Category Archives: Local News
Northwest Georgia Charter Academy Is Still Pre-Enrolling
Northwest Georgia Charter Academy continues to pre-enroll for the 2026-27 school year. Pre-enrollment is now open for grades K-5, according to Dawn Williams, Superintendent/Principal. The academy's Bo...
Mar 06, 2026
South Rome Community Grants Now Open for Applications
Media release from the Community Foundation for Greater Rome: The Community Foundation for Greater Rome and the South Rome Alliance have opened applications for the 2026 South Rome Community Grant Cyc...
Mar 06, 2026 Screenshot
GA DNR: Help Them Soar, Swim, Crawl - Check the Wildlife Checkoff
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Do you enjoy Georgia's wildlife and wild places? This tax season, help native animals, plants and habitats survive and even thrive by co...
Mar 06, 2026
Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2026: IRS Reminds Taxpayers to Watch Out for Dangerous Threats
Media release from the Internal Revenue Service: The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and financial information of...
Mar 06, 2026
Pirelli North America Donates to Berry College Longleaf Pine Restoration Project
Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Associate Emma-Louise Ramus: Pirelli North America has awarded Berry College a $10,000 donation to support the ongoing Longleaf Pine Resto...
Mar 06, 2026 January 29, 2022 Berry College environmental science major, Ciera Heinrich plants a Longleaf pine. Berry students, faculty and staff joined employees from Pirelli North America to plant Long Leaf Pines on BerryÕs campus Saturday January 29, 2022. The volunteers planted more than 1000 trees to kick-start a partnership between Berry College,
Pirelli North America and Georgia chapter of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support the Berry LONGLEAF PINE project: a program that seeks to re-establish a fire-maintained Mountain Longleaf ecosystem on Lavender Mountain, just north of Rome, GA, a few miles away from PirelliÕs North American factory. The partnership is slated to plant 500 acres of Longleaf pines per year. Photo by Brant Sanderlin/ Berry College
Registration Still Open for Leprechaun-A-Thon, Register by March 8th to Guarantee a T-Shirt
Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation: Lucky you! There's still time to register for the 10th Annual Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, proudly sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd and Har...
Mar 05, 2026
Rome International Film Festival Invites Community to Screening of "The Inquisitor - The Story of Barbara Jordan"
The Rome International Film Festival will team up with the Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation and One Community United to present a documentary entitled "The Inquisitor - The Story of Barbara Jordan" ...
Mar 05, 2026
Gesundheit! Here's how to keep the sneezes to a minimum as pollen counts rise
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: As plants begin a new season of growth and bloom, health care providers at Atrium Health Floyd are reminding residents that rising tree pollen levels can trigge...
Mar 05, 2026
GNTC celebrated strengthened partnerships and earned recognition in 2025
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: In 2025, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) entered into strategic partnerships that boost educational opportunities for northwest...
Mar 05, 2026 Advent Health and GNTC partnership signing
Georgia Lottery Player Wins $5 Million Scratcher Prize
Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Georgia Lottery player won the $5 million top prize playing the Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratch-off game. The lucky ticket was purchased at Om Fo...
Mar 05, 2026
