Manchester, Georgia

Representatives from area churches met last night to discuss how to safely proceed with Operation Empty Stocking 2020. As with everything else in 2020, there wi...ll be changes to the process this year. Please see next week’s Star Mercury for details on how to get an application and return it for consideration. There will be an ABSOLUTE deadline of November 5th to submit an application in order for us to participate with the Toys for Tots program. Please share! See more

Manchester Fire Captain Williams and Chief Jolivette got more than they bargained for $32,000 of Narcan". Jolivette tasked Williams with coming up with a plan to get Narcan to assist patients with opioid overdoses. Williams contact the (DBHDD) Department of Behavioral Health and Development. DBHDD stated they had a training program for faith base and first responders. The 7 hour training program assured each participant 2 doses of Narcan. Manchester made it mandatory for full-time fire personnel. However, we received a shipment of Narcan which came to more doses than expected. MFD goal is focused on education and prevention. MFD is reached out to other organizations to see if they are willing to participate in this life saving campaign.

Manchester Fire Department Chief Roderick Jolivette, Firefighters Adam Lovvorn and Justin Neil participated in the Great American Clean Up held on Saturday, September 26th. Jolivette stated that community risk reduction is a community wide program aimed at making our community safer to live, work, and play. Manchester Fire is working 365 days a year to build a servant first culture. Fire Prevention week is October 4-10-2020. Each year cooking is the leading cause on home ...fires, nearly half (49 percent) of all US home fires involving cooking equipment. This year’s pandemic presents heightened concerns around home cooking. These factors make this year’s Fire Prevention Week them, Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen! particularly timely and important. Manchester Fire Department will be announcing planned activities for Fire Prevention Week! Lastly, October is Breast Awareness and Manchester Fire Department will be wearing pink to support this campaign. See more

Deadline is September 30! We need to be counted. Please register if you haven’t and encourage others to do so as well! We will live with these numbers for 10 years whether they are correct or not. https://my2020census.gov/

The deadline to complete the 2020 Decennial Census is September 30, 2020. We need your participation o ensure that the State of Georgia and Meriwether County is... counted fairly and completely., Your participation IMPACTS funding for things like: Education, Public Transportation, Medicare & Medicaid, Nutrition Assistance Programs, Libraries with your communities, Hospitals, School Meal Programs, Parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities within your neighborhoods just to name a few., Please make sure that you complete the Census data by, September 30, 2020, that's less than two weeks away. You can respond via phone (844) 330-2020, online at 2020census.gov, or mail in your questionnaire. Please lets ensure Meriwether County is counted fairly and completely!

Dumpsters will placed throughout the county for the public’s use on September 26. Tires will be accepted at Public Works in Greenville on that Saturday as well as the following two weeks on Monday-Friday. Tires will be accepted as long as space allows.