...hibernation and spring warmth wakes them, ready to bite and breed, said Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Robert Thornhill.A cold winter doesn't kill off mosquitoes, a common misconception. But because the warm weather brought them...

When Robert Thornhill enters a Columbia County restaurant, he is accustomed to the reaction from employees. "As soon as you walk in the door, they'll...

...children's toys, tarps, boats, flower pots, trash cans and rain barrels. County Environmental Health Specialist Robert Thornhill said mosquito larvae also can breed in wagons, wheelbarrows, tires, tree and root holes, air conditioner drain...

Columbia County's 17th Community Emergency Response Team has graduated. The volunteers are now available to assist in case of emergencies. Members of the team are Diane Sherman (front row, from left), Nichole Liston, Ellen Roland, Jim Leonard, Shannon Covington, Carol Jones and Ram Shetty; Kyree Landers (back row, from left), Richard Boggan, John Stafford, Sheri Luthi, Jonathan Covington, Zachary Stafford, Robert Thornhill and Ginny Dark.