Category Archives: Local News
GEORGIA DHS AND DCH URGE 2.7 MILLION MEDICAID MEMBERS TO KEEP CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATED AS REDETERMINATION BEGINS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Human Services):The State of Georgia will begin checking eligibility for all Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids members once again in April with the fir...
Apr 05, 2023
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SILENT AUCTION FEATURES BOOKS WITH A RELIGIOUS THEME IN HONOR OF EASTER
(Announcement from the Friends of the Library):The Friends of the Library is offering, in honor of Easter, three showcases of books with a religious theme–especially related to the Scriptures, C...
Apr 05, 2023
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME GEARING UP FOR ANNUAL HERB AND PLANT SALE, SET FOR APRIL 15TH AND 16TH
Local gardeners will be able to stock up for Spring and support a National Historic Landmark during the annual Herb and Plant Sale to be hosted by the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home on April 15th ...
Apr 04, 2023
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD RN BRITTANY SAULS EARNS DAISY AWARD
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):"Extraordinary" was the term a frightened patient used to describe Brittany Sauls, a registered nurse at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center.The clinical care a...
Apr 04, 2023
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION POSTS ELA STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Education):Click this link to view the draft standards and provide feedback –Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards Review Survey (georgiast...
Apr 04, 2023
GEORGIA’S ROME SPRING ART MARKET SET FOR THIS WEEKEND AT THE ROME CIVIC CENTER
(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism):Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism invites the public to the 2023 Georgia's Rome Spring Art Market, held April 1 and 2, at the Rome Civic ...
Mar 31, 2023
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER CELEBRATES LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES, CONGRATULATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON PRODUCTIVE SESSION
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office):Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger celebrated a series of successes in the 2023 General Assembly. Raffensperger saw his prio...
Mar 31, 2023
FCPD AWARDED H.E.A.T. GRANT
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):The Floyd County Police Department is one of 21 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant...
Mar 31, 2023
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: ROME, NWGA SEE DROP IN FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4 percent in February, down two-tenths of a pe...
Mar 30, 2023
STATE REP MATT BARTON OF CALHOUN TOUTS PROPERTY TAX GRANT RELIEF PROGRAM
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives Press Office):State Representative Matt Barton (R-Calhoun) touts the Property Tax Relief Grant program funding included in House Bill 18, the A...
Mar 30, 2023
