Category Archives: Local News
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TUESDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session tonight at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. Their caucus will begin at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. The agenda is post...
Sep 25, 2023
SCRAP TIRE AMNESTY DAYS TO RETURN OCTOBER 20TH AND 21ST
Scrap Tire Amnesty Days will return in October to the GE Plant, located at 1389 Redmond Circle in Rome. Hours are 12 pm to 5 pm on Friday, October 20th and and 8 am to 2 pm on Saturday, October 21st.T...
Sep 25, 2023
WAYS TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 GENERAL ELECTION
Floyd County officials endeavor to communicate early and often regarding ways to vote in the November 7, 2023 general election. Here are some things for local voters to keep in mind –Early In-Pe...
Sep 25, 2023
ADVENT HEALTH GEORGIA CHALLENGES COMMUNITY TO LIGHT PORCHES PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS IN OCTOBER
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond):Throughout the month of October, the AdventHealth cancer care teams are challenging our community once again to light porches pink across Northwest Georgia to...
Sep 25, 2023
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES IN ROME, NWGA
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in August, up five-tenths of a perce...
Sep 21, 2023
KIDS FISHING RODEO TO HIGHLIGHT OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAY ON SATURDAY AT JAMES H. ‘SLOPPY’ FLOYD STATE PARK IN SUMMERVILLE
Outdoor Adventure Day is set for this Saturday, September 23rd at James H. ‘Sloppy’ Floyd State Park in Summerville. Hours are 9 am to 3 pm.Katy Gramling, Park Ranger, says that this event...
Sep 21, 2023
AG COMMISSIONER TYLER HARPER ANNOUNCES ERADICATION OF SECOND YELLOW-LEGGED HORNET’S NEST IN GEORGIA
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture):Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper on Thursday announced, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U...
Sep 21, 2023
HATS OFF FOR HOLLY! A HARBIN CLINIC PATIENT’S MOVING STORY FOR LYMPHOMA AWARENESS MONTH
(Media release from Harbin Clinic):Last July, Holly Avidan's world stopped when a surgical biopsy on her lymph node revealed she had stage three follicular lymphoma. She began seeing Harbin Clinic Onc...
Sep 21, 2023
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
