Category Archives: Local News

GHC PROFESSOR OF HISTORY JAYME FEAGIN SELECTED AS GOVERNOR’S TEACHING FELLOW
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Jayme Feagin, a Professor of History at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), was selected as a Governor's Teaching Fellow for the May 2024 Symposium, “...
Cripple Creek Jun 07, 2024
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CONDUCTS FIVE-YEAR STATUS REVIEWS OF 59 SOUTHEASTERN SPECIES
(Media release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service):As part of the process mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status revie...
Cripple Creek Jun 07, 2024
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ACCEPTING BIDS IN SUMMER AUCTION THROUGH JUNE 29TH
(Announcement from Friends of the Library):In celebration of the end of the school year and the beginning of the library’s Summer Reading Program, the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library is...
Cripple Creek Jun 07, 2024

LIVE MUSIC ON TAP FOR THIS WEEKEND IN ROME, GEORGIA!
Live music is on tap for this weekend in Rome, Georgia!The 2024 First Friday concert series will get underway this Friday, June 7th. Showtime is slated for 7 pm on the Town Green in downtown Rome. Don...
Cripple Creek Jun 06, 2024

CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME TO CONTINUE 2024 SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES ON JUNE 20TH
(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...
Cripple Creek Jun 06, 2024

DISASTER SIMULATION EXERCISE BRINGS REAL-WORLD SCENARIO TO GHC STUDENTS
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Fire, smoke, a helicopter and simulated wreck was visible from the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Floyd Campus as the Atrium Health Floyd School of Heal...
Cripple Creek Jun 06, 2024

RESTORATION ROME CELEBRATES NATIONAL REUNIFICATION MONTH
June is National Reunification Month. It is a time to celebrate reunification of families and its impact on the lives of children who have been in the foster care system, attests Mary Margaret Mauer, ...
Cripple Creek Jun 04, 2024

GHC HEALTH SCIENCE UNDERGRADS HAVE NEW FAST-TRACK TO UWG MASTER’S IN INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WELLNESS
(Story written by Julie Linebeck, University of West Georgia https://www.westga.edu/news/academics/education/ghc-uwg-integrated-health-wellness.php)A new agreement between the University of ...
Cripple Creek Jun 04, 2024

GNTC TO HOST OPEN HOUSE EVENTS ON ALL SIX CAMPUSES
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting an Open House at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the...
Cripple Creek Jun 04, 2024

ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSE WINS DAISY AWARD
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Angelica Hernandez's ability to connect with her patients at Atrium Health Floyd Behavioral Health has not gone unnoticed by those she cares for.From ensuring ...
Cripple Creek Jun 04, 2024



