Category Archives: Local News

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is spearheading the local observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Most people have either experienced domestic violence or know someone that has, according to Krystal Raines, Executive Director. Help is available 24/7 to those who need it at (706) 235-4673. Local DVAM activities will include the annual Walk…read more »

COOSA VALLEY FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY

COOSA VALLEY FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY

The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair opened Tuesday and will continue through this Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome. Bryan Shealy, CVF Manager, encourages fairgoers to check out the exhibits in the Village Building and the Community Building. The theme for Coosa Valley Fair 2025…read more »

CHIAHA ARTS GUILD MARKS 60 YEARS WITH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

CHIAHA ARTS GUILD MARKS 60 YEARS WITH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Media release from the Chiaha Arts Guild: The Chiaha Arts Guild will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a free public event on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rome Area History Center, 305 Broad Street. The celebration will honor six decades of Chiaha Harvest Fair while introducing the organization’s…read more »

ROME HIGH STUDENTS OUTPERFORM STATE, NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SAT

ROME HIGH STUDENTS OUTPERFORM STATE, NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SAT

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School students again outperformed public school students in Georgia and across the nation on the SAT, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Education. Rome High School students in the class of 2025 scored an overall mean score of 1054, which is 25 points…read more »

IT’S TIME FOR THE COOSA VALLEY FAIR!

IT’S TIME FOR THE COOSA VALLEY FAIR!

The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair will open this evening and will continue through Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome. The theme for 2025 is “Meet Me on the Midway: Family Fun Since 1949”. Bryan Shealy, CVF Manager, says that carloads will be admitted for $10 this evening from 5 pm until 6…read more »

GNTC BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMED A 2025 ROLE MODEL BOARD

GNTC BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMED A 2025 ROLE MODEL BOARD

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced that GNTC’s Board of Trustees has been named a 2025 Role Model Board by the Technical College Foundation Association of Georgia. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that the GNTC Foundation has received this honor from the Technical College Foundation…read more »

AAA: FALL BRINGS COOLER TEMPS AND LOWER PUMP PRICES IN GEORGIA

AAA: FALL BRINGS COOLER TEMPS AND LOWER PUMP PRICES IN GEORGIA

Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: The Georgia gas price average is getting a little relief at the pump this fall, as gas prices continue to drop alongside the falling leaves. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.87 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average is 3 cents lower…read more »

GROUNDBREAKING PROSTATE SURGERY PERFORMED AT ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD

GROUNDBREAKING PROSTATE SURGERY PERFORMED AT ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD

Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: A Harbin Clinic surgeon has been the first in northwest Georgia to perform an innovative robotic surgery that offers relief to men with enlarged prostates. The surgery was completed at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Aquablation therapy uses a real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet to remove excess prostate tissue.…read more »