE IN AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, OR IN AND AROUND THE STATE, WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THOSE LEAVE PLANS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL TELLING COMMANDERS AND ADVISING COMMANDERS TO PLAN FOR THE LEAVES THAT THEY’VE ALREADY REQUESTED IN THEIR LONG-RANGE TRAINING CALENDAR. STEPHEN: STEPHEN MOODY, WJCL 22 NEWS ASHLEY: STEPHEN, THANK YOU. COMMANDERS SAY FORT STEWART IS PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE MAJOR COUNTIES IN OUR AREA INCLUDING CHATHAM, BRYAN, AND LIBERT THEY SAY HANDLING THIS PANDEMIC , THOUGH, WILL TAKE A TEAM EFFORT. COVERING T LOWCOUNTRY, ONE OF HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION’S BIGGEST FUNDRAISERS OF THE YEAR WAS SET TO HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND IT HAS BEEN CALLED OFF SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS. BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPING THE SHELTER FROM CELEBRATING ITS LOVE FOR ANIMALS AND HAVING SOME FU THEY ARE HOSTING A VIRTUAL DOG WALK ALL WEEK LONG. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE BY SUBMITTING PICS OF YOU AND YOUR PETS TAKING A WALK WHILE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE SHELTER WILL THEN PUT TOGETHER A SLIDE SHO PLUS, EACH DAY, THERE’S A DIFFERENT CONTEST YOU CAN ENTE LIKE MANY GROUPS, THE SHELTER IS TAKING A HIT FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. FRANNY: OF COURSE, NOT BEING ABLE TO FUNDRAISE, ESPECIALLY AS A NONPROFIT, THAT’S WHAT YOU RELY ON, HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. AND IT’S ALSO DIFFICULT TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO ANY TYPE OF FUNDRAISING, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW. ASHLEY: TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO THE VIRTUAL DOG WALK AND T ENTER IN TO THE CONTESTS, JUST SEND THEM TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN DONATIN TO THE SHELTER OR ADOPTING, WE HAVE THAT INFO ON OUR WEBSIT . THAT IS WJCL.COM. FIRST TABERNACLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IS HOSTING A CITYWIDE ONLINE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SAVANNAH ON MAY 5. IT WILL BE STREAMED ON BOTH YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK LIVE AT 7:00 P.M. THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING OF HOPE IS A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE WHO HAS DIED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. THE CHURCH SAYS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE RECOGNIZE SEND THEIR NAME AND PICTURE TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN . BE SURE TO DO SO BEFORE 5:00 THIS EVENING. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE OUT OF WORK, THERE ARE MORE REASONS THAN EVER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO HELP US FILL LOCAL FOOD BANKS WITH FOOD BUT OTHER SUPPLIES BY DONATING TO GIVING THURSDAY. EVERY THURSDAY, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH AMERICA’S SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA AND BLUFFTON SELF-HELP. THE FOOD BANKS ARE NOW I OVERDRIVE, AND THEIR GOAL IS TO PACK UP AS MANY BOXES OF FOOD POSSIBLE. THEY PROVIDE FOOD FOR FAMILIES, AND NOW, MORE THAN EVER, MORE FAMILIES ARE SHORT OF MONEY AND CAN’T FILL THE KITCHEN CUPBOARDS AS THEY DID ON THEIR OWN BEFORE THE CURRENT HEALTH AND FINANCIAL CRISIS SO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SOME OF OUR MEDIA FRIENDS, "SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS," "BLUFFTON TODAY AND DBC RADIO. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO JOIN US ALL THE FUNDS WILL BENEFIT AMERICA’S SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA AND BLUFFTON SELF-HEL TO MAKE A DONATION, JUST HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, THAT IS WJCL.COM, AND LOOK FOR THE STORY PROJECT COMMUNITY GIAdvertisementGBI: Georgia city councilman arrested for trying to steal meat from Piggly WigglyAn elected leader in Georgia is facing charges after trying to steal expensive beef from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store.Above video: Your morning headlinesFRANKLIN, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia city councilman was charged after he allegedly stole a beef tenderloin from a grocery store.Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Clifford Henry Jiles was accused of swapping the price tag of a beef tenderloin with a cheaper pork tenderloin at a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Franklin on Sunday. Miles said the beef retailed for over $83, while the pork was about $12. The case was given to the bureau by Franklin police after police learned about the alleged swapping on Monday. Jiles, 54, was arrested the following day on theft charges, Miles said.Authorities did not make clear how they came to suspect Jiles, who is a member of the Franklin City Council, in the case. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.Above video: Your morning headlinesFRANKLIN, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia city councilman was charged after he allegedly stole a beef tenderloin from a grocery store.AdvertisementGeorgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles told the Clifford Henry Jiles was accused of swapping the price tag of a beef tenderloin with a cheaper pork tenderloin at a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Franklin on Sunday. Miles said the beef retailed for over $83, while the pork was about $12. The case was given to the bureau by Franklin police after police learned about the alleged swapping on Monday. Jiles, 54, was arrested the following day on theft charges, Miles said.Authorities did not make clear how they came to suspect Jiles, who is a member of the Franklin City Council, in the case. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementAn elected leader in Georgia is facing charges after trying to steal expensive beef from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store.GBI: Georgia city councilman arrested for trying to steal meat from Piggly WigglyAn elected leader in Georgia is facing charges after trying to steal expensive beef from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptWE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. &gt;&gt; COVERING SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LOWCOUNTRY, THIS IS WJ 22 MORNING NEWS. SEE US NOW. ASHLEY: IN GEORGIA, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. 1100 PEOPLE HAVE DIE...

GBI: Georgia city councilman arrested for trying to steal meat from Piggly Wiggly

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