Category Archives: Local News
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE BELOW $3 A GALLON
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average continues to drop at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.96 p...
Oct 30, 2023
AAA OFFERS SAFETY REMINDERS FOR HALLOWEEN
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Halloween is one of the deadliest days of the year for pedestrians. AAA reminds drivers to expect more pedestrians on the road, as millions of children a...
Oct 30, 2023
EARLY VOTING IN NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION CONTINUES FOR ONE MORE WEEK
This is the last week of early voting in the November 7th general election. Floyd County voters may cast their advance in-person ballots at either of two locations in Rome - the Elections Office, 18 E...
Oct 30, 2023
FLOYD COUNTY SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS NAMED GOVERNOR’S HONORS DISTRICT FINALISTS, ADVANCE IN SELECTION PROCESS
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA):22 of Floyd County Schools' (FCS) students were selected as district finalists and will advance in the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) selection pro...
Oct 30, 2023
AG COMMISSIONER TYLER HARPER ANNOUNCES ERADICATION OF THREE ADDITIONAL YELLOW-LEGGED HORNETS NESTS, NEW BIWEEKLY YLH NEWSLETTER
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture):Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and the Georgia Department of Agriculture late last week announced the discovery and eradicatio...
Oct 30, 2023
CHIAHA HARVEST FAIR SLATED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE COOSA VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS
The Chiaha Harvest Fair will take place at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm both days.The 58th annual event will feature arts and crafts, tasty food, ki...
Oct 27, 2023
EARLY VOTING IN NOVEMBER 7TH ELECTION TO BE OFFERED THIS WEEKEND
Floyd County voters will have opportunities this weekend to cast advance in-person ballots in the November 7th general election at the Elections Office, 18 East 12th Street in Rome. Early voting will ...
Oct 27, 2023
WRITER/DIRECTOR ETHAN HAWKE TO BE ON HAND FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SET FOR NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH 5TH
(Media release from the Rome International Film Festival):The 2023 Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) runs from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5, including more than 125 film screenings and bringing th...
Oct 27, 2023
GA AG CARR JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION IN FILING SUIT AGAINST META FOR HARMFUL EFFECTS ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr):Attorney General Chris Carr on Tuesday joined a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in filing suit against Meta ...
Oct 25, 2023
GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AWARDS GRANT FUNDING TO 87 ORGANIZATIONS
(Media release from the Georgia Council for the Arts):Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, on Tuesday announced the recipients of fiscal yea...
Oct 25, 2023
