Category Archives: Local News

The Floyd County Emergency Management Agency’s SAFE Academy will return in 2024. This free emergency preparedness training was very popular among locals in 2023. This year’s course will in...

Over 100 people jumped into the chilly waters of Rolater Lake on a chilly New Year’s Day at the 2024 Cave Spring Polar Plunge hosted by the Cave Spring Historical Society.Jim Hellreigel, Cave Sp...

(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):The Georgia gas price average is expected to continue its downward trend during the week. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of&nb...

(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond):To kick off the new year and inspire people living in Northwest Georgia to take charge of their health, AdventHealth Redmond, together with local health and w...

Rome’s MLK Commission invites the public to a host of events to celebrate the life and legacy of late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. starting on Friday, January 12th and continuing ...

(Media release from the Georgia Archives):The Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn presentation, Georgia’s Music Tradition Continues by Jeremy Powell, will be held onsite. The presentation is on F...

The Cave Spring Historical Society will welcome 2024 with the annual Cave Spring Polar Plunge on Monday, January 1st. Participants will jump into the chilly waters of Rolater Lake at 12 pm. The cost t...

(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation):More than 800 colorful blasts will light the sky to usher in 2024 as Atrium Health Floyd will again sponsor the New Year's Eve Fireworks show on Su...

(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):AAA is working to keep impaired drivers off the road this holiday season. The Auto Club Group has activated its Tow to Go program in Georgia an...

(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 Wal...