State of Emergency Issued For the Entire State of Georgia Ahead of Irma

As Hurricane Irma is poised to approach Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal expanded the state’s emergency declaration Sunday to include an additional 65 counties, which means all of Georgia is now under a state of emergency. State government will be closed Monday and Tuesday, with the exception of essential

personnel, according to a news release. Deal will hold a news conference with the latest updates at 6 p.m. The Telegraph will carry the live stream on its Facebook page, facebook.com/telegraphga. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a tropical storm warning Sunday for Macon and is not ruling out that portions of south Georgia could see Irma still at hurricane strength Monday. READ MORE