(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Cancer patients and survivors are invited to participate in a free, creative journaling program sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd Arts in Medicine and Cancer Navigators. “This will be an opportunity for them to express their feelings and thoughts about their life since their cancer diagnosis in a supportive group…… read more »
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ROME LITTLE THEATRE TO PRESENT ‘NEWSIES JR’ AUGUST 18-27, AUDITIONS FOR ‘ELF, THE MUSICAL’ SET FOR AUGUST 21-22
(Media release from Rome Little Theatre): Rome Little Theatre’s production of Newsies Jr. will run August 18-27, 2023 at the DeSoto Theater. Disney’s Newsies Jr. is a version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, Newsies Jr. features a Tony Award-winning score by…… read more »
YOUNG ROMAN RAISES OVER $20,000 FOR LOCAL YOUTH HOME
(Media release from Open Door Home): The Open Door Home of Rome would like to thank the community for its support of Whit’s Annual Cookie and Lemonade stand. ODH is especially grateful to Whit Molnar for his long-standing fundraiser for the home. Molnar was only four years old when he had the idea for the…… read more »
CELEBRATING HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS WITH ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD AND GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Atrium Health Floyd and Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently entered into a partnership to increase the number of health sciences student positions at the college and grow the number of nurses entering the workforce in Northwest Georgia. On Wednesday, August 16, the Atrium Health Floyd School of Health Sciences at Georgia…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS: ELLIS ROAD CLOSURE HAS BEEN EXTENDED
(Announcement from Floyd County Public Works): The closure of Ellis Road for road construction has been extended through the weekend. Officials say the closure may likely continue until Tuesday August 22, 2023 at 4 p.m. Floyd County Public Works has been working on Ellis Road since August 15, but extenuating circumstances have slowed the repair…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS FIRM, REMAINS BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s July unemployment rate remained steady at 3.2 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.2 percent in June. The unemployment rate is also three-tenths lower than the national average. “Georgia’s economic resilience hinges on a delicate balance between job creation…… read more »
HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR MEN + WOMEN TO RETURN SET FOR THIS SATURDAY
The 2023 Health Initiative for Men + Women will be held on Saturday from 8 am to noon at the Floyd County Health Department, located at 16 East 12th Street in Rome. The annual event will be presented by the 100 Black Men of Rome-Northwest Georgia and Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition, with support of…… read more »
GNTC FOUNDATION AWARDS ROME HOME BUILDERS ASSOCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have received the Rome Home Builders Association Scholarship. Ethron “Carl” Crawford and Grant Payne each received the $1,000 scholarship, which rewards academic excellence and provides financial support for students working toward a degree, diploma or certificate in a residential construction-related program,…… read more »
DR. TERRELL JENRETTE NOW TREATING PATIENTS IN ROCKMART
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Dr. Terrell Jenrette thinks the perfect doctor-patient relationship is one where they are both listening. He is now treating adult patients at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine in Rockmart. “If you listen to your patients closely, they will tell you what is wrong with them,” Dr. Jenrette…… read more »
GEORGIA ARCHIVES TO HOST LUNCH AND LEARN ENTITLED ‘THERE IS MY COUNTRY: GEORGIANS WHO FOLLOWED THE SUN’ ON SEPTEMBER 8TH
(Media release from the Georgia Archives): The Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn presentation, “There Is My Country: Georgians Who Followed the Sun,” by Dr. Roger C. Byrd, will be held onsite. The presentation is on Friday, September 8, 2023, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, Ga. The Lunch…… read more »