Days after the Chattooga County Courthouse Annex was closed due to at least two positive COVID-19 cases, more public buildings have been closed due to the coronavirus in Summerville, Georgia, and the surrounding area.
The main lobby of the Summerville Police Department will be closed to the public until further notice after a known exposure of COVID-19 was detected in the front office staff. The closure of the police department lobby is not expected to affect police activities. Officers will still be on call 24 hours a day and will be out on patrol as normal.
Three employees of the town of Trion also tested positive recently. City Hall in Trion will be closed for a week, but the Town Council will still meet Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
On Friday, the county announced the tag and tax office located in the Courthouse Annex would be closed until further notice after two employees tested positive. In a post on Facebook, Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Cooper Hampton said she would be going into the office for emergency situations.
Chattooga County Commissioner Jason Winters said in a news release on Sunday that Chattooga County Probate Judge Jon Payne has tested positive for the virus.