(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Atrium Health Floyd will sponsor free colon and lung cancer screenings on Thursday, May 23, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Charles Hight Community Room and Courtyard off North Fifth Avenue behind Publix. The event will be open to the public as well as residents of the Rome…… read more »
(From Floyd County, GA): Today is Election Day! On Election Day, all 19 polling locations in Floyd County are open from 7AM to 7PM. Check polling location and/or a sample ballot on the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. This is both a General Primary and Nonpartisan Election. Nonpartisan candidates will appear…… read more »
It is graduation time for local high school students! Darlington School held their ceremony on Saturday. Floyd County Schools will hold their graduation ceremonies at these times: tonight at 7:30 pm – Armuchee High, Wednesday night at 7:30 pm – Pepperell High, Thursday night at 7:30 pm – Coosa High, Friday night at 7 pm…… read more »
(From a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report): The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday that 178 communities were selected to receive 181 grant awards for a total of $231 million in funding for Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant programs. These Brownfields Grants will be used to assess, clean up and redevelop underutilized…… read more »
(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism): The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism invites locals to celebrate the 41st National Travel & Tourism Week. This week celebrates the value travel holds for our economy, businesses and personal well-being and invites locals to gain the full visitor experience by becoming tourists in their own…… read more »
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Dr. Dawn Smiley-Byrd is now seeing patients at Atrium Health Floyd Endocrinology in Taylorsville. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Smiley-Byrd was previously a staff endocrinologist at Northside Hospital and on faculty at Emory University School of Medicine. …… read more »
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): The Georgia gas price average decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.38 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 3 cents less than a week ago, 5 cents less than a month ago, and 12 cents more…… read more »
This Tuesday, May 21st is the day of the general primary/nonpartisan election. Precincts across Floyd County will be open from 7 am to 7 pm. Check voter registration status, find their precincts, and view sample ballots on the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. All local voters with questions may reach out to…… read more »
This week, May 19-25, is observed as National Travel and Tourism Week. Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, attests that tourism has a significant economic impact on Rome and Floyd County. Visitors are drawn to the area by special events, sports, outdoor attractions, film and television, meetings, and more,…… read more »
(Media release from American Red Cross Georgia Region): The American Red Cross provides support to our U.S. military community at every step of their career — from the time a service member takes their oath to navigating life as a veteran and each event in between. You can find Red Cross support of military communities…… read more »