Category Archives: Local News

Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation is accepting applications for the 2026 Community Impact Grant cycle. The deadline for submitting proposals for the annual gr...

Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office: Secretary Raffensperger issued the following Call for Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 14: "Notice is ...

The 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly will commence Monday, January 12th at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Katie Dempsey of Rome, Representative for the 13th District in the Georgia House of...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's unemployment rate for November 2025 was 3.5%, up slightly from a revised 3.4% ...

Northwest Georgia Charter Academy is hiring! Applications are available at www.nwgacharteracademy.org for a variety of vacancies. Dr. Dawn Williams, Superintendent/Principal, encourages interested par...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: Two Georgia Lottery players won $50,000 each in the Jan. 3 Powerball drawing by matching four of the five white-ball numbers and the Powerball. Thos...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health: Flu activity is widespread and severe in Georgia, and cases are likely to increase following the holidays and as Georgians return to work an...

Media release from the American Red Cross of Georgia: The American Red Cross is teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in lifesaving care. Donors are urged to make...

Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group: ATLANTA (January 5, 2026)- Georgia drivers are paying less at the pump, yet global market volatility could shift prices again. Recent events in Venezuela ...

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 16th and continuing throug...