Most blood transfusions go very smoothly. Some infectious agents, such as HIV, can survive in blood and infect the person receiving the blood transfusion. To keep blood safe, blood banks carefully screen donated blood. The risk of catching a virus from a blood transfusion is low.
Palmetto, Georgia. Palmetto (established 1853) is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 4,488 at the 2010 census.
A North Carolina brewing company stands to nearly double its production with the acquisition of a South Carolina brewer. Morganton-based Catawba Brewing Co. is buying Palmetto Brewing Co. of Charleston. The companies are joining into a single entity, according to a news release from Catawba on Monday. Catawba plans to finalize the purchase of Palmetto by the end of 2017. The Pyatt family, which owns Catawba, will retain 100 percent ownership of the company.