(Media release from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety): The Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Lyft are joining with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to help prevent drunk driving deaths during the New Year’s Eve holiday weekend.GHSA has awarded GOHS a $20,000 grant to fund ride credits for Lyft account holders during…… read more »
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AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE SEES UPTICK FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average increased at the pump. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.01 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 22 cents more than a month ago, and 31 cents more than this time last year. It…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY URGES MOTORISTS TO DRIVE SAFELY OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAYS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety): As the Christmas and New Year’s holidays rapidly approach, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Motor Carrier Compliance (MCCD) Officers across the state are preparing for the back-to-back holiday weekends and will conduct high visibility patrols on the heaviest travel days to remind motorists to drive…… read more »
GOHS JOINS GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REMIND DRIVERS TO DRIVE SOBER OR RISK GETTING PULLED OVER
(Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety): Keep the Christmas cheer from behind the steering wheel this year or risk spending the holidays in a jail cell. That is the message the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety delivered during their annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Holiday Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention…… read more »
TOLES, TEMPLE & WRIGHT ‘AGENTS OF CHEER’ GIFT TOYS AND CLOTHING TO LOCAL KIDS IN NEED
(Photo release from Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.) Santa’s Rome-based team of elves at Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc. has been out and about spreading the spirit of the season this week. As part of the real estate company’s annual Christmas service project, each agent and broker made contributions to fund, shop for, and deliver…… read more »
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2024 LEPRECHAUN-A-THON, SET FOR MARCH 16TH
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Rome’s most fun and festive 5K returns with all the glowing, foamy goodness on Saturday, March 16, 2024, as the Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk presented by Atrium Health Floyd runs through downtown. The race begins on First Avenue near Bridgepoint Plaza and includes portions of the Kingfisher…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has announced that Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month. The unemployment rate was three-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “This holiday season, the greatest gift we can give Georgians…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO SUSPEND LANE CLOSURES FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY TRAVEL
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation): In anticipation of heightened travel during the upcoming holiday season, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has declared a temporary suspension of lane closures along Georgia interstates, major state routes and roadways near major shopping centers, malls, or districts. The suspension will start at 5 a.m.…… read more »
AAA TO ACTIVATE TOW-TO-GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA is working to keep impaired drivers off the road this holiday season. Friday night, the Auto Club Group will activate its Tow to Go program in Georgia and other select states. “If you’re faced with the decision of driving impaired, put down those keys and pick up…… read more »
CRAVEN NAMED GNTC’S ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR A SECOND TIME
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Karen Craven, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Floyd County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Adult Education Teacher of the Year for 2024. She also received the award in 2023. Craven characterized Adult Education as “the best of traditional schools, home school and…… read more »