Category Archives: Local News
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ACCEPTING BIDS IN SUMMER AUCTION THROUGH JUNE 29TH
(Announcement from Friends of the Library):In celebration of the end of the school year and the beginning of the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library is...
Jun 07, 2024
LIVE MUSIC ON TAP FOR THIS WEEKEND IN ROME, GEORGIA!
Live music is on tap for this weekend in Rome, Georgia!The 2024 First Friday concert series will get underway this Friday, June 7th. Showtime is slated for 7 pm on the Town Green in downtown Rome. Don...
Jun 06, 2024
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME TO CONTINUE 2024 SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES ON JUNE 20TH
(Media release from Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home):Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is proud to present the 2024 Summer Speaker Series. Lectures will focus on the Protestant missionary groups w...
Jun 06, 2024
DISASTER SIMULATION EXERCISE BRINGS REAL-WORLD SCENARIO TO GHC STUDENTS
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Fire, smoke, a helicopter and simulated wreck was visible from the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Floyd Campus as the Atrium Health Floyd School of Heal...
Jun 06, 2024
RESTORATION ROME CELEBRATES NATIONAL REUNIFICATION MONTH
June is National Reunification Month. It is a time to celebrate reunification of families and its impact on the lives of children who have been in the foster care system, attests Mary Margaret Mauer, ...
Jun 04, 2024
GHC HEALTH SCIENCE UNDERGRADS HAVE NEW FAST-TRACK TO UWG MASTER’S IN INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS
(Story written by Julie Linebeck, University of West Georgia https://www.westga.edu/news/academics/education/ghc-uwg-integrated-health-wellness.php)A new agreement between the University of ...
Jun 04, 2024
GNTC TO HOST OPEN HOUSE EVENTS ON ALL SIX CAMPUSES
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting an Open House at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the...
Jun 04, 2024
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSE WINS DAISY AWARD
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Angelica Hernandez's ability to connect with her patients at Atrium Health Floyd Behavioral Health has not gone unnoticed by those she cares for.From ensuring ...
Jun 04, 2024
AAA: THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS FOR TEEN DRIVERS HAVE BEGUN
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer and a period known as the "100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers," which runs through Labor Day weekend....
Jun 04, 2024
CHAPLAIN PROGRAM SERVES GNTC STUDENTS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):An area chaplain program provides critical incident stress management to emergency services personnel while providing comfort and support to...
May 31, 2024
