SUMMER HAS BEEN A TIME OF PREPARATION FOR KEEP ROME FLOYD BEAUTIFUL

July 26, 2024

Summer ’24 has been a time of preparation for Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful. Hannah Bagley, Director, says that several clean-up and beautification events are currently being planned for the community. She invites the public to join these efforts.

Interested parties may get additional information by calling (706) 236-4456, visiting www.keepromefloydbeautiful.org, or reaching out to the organization via social media.

Bagley enthuses that she also looks forward to working with local students during the 2024-2025 school year.

Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful is a local affiliate of the national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful.

BEN CARPENTER NAMED COO FOR ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND

July 26, 2024

(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): AdventHealth Redmond announces Ben Carpenter as the new Chief Operating Officer. Carpenter is a health care executive with more than 15 years of experience in strategic planning, financial growth, hospital operations, service line development and physician care pathways. Carpenter previously worked for Kettering Health in Dayton, Ohio. There, he served…

STATE REPRESENTATIVE KATIE DEMPSEY OF ROME ATTENDS NCSL’S 2024 HEALTH POLICY SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

July 26, 2024

(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives): State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, recently attended the National Conference of State Legislature’s (NCSL) 2024 Health Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. Rep. Dempsey was nominated by House leadership to attend this seminar, which is designed for state legislators…

GNTC HOLDS BASIC POST CERTIFICATION CLASS GRADUATION

July 26, 2024

(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on July 22 to honor 12 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-07. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as…

GEORGIA’S PRE-K PROGRAM PREPARES FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

July 26, 2024

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning): School bells are ringing for the state’s youngest learners as Georgia’s Pre-K Program begins its 32nd year. The first day of Georgia’s Pre-K Program will vary based on school system and child care provider. It starts as early as July 26 in Chattooga County and…

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RISE IN ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA AS SEASONAL AND STUDENT WORKERS ENTER THE SUMMER JOB MARKET

July 25, 2024

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in June, up six-tenths of a percent over-the-month. A year ago, the rate was 3.8 percent. “Georgia is where opportunities abound, and innovation thrives,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “Every summer, our students…

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