(Media release from the City of Rome, GA): The Rome Engineering Services Department would like the public to know the South Rome Bridge will have scheduled lane closures on January 29, 30, and 31, 2024 to allow for bridge inspections.This work will not require closure of the bridge but will require the closure of one outside…… read more »
State historic sites will offer free admission on Sunday, February 11th as part of the Georgia History Festival’s ‘Super Museum Sunday’. Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator for Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, recommends a visit to state historic sites like Pickett’s Mill Battlefield in Dallas, New Echota in Calhoun, Chief Vann House in Chatsworth,…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College is proud to announce the students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2023 fall semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, the student must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher during the semester with a course load of at least…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has announced students named to the Fall 2023 President’s List and Dean’s List. To achieve President’s List status, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and attain a minimum of nine semester hours of credit. To make Dean’s List students, must complete a minimum…… read more »
January is observed annually as National Mentoring Month. Communities in Schools of Rome/Floyd County has seen first-hand over the past 30 years that mentors and the act of mentoring are worthy of the observance. Gregory Wooten, Executive Director, enthuses that since 1994, CIS has kept its commitment to empower students in Rome/Floyd County to stay…… read more »
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): A collaborative effort between the Floyd County Investigative Division (FCPD) and Floyd County Public Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) that began on January 12, 2024 has resulted in the arrests of Neil Andrew Klopsch, aged 48, and Cherry Lynn Walker, aged 71, charged with 67 counts of Aggravated…… read more »
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Model Middle School’s (MMS) Brandi Corley has been named the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Music Educator of the Year for District 7. Ms. Corley was recognized and honored this morning for her accolade and accomplishments at a banquet in Athens, Georgia, along with the other 13 district…… read more »
(Media release from Harbin Clinic): Harbin Clinic Vascular Lab Rome is offering life-saving vascular screenings for a special reduced price of $99 for February’s American Heart Month. A Circulation Checkup is a critical heart health evaluation for those who are concerned they may be at risk or have a family history of non-cardiac-related heart diseases. This…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent in December, unchanged from the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 2.8 percent. “Georgia’s success story is nothing short of phenomenal, boasting a blockbuster year with over 5.1 million hardworking…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives Press Office): Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) held a press conference on Wednesday to announce a package of proposed legislation that would bring major tax relief to all Georgians and their families. “Right now, there is no more important issue impacting Georgia families than higher prices as a…… read more »