Category Archives: Local News

CAVE SPRING TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH PARADE ON TUESDAY MORNING, ALONG WITH PAGEANTS, MUSIC, AND FIREWORKS THIS SATURDAY
The 39th annual Cave Spring 4th of July Parade is set for Tuesday morning at 9 am.Participants should line up between 8 am to 8:45 am. Wheeled vehicles line up on Perry Farm Road. Walkers gather at Ca...
Cripple Creek Jun 29, 2023
SPLOST CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO MEET
(Announcement from Floyd County, GA):The 2023 Floyd County SPLOST Citizens Committee will meet Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fire Education Room located at 409 East 12th S...
Cripple Creek Jun 29, 2023

BRUMBELOW NAMED FCS PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA):Floyd County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Glenn White, has announced the promotion of Brooke Brumbelow as the Public Relations Coordinator. "I am very...
Cripple Creek Jun 29, 2023
GEORGIA DOT TO SUSPEND LANE CLOSURES FOR UPCOMING JULY 4TH TRAVEL
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation):The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is suspending lane closures and sharing the best and worst travel days for the upco...
Cripple Creek Jun 29, 2023

AAA ACTIVATES ‘TOW-TO-GO’ IN GEORGIA FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):As AAA prepares to rescue more than 393,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Independence Day weekend, it will also provide free servic...
Cripple Creek Jun 29, 2023
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT: THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO ENJOY FIREWORKS THIS 4TH OF JULY IS TO CHECK OUT A PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY
Independence Day is one week away. Americans will inevitably celebrate the occasion with fireworks.Shasta Farrer, a Life and Fire Safety Educator with the Rome-Floyd County Fire Department, attests th...
Cripple Creek Jun 27, 2023

LINDALE, GA TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH FESTIVAL, PARADE, AND CAR SHOW ON SATURDAY, JULY 1ST
(Announcement from Restoration Lindale, Inc):The 8th Annual Lindale Independence Day Celebration Parade, Festival, and Car Show is set for this Saturday July 1st from 9 am to 1 pm.Parade is FREELineup...
Cripple Creek Jun 27, 2023
KIKI’S KIDS CAMP OFFERS FUN AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG DIABETICS
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):A comment from 7-year-old Abby Turner about her brother might have been the best comment to capture the gentle spirit of Kiki's Kids Camp, a four-day event for...
Cripple Creek Jun 27, 2023
AG COMMISSIONER TYLER HARPER RESTORES GDA’S STATUS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, HIRES HARLAN PROVEAUX AS INSPECTOR GENERAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Office of Communications):Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has successfully ...
Cripple Creek Jun 27, 2023

AAA: RECORD-BREAKING TRAVEL VOLUMES EXPECTED FOR JULY 4TH WEEKEND
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgians will travel in record numbers for Independence Day. AAA forecasts more than 1.6 million Georgians will take at least one tr...
Cripple Creek Jun 26, 2023



