(Media release from Atrium Health and Best Buy Health): Atrium Health and Best Buy Health are combining their strengths to develop new hospital at home offerings that will enhance the patient experience of receiving hospital-level care in the home. The goal of the partnership is to enable providers to deliver high-quality care to patients in…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2023
GEORGIA TECH EDGES FLORIDA STATE IN OPENING ROUND OF ACC TOURNAMENT
In men’s college basketball – Georgia Tech edged Florida State 61-60 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament at Greensboro, NC. A late free throw from Ja’Von Franklin lifted the Yellow Jackets to victory. Miles Kelly scored a game-high 21 points. The 13th seeded Jackets will face fifth-seeded Pittsburgh in the next…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES FALL TO BOSTON RED SOX IN TUESDAY EVENING SPRING TRAINING MATCH
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Tuesday evening in a Spring Training match ‘under the lights’ at CoolToday Park in North Port, FL. Atlanta newcomer Kevin Pillar opened up the scoring with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning. The Braves will host the World Baseball Classic…… read more »
BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS’ 2ND ANNUAL DESSERT CHALLENGE SET FOR MARCH 26TH
Local non-profit Brighter Birthdays is looking forward to their 2nd annual Dessert Challenge, set for Sunday, March 26th at 4 pm at John Henry’s Grill, 233 Broad Street in downtown Rome. Five teams made up of community leaders and local bakers will compete to raise money, bake goodies, and support Brighter Birthdays, enthuses Amanda Hale,…… read more »
GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MARKS CROSSOVER DAY
Monday, March 6th was Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly’s 2023 session at the State Capitol in Atlanta. That is the deadline for bills to pass out of their legislative chamber of origin, House or Senate, in order to be considered by the other chamber during this session. Sine die (or the final day…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS: ROAD CLOSURE AT WAX ROAD, PARTIAL CLOSURE AT OLD DALTON ROAD ON TUESDAY
(Announcement from Floyd County, GA): Floyd County Public Works will be closing a section of Wax Road to repair a failed cross drain beginning Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. To avoid the work zone, traffic will need to detour at Tremont Drive and Preacher Smith Road. Citizens traveling to Laugh and…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS SCHEDULES WORKSHOP ON ‘PRUNING’ FOR MARCH 18TH
(Announcement from the Floyd County Master Gardeners): The Floyd County Master Gardeners will present a free Community Workshop on “Pruning”. The workshop will be Saturday, March 18, from 1pm to 3pm at Second Avenue United Methodist Church. We will meet in the parking lot. This is a great way to learn basic skills and gain…… read more »
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER TO HEADLINE THE ‘FUTURE OF ELECTIONS’ PANEL AT SXSW
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Press Office): Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will be headlining the “Future of Elections” panel at South by Southwest 2023 (SXSW) on March 12th in Austin, Texas. Presenting alongside Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, Secretary Raffensperger will make the case for commonsense, conservative election reforms on…… read more »
TUNE INTO WLAQ FOR COVERAGE OF GEORGIA TECH MEN’S HOOPS IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
Tune into Georgia Tech men’s basketball on WLAQ 1410 AM or 96.9 FM this afternoon as the Yellow Jackets open up play in the ACC Tournament against Florida State. Tip off is set for 2 pm in Greensboro, NC; airtime is 1:30 pm by the Georgia Tech Sports Network from Legends Sports. The Jackets were…… read more »
HAWKS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT IN MIAMI TO HEAT
The Atlanta Hawks fell to the Miami Heat 130-128 on Monday night in the finale of a two-game set in Miami, Florida, which allowed the Heat to sweep the series. Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 26 points for the Heat, who also took the four-game season series between the teams by 3-1. Trae Young notched…… read more »