Two bitten by rabid cat
CHATSWORTH, Ga. – Two Murray County residents will be treated after being exposed to rabies from a cat, WRCB-Channel 3 reported.
A stray that came around the victims’ home scratched and bit them. They took the animal to the Murray County Animal Control, where it tested positive for rabies, according to a news release from the North Georgia Health District.
The Murray County Environmental Health Office asked people living near the 5700 block of Old Federal Road South to report any bites or scratches from stray cats in the past month. Call 706-695-0266, ext. 8.
Suspect sought in arsons
POOLER, Ga. – State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says a reward of up to $10,000 may be available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who set four fires at a Ramada Inn in Pooler, Ga.
Officials said the fires originated in two unoccupied rooms and a storage closet.