Category Archives: Local News
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME TO PRESENT 2024 SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES
(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...
May 03, 2024
MORE THAN 80 STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AT 2024 GHC HONORS NIGHT
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently held its annual Honors Assembly at the Cartersville site. The event, which was also streamed live, celebrated th...
May 03, 2024
GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SIGNS LEGISLATION AIMED AT BOOSTING GEORGIA’S WORKFORCE TALENT
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, and state and local leaders, signed multiple piece...
May 03, 2024
ROFLO FEST ON TAP FOR THIS WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN ROME, BACON FEST TO TAKE PLACE IN CAVE SPRING
RoFlo Fest, a celebration of all things Rome and Floyd County, is scheduled for this Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm in downtown Rome.Aundi Lesley, Director of Rome’s Downtown Development Authori...
May 02, 2024
GOVERNOR KEMP SIGNS LEGISLATION INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns, Attorney General Chris Carr, Commissioner John King, members of ...
May 02, 2024
GOVERNOR KEMP SIGNS LEGISLATION AIMED AT SUPPORTING GEORGIA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Commissioner Tyler Harper, members of the...
May 01, 2024
PORTION OF TURNER MCCALL BOULEVARD TO CLOSE MONDAY NIGHT
(From the City of Rome, GA):Beginning Monday night, May 6, 2024, a portion of Turner McCall Blvd. will be closed to facilitate the installation of a new water main associated with the 2nd Avenue Roadw...
May 01, 2024
GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE’S 2024 SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SET FOR MAY 2ND
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):More than 170 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Dalton Convention Center ...
May 01, 2024
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT SET FOR MAY 9TH
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Hundreds of Georgia Highlands College (GHC) graduates will come together on May 9 in Rome to celebrate earning their college degree. GHC will have t...
May 01, 2024
ANNUAL OUTDOOR BURN BAN TAKES EFFECT MAY 1ST
The annual summer ban on outdoor burning will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties from May 1st through September 30th.The Georgia Environmental Protection Division puts the ban in place every year to...
Apr 30, 2024
