Category Archives: Local News

(Media release from the AARP Foundation):Starting on February 3rd, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will provide in-person returns at the Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, each Saturday from 10:30 ...

Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden, located at 200 North Lewis Street in Summerville, has announced the opening of a new exhibit "Behind the Brain of a Genius: Finster’s Cut-Outs, Dimensions...

(Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety):The newly released "2021 Rural and Urban Comparison" Georgia Traffic Safety Factsheet from the Governor's Office of Highway S...

Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites encourage the public to Explore More in 2024.Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator, attests that it is good to get outside. Parks and historic sites across the...

(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated eight of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award...

(From the Rome Police Department, GA):The Rome City Commission and City Manager Sammy Rich recognized dozens of City of Rome employees on Monday night for decades of service as well as educational acc...

(Release from the Rome, GA City Schools):The Rome City Schools Pre-Kindergarten program is funded by the GA State Lottery, is governed by Bright from the Start, and is supplemented by the RCS District...

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health):The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated resident of the metro Atlanta area. The in...

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s December unemployment rate held steady at 3.4 percent, unchange...

Here’s a reminder to Floyd County residents that the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, 412 Lavender Drive in Rome, will host its first Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event for 2...