(Media release from the Exchange Club Family Resource Center): Want to have fun, get exercise, support a valuable community service and promote awareness on child abuse prevention? You can do all these things at once in the Family Resource Center’s Spring Challenge Pickleball tournament, being held April 13 and 14 at the Rome Downtown Racquets Center. …… read more »
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Atrium Health Floyd EMS was named the Georgia EMS Service of The Year during the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association (GEMSA) awards held Tuesday night in Buford. It marked the fourth time Atrium Health Floyd has earned statewide the award. Individual honorees for Atrium Health Floyd EMS include: “We…… read more »
(Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Student Assistant Caroline Cleland ): Berry College will host an eclipse viewing and offer solar eclipse lectures from NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors. The lectures will take place: Professor of Physics and Astronomy Todd Timberlake and Mary Jenkins, a physics student at Berry, will discuss eclipses and…… read more »
Tickets are available for public tours of the Rome Clocktower to be hosted by the Rome Area History Center on Saturday, April 6th. All tours that were originally planned for May, June, September, and October have been canceled because of upcoming SPLOST-funded renovations of the Clocktower, states Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the Georgia’s…… read more »
(Media release from the City of Rome, GA): The Rome City Water Department is committed to ensuring the highest standards of water quality and safety for all residents. Recent concerns raised by tenants at Ashland Park Homes regarding water quality have prompted thorough investigations and immediate actions to address any potential issues. Upon receiving reports…… read more »
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Eight Floyd County Students interviewed/auditioned at the state-level competition for the Governor’s Honors Summer Program. Out of those eight, one student has been selected, and three students were put on the alternate list. Thomas Patterson, a junior from Model High School, has been named a finalist in the…… read more »
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Floyd County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Glenn White, has named Dena Tracy assistant principal at Alto Park Elementary School. “I am honored and excited to have been selected as Assistant Principal of Alto Park Elementary School,” said Dena Tracy. “Floyd County Schools has been a part of my life…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources): As spring warms up, snakes are moving and Daniel Sollenberger’s phone is ringing. As state herpetologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sollenberger is a go-to for snake questions. In the spring, most of those questions center on two topics: What species is this and…… read more »
(Media release from American Red Cross, Georgia Region): Join the American Red Cross for its 10th annual Giving Day on Wednesday, March 27. Giving Day is an opportunity for local communities to come together on one day to help families impacted by a home fire or other disaster who urgently need Red Cross services to get…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): The Spring Plant Sale at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), an annual tradition in Rome, will be held April 8-11. The sale will begin on Monday, April 8, at 8 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. The sale will continue Tuesday, April 9, through Thursday, April 11, from…… read more »