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 gates will get to taste the BBQ. Cook teams will compete for the People’s Choice and…… read more »
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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF ROME-FLOYD COUNTY SEEKS MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF LOCAL STUDENTS
Communities in Schools of Rome-Floyd County continues to seek mentors and volunteers to invest in the lives of local students. Gregory Wooten, Executive Director, asserts that training is provided to those who are willing to serve. Ceporah Wiggins, who recently joined the CIS staff as Site Coordinator, says that it is important for this community…… read more »
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD NAMES SEPTEMBER DAISY WINNER
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Alliee Howell was in just the right spot when a mother with a baby boy being cared for in Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was struggling to breastfeed. “As a new mom trying to learn how to breastfeed and trying to get his blood sugar…… read more »
PEPPERELL ELEMENTARY AMONG 155 SCHOOLS STATEWIDE RECOGNIZED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS LITERACY LEADERS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Education): Knowing the fundamental importance of early literacy and students’ ability to read proficiently by third grade, the Georgia Department of Education is recognizing schools with exceptional achievement or growth in third-grade reading as 2022-2023 Literacy Leaders. Schools with 90% or more of their third-grade students reading at grade level or above…… read more »
FINSTER FEST 2023 SET FOR THIS WEEKEND AT HOWARD FINSTER’S PARADISE GARDEN IN SUMMERVILLE
(Media release from the Paradise Garden Foundation): Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville will host its annual two-day art festival, Finster Fest, this Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd and 24th. Tina Cox, Executive Director of the Paradise Garden Foundation, says that Finster Fest is nationally recognized for its quality of art and music. She adds…… read more »
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ROME ANNOUNCES 2023 GRANT CYCLE
(Media release from The Community Foundation for Greater Rome): The Community Foundation for Greater Rome will kick off its 8th annual grant cycle with a seminar at the Rome-Floyd Chamber of Commerce on October 3rd at 9:00 am. At the seminar, local nonprofits can learn about this year’s grant criteria. “We are emphasizing and weighting…… read more »
FIVE FLOYD COUNTY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ‘MISSION MAKE IT’ ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
(Media release from Floyd County Schools, GA): Nearly three hundred middle school youth and adults gathered at Rock Eagle 4-H Center for Mission Make-It: The Georgia 4-H Engineering Challenge on September 9, 2023. Mission Make-It allows youth the opportunity to develop teamwork, communication and critical thinking skills while completing engineering challenges. Floyd County School 4-H…… read more »
GEORGIA’S PRE-K PROGRAM CELEBRATES 31 YEARS OF PROVIDING EARLY EDUCATION
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning): For 13 years, Voices for Georgia’s Children and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning have celebrated quality early learning by hosting Georgia Pre-K Week. Once again, we’re inviting state and local leaders to read to Georgia Pre-K classrooms, October 2nd-6th. Launched in…… read more »
GNTC POLICE CHIEF CARDIN RECEIVES GRANT TO ATTEND TRAINING
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Police Chief Chad Cardin recently received the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police President’s National Conference Grant to attend a police conference. Cardin was selected as one of two Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) lodge presidents awarded the grant, which allowed him to attend the…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE DROPPED 17 CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average continues to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 17 cents less than a week ago, 24 cents less than a month ago, and…… read more »