Category Archives: Local News
MCKENSEY WHEELER NAMED WEST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
(Media release from Rome, GA City Schools):McKensey Wheeler's goal 13 years ago when she started at West Central Elementary was to one day become the principal.Rome City Schools is pleased to announce...
May 15, 2024
ROME, GA NATIVE SERVES ABOARD U.S. NAVY FLAGSHIP IN JAPAN
(Media release from the U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach):Seaman Recruit Damian Cook, a native of Rome, Georgia, serves in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge.Cook graduated...
May 15, 2024
SNAG ATLANTA BRAVES TICKETS FOR DONATING BLOOD TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
How would you like to get free Atlanta Braves tickets just for donating blood to the American Red Cross? The Red Cross will benefit from the 16th annual Atlanta Braves All-American Blood Drive in June...
May 14, 2024
FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSORS: NOTICES OF ASSESSMENT MAILED ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH, DEADLINE TO APPEAL IS JUNE 28TH
(Announcement from the Floyd County Board of Assessors):The Floyd County Board of Assessors will be mailing annual notices of assessment today.The annual notices of assessment will be mailed on May 14...
May 14, 2024
ELEVATION HOUSE HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL TASTE OF ROME, RAISES FUNDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
(Media release from Elevation House):On Tuesday, May 7, local nonprofit Elevation House kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month as they hosted the second annual Taste of Rome. Roughly 250 attend...
May 14, 2024
LOOKING FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES THIS WEEKEND? VISIT A STATE PARK!
Looking for outdoor adventures over the weekend? Opportunities to hike, fish, and camp abound at Georgia’s state parks, enthuses Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator for Georgia State Parks a...
May 10, 2024
GEORGIA WATER COALITION ANNOUNCES 2024 DIRTY DOZEN REPORT
(Media release from the Georgia Water Coalition):Georgia's leading water advocacy organizations on Thursday released their "Dirty Dozen" for 2024 in a 27-page report highlighting 12 of the worst offen...
May 10, 2024
FLOYD COUNTY CHAIR ALLISON WATTERS TO SERVE AS ACCG AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE
(Media release from ACCG):Floyd County Chair Allison Watters was recently elected to serve on the 2024 – 2025 Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG or Georgia's County Association) B...
May 10, 2024
OUTSIDER ART TRAIL TOUR TO HIT THE ROAD ON MAY 18TH
(From Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden):Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden will host its 2024 Outsider Art Trail Tour on Saturday, May 18th from 10 am until 8 pm. It is a driving tour highli...
May 10, 2024
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: HOW TO AVOID POTENTIAL WILDLIFE CONFLICT SITUATIONS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources):While most Georgians treasure seeing backyard wildlife like songbirds and squirrels, the sentiment might fade if you find wildlife digg...
May 10, 2024
