(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism): The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism announces a call for entries for the 2024 Georgia’s Rome Photo Contest & Exhibition. Photographers are encouraged to submit photos that showcase the beauty of Rome, Cave Spring and Floyd County. Entries will be accepted from May 16 to midnight…… read more »
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): AdventHealth Medical Group at Trion is hosting the AngioScreen bus on Monday, May 20 from 8 am to 3 pm. The AngioScreen bus will be parked at 160 Central Ave, Trion, Ga. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed to assess your risk of heart disease and stroke.…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): This fall, working adults will have greater flexibility and more options for earning an associate degree from Georgia Highlands College (GHC) thanks to the growing GHC@Night program. The program, geared toward busy and working adults who would like to advance in their careers or start a new career, allows students a…… read more »
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA forecasts there will be a significant number of Georgians planning to travel for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. According to AAA, 1.3 million Georgians will journey 50 miles or more, which is 52,824 more holiday travelers than the previous year. Total Number of Georgia Travelers Total…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Press Office): Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger thanks the General Assembly for joining the effort to modernize and improve licensing for professionals and businesses across Georgia. “I want to give my gratitude to Speaker Burns and Lt. Governor Jones for enlisting their help to improve the licensing…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives): State Representative Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee), chairman of the House Insurance Committee, announces that Tooga Theater in Summerville, Georgia has been awarded a one-time grant of $250,000 allocated under House Bill 915, the Amended Fiscal Year 2024 budget. These Special Project funds are awarded through the Georgia Council…… read more »
(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 that the day has come, as Wheeler will take over as principal for West Central Elementary for the 2024-25 school year…… read more »
(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 from Model High School in 2016.The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Rome.…… read more »
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. Blood drives will be held throughout that month, mostly in the Atlanta area, according to Carla Maton, Executive Director of…… read more »
(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, 2024, and the last day to file a written appeal will be June 28, 2024. Each property owner who does not receive…… read more »