Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites encourages Georgians to get outside (weather permitting) and enjoy late summer and early fall. Kim Hatcher, the Public Affairs Coordinator, asserts that there are over 60 sites within the park system that offer plenty of wide open spaces to visitors. Your State Parks Day, an observance of National Public…… read more »
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CORONAVIRUS VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 4,103 new cases of coronavirus and 174 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Thursday by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,177,656 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME BBQ TO GO SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY
(Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home media release): Back by popular demand, Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is currently hosting the second annual BBQ To Go Sale. Originally scheduled to end on Thursday, the sale has been extended until 4pm on Saturday, September 18th. The Chieftains BBQ to Go Sale once again features smoked baby back pork ribs…… read more »
Unemployment Rate Drops Again While Unemployed Georgians Decrease to Pre-Pandemic Level
(Georgia Department of Labor media release): The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.5 percent in August, now lower than the rate of 3.6 percent the state recorded in March 2020 prior to the pandemic. The unemployment rate fell as the number of…… read more »
TEAMS STILL SOUGHT FOR SWING FORE KIDS GOLF CLASSIC TO BENEFIT THE ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Calling local golfers! Teams are still sought to play in the 27th annual Swing FORE Kids Golf Classic slated for Friday, September 24th at the Stonebridge Golf Club in Rome; this will benefit the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth. LaDonna Collins, RFCCCY Executive Director, attests that golf is among the safest activities in…… read more »
A-10 DEMO TEAM MEMBERS RETURN HOME TO PERFORM IN THE 2021 WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA AIR SHOW
(Wings Over North Georgia media release): Several members of the U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team will return to familiar surroundings when they perform at the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Hybrid Air Show. Four of the 10-member team hail from towns less than a two-hour drive from the air show site in Rome,…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 4,227 new cases of coronavirus and 166 more virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,173,584 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
NEW DISTRIBUTION PROCESS FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENTS IN GEORGIA
(Georgia Department of Public Health media release): The federal government has changed the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed in the United States, including Georgia. The decision announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the result of supply shortages and extraordinary demand for the treatments across the…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLE TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): As part of the State of Georgia’s recognition of National Small Business Week 2021, Governor Brian P. Kemp has announced a new position in state government to support and empower Georgia’s small business community. According to Georgia Department of Labor data, businesses with fewer than 500…… read more »
ROME CITY SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTS TWO ADDITIONAL TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS
(Rome City Schools media release): Superintendent of Rome City Schools, Louis Byars, asked the RCS School Board to add an additional two teacher in-service days for valuable planning opportunities for RCS educators and for students to recover from time lost in the classroom due to the system’s COVID-19 protocol. This decision was announced during the…… read more »