Category Archives: Local News
ROME CITY COMMISSION APPROVES NEW PAY SCALE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
Rome City Commissioners on Monday night unanimously approved a new pay scale for city employees. According to an announcement from the city government:Police and Fire minimum salary will be at $52,000...
Cripple Creek Jul 24, 2024

JENNIFER JOLLY APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
(Media release from the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth):The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Jolly as its new E...
Cripple Creek Jul 24, 2024

GEORGIA’S ROME PHOTO EXHIBITION AND OPENING AWARD RECEPTION TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY
(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism):The public is invited to the opening of the 2024 Georgia’s Rome Photo Exhibition to be held at the Rome Area History Center with a...
Cripple Creek Jul 24, 2024

AHA RECOGNIZES ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD FOR STROKE TREATMENT
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):For the second consecutive year, Atrium Health Floyd Medial Center has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plusqualit...
Cripple Creek Jul 24, 2024
GOVERNOR KEMP: GEORGIA’S AAA BOND RATING REAFFIRMED BY S&P
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):At the start of an international trip to promote the No. 1 state for business and further job creation in Georgia, Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tues...
Cripple Creek Jul 24, 2024

GA DOT: GOV KEMP, STATE LEGISLATURE GRANT ADDITIONAL $1.5B INVESTMENT FOR STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation):The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on Thursday provided details on forthcoming transportation programs and projects receiving...
Cripple Creek Jul 19, 2024

FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO HOLD SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON JULY 30 TO ADOPT FULL 2024 MILLAGE RATE RESOLUTION
(Announcement from Floyd County, GA):The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. in the Community Room, Suite 206 of the...
Cripple Creek Jul 19, 2024

STUDENTS SEEK HEALTH CARE CAREERS THROUGH RISE TO SUCCESS
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):With the support of Atrium Health Floyd, 17 area high school graduates from northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama will seek degrees in health care through th...
Cripple Creek Jul 19, 2024

GNTC HONORS ELECTRICAL LINEWORKER PROGRAM GRADUATES FOR SUMMER 2024
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Ten students graduated on Wednesday, July 17, from Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Electrical Lineworker program during a ce...
Cripple Creek Jul 19, 2024

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: SUMMER JOB MARKET SEES INFLUX OF GRADUATES, SLIGHT RISE IN JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s June unemployment rate was 3.3, up one-tenth from a r...
Cripple Creek Jul 18, 2024



