Category Archives: Local News
GNTC SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES SET UP OPERATING ROOM FOR PROCEDURES, GUARD PATIENTS AGAINST INFECTION
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Surgical Technology program graduates weave their knowledge of human anatomy, surgical ...
Sep 21, 2023
CAVE SPRING PIG-OUT BBQ COOK OFF AND CAR SHOW SET FOR THIS SATURDAY
The 2023 Cave Spring Pig-Out BBQ Cook Off and Car Show are slated for this Saturday, September 23rd from 10 am until 3 pm at Rolater Park in Cave Spring. Admission is $5. The first 100 to enter the ga...
Sep 20, 2023
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF ROME-FLOYD COUNTY SEEKS MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF LOCAL STUDENTS
Communities in Schools of Rome-Floyd County continues to seek mentors and volunteers to invest in the lives of local students.Gregory Wooten, Executive Director, asserts that training is provided to t...
Sep 20, 2023
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD NAMES SEPTEMBER DAISY WINNER
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Alliee Howell was in just the right spot when a mother with a baby boy being cared for in Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was...
Sep 20, 2023
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE DROPPED 17 CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average continues to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.39&nbs...
Sep 18, 2023
GEORGIA’S ADJUSTED AUGUST TAX REVENUES DOWN 4.8%
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):The State of Georgia's tax collections during the month of August totaled $2.28 billion for a decrease of $25.4 million, or -1.1 percent, co...
Sep 18, 2023
JOINT TAX CREDIT REVIEW PANEL TO HOLD THIRD MEETING
(Announcement from the Georgia Senate Press Office):On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Joint Tax Credit Review Panel, Co-Chaired by Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R - Rome) and Representative Shaw Black...
Sep 18, 2023
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD: CHATTOOGA NATIVE NAMED CLINICAL MANAGER OF NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Matt Carpenter has a reason to be passionate about the care that will be provided at the stand-alone emergency department scheduled to open later this fall in ...
Sep 18, 2023
ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST ANGIOSCREEN BUS
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond):AdventHealth Redmond is hosting the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus on Monday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 am to 2 pm. The AngioScreen bus will be parked in front of mai...
Sep 18, 2023
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME AWARDED GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home located on Riverside Parkway in Rome has been awarded a $2,300 grant from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council. The money is intended for the organiza...
Sep 15, 2023
