Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below. The Floyd County…… read more »
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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BALLET MAGNIFICAT! TO BRING THE SCARLET CORD TO THE ROME CITY AUDITORIUM
(Media release from Show Savvy Productions): The internationally acclaimed Ballet Magnificat! returns to the Rome City Auditorium on Friday, March 8th with Rome native Isaac Brackett among its company of dancers. The troupe of dancers will present a compelling story set in the Cold War Era Communist Soviet Union. The Rome visit is bookended by…… read more »
GBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ROME, GA
(Media release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation): At the request of the Rome Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Rome, Georgia. Kelvin Gerard Jackson, age 34, of Augusta, GA, died in the incident. No officers were injured. The preliminary information indicates on Friday, February 23, 2024, at about 11:10 a.m.,…… read more »
FLOYD EMA URGES LOCALS TO PARTICIPATE IN SKYWARN BASIC STORM SPOTTER TRAINING
The Floyd County Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Rome and Floyd County residents to participate in the Spring 2024 Skywarn Basic Storm Spotter Training that will be offered virtually by the National Weather Service, starting on Monday. Tim Herrington, Floyd EMA Director, says that participants may download a certificate upon completion of the training. The…… read more »
ALTO PARK MEDIA SPECIALIST NAMED FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS’ MEDIA SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Ashlee Swanson has been named Floyd County Schools’ Library Media Specialist of the Year for 2024. Ashlee is the Library Media Specialist at Alto Park Elementary School where she began her career in Floyd County Schools five years ago. During her career at Alto Park Elementary, Ms. Swanson…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY’S SCOTTY HANCOCK APPOINTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
(From the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Thursday announced the appointment and re-appointment of numerous Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Floyd County’s Scotty E. Hancock has been appointed to the Board of Juvenile Justice. Hancock represents Post 5 on the Floyd County Board of Commissioners and is…… read more »
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION: PARDON OUR SMOKE
(Media release from the Georgia Forestry Commission): You may notice smoke rising over Georgia this weekend and into March. That’s because land managers working to enhance wildlife habitat and forested areas will be taking advantage of good weather conditions to do “prescribed burning.” Prescribed burns are known as “good fires,” whereas uncontrolled and accidental fires…… read more »
GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES ITS 2024 SESSION
The 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly is rapidly approaching Crossover Day. It is the date by which bills must move from one legislative chamber to the other; any bills that fail to do so will no longer be taken into consideration for this session. Sine Die – the final legislative day – will…… read more »
GEORGIA RANKS 16TH IN NATION FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT PASS RATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Education): Georgia ranks 16th in the nation for the percentage of students passing Advanced Placement (AP) exams, according to data released by the College Board on Wednesday. The percentage of students earning a 3 or higher on an AP exam was 21% for the class of 2023 in…… read more »
GNTC MOVES EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROGRAM TO WHITFIELD-MURRAY CAMPUS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has transferred its Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program from the Catoosa County Campus in Ringgold to the Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton. GNTC began offering EMT classes—which serve Dual Enrollment and traditional students—in fall 2023. Moving the EMT program to the Whitfield Murray Campus…… read more »