Coronavirus / COVID-19 concerns continue to grow. Here is a list of confirmed school and public event closings, and postponements in the metro Atlanta area that might have an effect on our communities.
List of closures:
- Bear Creek Middle School and Woodland Middle School are closed in Fulton County. Details
- Canton Waffle House - 1849 Marietta Highway in Canton closed for sanitation.
- CNN Studio Tours - Suspended until further notice.
- South Fulton Fire Station 15
- Arlington Christian School
- Living Science homeschool study center closed through March 12.
- Compass Prep Academy closed through March 17.
- Cobb County Schools closed starting Monday until further notice.
- Marietta City Schools closed starting Monday until further notice.
- Atlanta Public Schools closed starting Monday for two weeks (possibly longer)
- City Schools of Decatur will be closed indefinitely starting Friday, March 13, 2020.
- All University System of Georgia institutions will be closed for two weeks. Students on spring break are strongly encouraged not to return to campus.
- Fulton Country Schools and Admin offices closed starting Monday, March 16th until further notice
- DeKalb County School District will be closed starting Monday, March 16th until further notice
- Gwinnett County Schools will be closed starting Monday, March 16th until further notice.
- Rome City Schools will be closed starting Monday, March 16th until April 6.
- Clayton County Schools will be closed starting Monday March 16th until further notice.
- Cherokee County Schools and offices will be closed for two weeks starting March 16 through March 27, 2020.
- Douglas County Schools will close on Monday for two weeks.
- Gainesville City Schools will close next week.
- Hall County Schools will close for one week beginning Monday.
- Henry County Schools will close for at least 2 weeks starting Monday.
- Paulding County Schools will close Monday until further notice.
- Coweta County Schools will be closed immediately for two weeks.
- Barrow County Schools will be closed for two weeks starting on Monday.
- Bartow County School System will be closed March 16 - March 27
- Carroll County Schools will close Monday for two weeks.
- Clarke County Schools will close from March 16 - March 20
- Floyd County Schools will be closed through March 26.
- Forsyth County Schools will be closed through March 20.
- Greene County Schools will be closed for 3 weeks starting March 16.
- Habersham County Schools will be closed from March 16 - March 27
- Haralson County Schools will be closed March 16 - April 6.
- Heard County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 29.
- Jackson County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 30.
- Lumpkin County Schools will be closed March 16 for at least 1 week.
- Madison County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 30.
- Marietta City Schools closed for two weeks starting March 16.
- Oconee County Schools will be closed for two weeks starting March 16.
- Oglethorpe County Schools will be closed for two weeks starting March 16.
- Paulding County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 30
- Pickens County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 27.
- Pike County Schools will be closed March 16 - March 27.
- Rockdale County Public Schools will be closed on March 16 for two weeks.
- The Walker Schools closed until further notice.
- Thomaston-Upson Schools closed March 13 - March 17.
- Walton County School closed for two weeks starting March 16.
- White County School closed from March 16 - March 20.
List of public event postponements or cancellations:
- Live Nation has paused all touring through the end of March.
- Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 14
- Atlanta United games, indefinitely
- Atlanta Hawks games, indefinitely
- College Park Skyhawks games, indefinitely
- Atlanta Botanical Garden: Grand opening of children's garden postponed
- Atlanta Motor Speedway: Events will be held without an audience on the track.
- Itzhak Perlman at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, March 11
- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' State of the City Address, March 12
- Georgia Student Technology Competition, March 14
- American Craft Show, March 13-15
- Town Hall meeting with Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott, March 17
- National Council on Public History, March 18-21
- High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction events, March 18-21
- Annual Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting, March 19-21
- Atlanta Women's Chorus "She Rises" show, March 20-21
- Congressman Hank Johnson Census Town Hall, March 21
- Atlanta Science Festival Exploration Expo, March 21
- Clark Atlanta University Founders'/Inauguration Week activities, March 16-22
- ATL REIGN homestand, March 21-22
- PFLAG Johns Creek Safety & Self-Defense Workshop, March 22
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Future of Free Enterprise seminar, March 23
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce Future of Rural Healthcare seminar, March 25
- Solid Waste Association of North America SWANApalooza, March 23-26
- Congressman David Scott's annual jobs fair at Georgia International Convention Center, March 27
- American Society on Aging 2020 Aging in America Conference, March 24-27
- V-103 Live postponed, March 28
- Congressman John Lewis' 80th Birthday Celebration, March 28
- Georgia Special Olympics practices and competitions, through March 31
- All Cobb County SPLOST Open House meetings, through March 31
- Fulton County Schools School Board community meetings, through March 31
- Georgia Tech Cognitive Aging Conference, April 16-19
- WordCamp Atlanta 2020, April 18-19
- Town Hall meeting with Cobb County commissioner Bob Ott, April 21
- World Natural Hair and Healthy Lifestyle Event, April 25-26
- NCAA Final Four canceled
- Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk, March 15
- Atlanta National College Fair: Cancelled.
- Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival: Festival + 5k will no longer happen.
- PBR Rodeo in Duluth this weekend will have no fans.
Please report any closings or postponements to steven.garza@entercom.com