(From the Rome Police Department): The Rome Police Department’s Captain Roy Willingham has returned from Israel after an intensive two weeks of public safety leadership training with the country’s top police executives for the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange’s (GILEE) 31st annual peer-to-peer executive education program. Willingham was part of a delegation that included 17…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Council for the Arts): Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), on Wednesday announced that more than $3.5 million in competitive grant funding will be distributed to recipients across the state through its Bridge, Project, and Arts Education Program grants.…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation): At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI is investigating a death. On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at about 7:30 a.m., a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a vehicle fire on the south bound shoulder of Interstate 75, Bartow County, GA.…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources): Annual surveys by the state Department of Natural Resources rated nest success for the national symbol above average in most areas checked, according to survey leader Dr. Bob Sargent. “The findings were even better than last year’s good results,” Sargent said. “That’s most encouraging when you…… read more »
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at Cedartown is hosting the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus 8 am to 3 pm., Thursday, July 18. The AngioScreen bus will be parked at the main entrance of the AdventHealth Family and Internal Medicine office in Cedartown, Ga. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute…… read more »
Sandra Hudson is in the midst of her last week as Executive Director of the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority before her retirement. Hannah Phillips, Development Coordinator, says she hopes that Hudson has a very happy retirement. Justin Jones will be Hudson’s successor, effective Monday, adds Phillips, who expects that the authority will continue to grow…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety): Traffic crashes across Georgia during the Independence Day holiday travel period resulted in 18 traffic deaths. The 102-hour holiday period began Wednesday, July 3, at 6 p.m., and ended Sunday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m.Statewide, Georgia State Patrol Troopers investigated 12 fatal crashes. Local agencies reporting traffic deaths…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety): Slow down or expect to get a speeding ticket. That is the message from state and local law enforcement officers in five southeastern states where “Operation Southern Slow Down” starts Monday. This is the eighth year for the week-long speed awareness and enforcement campaign that…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): The first cohort of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students in a new, accelerated CNA program developed from a partnership between Atrium Health Floyd and GNTC to remedy the shortage of area healthcare professionals will complete their classes on July 25. In an agreement signed by Atrium Health…… read more »
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be above average. The American Red Cross seeks volunteers to assist with hurricane relief efforts throughout the season, says Carla Maton, Executive Director of the Northwest Georgia chapter. She adds that hundreds of Red Cross volunteers have already been deployed…… read more »