Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: When students in our community returned to school this month, 44 Atrium Health Floyd school nurses joined them on campuses across the area, and one Cedartown mom is particularly grateful. With just two weeks to go in the school year last year, Kayla Shaw received a call from McCaela…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced the first recipients of the new Octaviano and Bertha Perez Scholarship.Jesus Arellano and Jackson Woodard—both students in Construction Management at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun—received the scholarship for the fall 2025 semester.The scholarship was established by Octavio Perez in gratitude to…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a proclamation officially recognizing Sat. Sept. 27, 2025, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) is hosting 11 special events to celebrate, so select an event and plan to join…… read more »
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies continue to warn the public to be on alert for scams. Sheriff Dave Roberson says to beware whenever you receive an email or text that appears suspicious, as it just may be a scammer attempting to obtain your personal information. Older individuals tend to…… read more »
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School senior Kamran Bawa has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Bawa is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists from across the country in the 71st National Merit Scholarship Program. Bawa continues in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Sept. 18, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through…… read more »
Media release from Harbin Clinic: Harbin Clinic is proud to welcome Dr. Gerald “JP” Megna to Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Rome. Megna is a family medicine physician with qualifications in sports medicine. He began seeing patients on Aug. 31. Megna grew up in a close-knit suburb of south Florida and completed his undergraduate degree at…… read more »
Media release from New Echota State Historic Site: In celebration of National Public Lands Day 2025, New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site in Calhoun and the Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are hosting ‘Your State Parks Day 2025’ on Saturday, September 27th, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged…… read more »
The Cave Spring Downtown Development Authority is ‘just dying’ for participants in the first-ever Coffin Race, slated for Saturday, October 18th. The event is described as part DIY derby, part Halloween spectacle, and 100% unforgettable. Curtis Burch, Board Member, says that registration costs $100 for each five-person team and is available online at www.cavespring.ga.gov/events. Specifications…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism: Step aboard… if you dare! The Rome Area History Center invites the community to experience the spine-tingling Haunted on Broad Trolley Tours, returning for two hauntingly fun weekends this October: October 17–18 and October 24–25. Take a trolley ride back in time and uncover Rome’s haunted history…… read more »