(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation): The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded a total of 18 projects in November 2023 including resurfacing, widening and reconstruction, and bridge construction.The largest single investment, valued at approximately $42 million, is a resurfacing project covering 22 miles of Interstate 185/State Route (SR) 411 from south of Armour…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2023
GOVERNOR KEMP SWEARS IN NIGEL LANGE AS INSPECTOR GENERAL
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, on Tuesday swore Nigel Lange into the Office of Inspector General. Lange has served as Interim State Inspector General since February of this year following the appointment of Judge Scott McAfee to the Fulton County Superior…… read more »
ARTISTS TRAVEL THE WORLD AND INSTALL MURAL AT GHC
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Israeli artists Maya Gelfman and Roie Avidan have left their mark at the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Cartersville site by installing their latest Mind the Heart! mural titled “The Wishing Wall.” Located on the first floor of the STEAM Building and stepping outside traditional approaches to murals, “The Wishing Wall” ties to the…… read more »
ROME GIRLS, DARLINGTON BOYS EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN 2023 SEVEN HILLS ROTARY CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
Local high school girls and boys basketball teams’ quest for the Gold Ball in the 2023 Seven Hills Rotary Christmas Tournament drew to a conclusion on Tuesday night with the championship round out at the Cage Center on the campus of Berry College. Rome beat Calhoun 38-34 in the girls championship game. That marked the…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD SPORTS HALL OF FAME BANQUET SET FOR MARCH 2, 2024
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Mark your calendars now for the 2024 Hall of Fame Banquet set for Saturday, March 2 at the Krannert Center at Berry College. The banquet honors the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees as well as the 14 students from local high schools receiving the Rome Orthopaedic Center Scholarships.…… read more »
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – COOSA VALLEY WELCOMES CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS TO ITS RESTORE, PLANS LUNCH & LEARN FOR 2024
Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley invites the public to do some Christmas shopping at its ReStore this week. The store is located at 501 East 1st Avenue in Rome near Central Plaza. Betsy Allgood, Executive Director of the local Habitat chapter, enthuses that sales are offered at Christmas time and all year round. Proceeds…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES STATE EMPLOYEE RETENTION PAY SUPPLEMENT, NEW SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp – joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns, Chairman Matt Hatchett of the House Appropriations Committee – on Monday announced a state employee retention pay supplement of $1,000 for each of the roughly 112,000 state employees and 196,000 educators and…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP OPENS NEW PEDIATRIC CLINIC
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): AdventHealth Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of its new pediatric clinic, AdventHealth Medical Group Pediatrics at Shorter Avenue. The clinic provides well-baby and well-child checks, immunizations, preventive care and works collaboratively with patients and their families to manage chronic medical conditions for babies through 18 years of…… read more »
GNTC TECHNICAL STUDIES GRADUATE SEES BRIGHT FUTURE
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): As Ethron “Carl” Crawford crossed the stage during Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Fall Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 14, he was confident in the example he has set for his children. Crawford grew up in Decatur and now resides in Rome. He attended classes at GNTC’s Floyd County…… read more »
GEORGIA’S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCE $54 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT MEDICAID RENEWAL EFFORTS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Human Services): The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) and the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) jointly announced today they have secured more than $54 million through the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget to support ongoing Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® redetermination processing as part of…… read more »