(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): On Tuesday, the Aspen Institute named Georgia Highlands College (GHC) as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of strong performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000…… read more »
(Media release from Elevation House): Two local nonprofits, Elevation House and LivingProof Recovery, plan to join forces to maximize support and increase the likelihood of long-term recovery in Rome and Floyd County. The two organizations have recognized the extreme need for synergy of support to serve those living with a dual diagnosis (substance use disorder…… read more »
The Exchange Club Family Resource Center encourages runners and walkers to save the date for Saturday, August 17th. The 2024 Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K Road Race & 2-Mile Health Walk will take place that morning. Tina Bartleson, FRC Executive Director, says that race registration will open at the end of June with a discount…… read more »
(Media release from Rome, GA City Schools): Rome High School Senior Bo Bushnell has been selected to serve on the Georgia High School Association Student Advisory Council. Bushnell is quite active at Rome High School both as an athlete and as a student. Bushnell has a 4.52 GPA in the classroom. He is also a…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) police officer has been recognized for his quick actions that saved a 4-year-old boy from drowning. Sgt. Bruce Franks said he and his wife Kayla, a GNTC Police lieutenant, attended an Easter egg hunt and party for children at a friend’s house.…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Georgia Highlands College (GHC) alumnae Avery Pope is following her dreams and applying what she has learned in the Entrepreneurship Pathway at GHC to her business, Ginny Bird, which opened its new location in Downtown Dallas earlier this year. Described by Avery as “a youthful women’s clothing store with a confident and…… read more »
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): “We met as strangers and said goodbye as family.” Bedside nurses don’t always get that kind of praise from family members who go through the heartbreak of watching a loved one pass in the hospital. Those words were meant for Dakota Rogers, a registered nurse in Atrium Health Floyd…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health): The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is closing all remaining COVID-19 community testing sites. The last day to be tested for COVID-19 at a community testing site will be June 30, 2024. COVID-19 testing kiosks are now located throughout the state. In most locations, these…… read more »
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): The Georgia gas price average decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.29 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 7 cents less than a week ago, 14 cents less than a month ago, and 2 cents more than this time…… read more »
Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below: The Floyd County…… read more »