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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 »

FLOYD COUNTY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY’S RICK WILLIAMS NAMED RISING STAR AWARD WINNER AT GAETC 2025

FLOYD COUNTY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY’S RICK WILLIAMS NAMED RISING STAR AWARD WINNER AT GAETC 2025

Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Rick Williams, teacher at Floyd County Schools’ (FCS) College and Career Academy (CCA) and creator of the groundbreaking FAME Formula, has been awarded the prestigious Rising Star Award by the Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC). Williams will be honored at the GaETC Conference this November in Atlanta, where…read more »

SUMMER RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR BURNING TO BE LIFTED OCTOBER 1ST

SUMMER RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR BURNING TO BE LIFTED OCTOBER 1ST

Media release from the Georgia Forestry Commission: Outdoor burning restrictions in 54 northern Georgia counties will be lifted on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division limits burning in these areas from May 1 until the end of September to control emission-related ozone levels that may rise in summer. The 54 counties whose…read more »

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS OVER ROME, GA

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS OVER ROME, GA

Media release from BBIG Marketing: With the kids out of school on fall break, it’s the perfect opportunity to spend the afternoon and evening Friday, Oct. 17, watching the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show at Richard Russell Regional Airport in Rome. “Since 2012, the Wings Over North Georgia usually features Saturday and Sunday performances,”…read more »