(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average is finally on the decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.63 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 3 cents less than a week ago, 35 cents more than a month ago,…… read more »
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ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET
The Rome City Commission will meet this evening 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. An agenda is posted online at www.romega.us; the link to access a live stream of the meeting is also available on that…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD RECYCLING CENTER TO HOST HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ELECTRONICS COLLECTION EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 9TH
The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, located at 412 Lavender Drive, will host a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Event on Saturday, September 9th from 9 am until 3 pm. Appointments are required and may be scheduled via the SignUpGenius link at www.floydcountyga.gov or by calling the center at (706) 291-5266. Household hazardous waste usually collected…… read more »
GNTC FOUNDATION AWARDS FALL SCHOLARSHIPS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $30,150 in grants and scholarships for fall semester 2023 to 38 students. Each scholarship included an award between $350 and $1,500 to assist in paying for fall semester at GNTC. “We applaud these outstanding students for their academic excellence,” said Dr.…… read more »
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER TO HOST FINANCIAL LITERACY WEBINAR “RETHINK YOUR MONEY: BUILDING YOUR FINANCIAL TOOLBOX” ON AUGUST 23RD
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Secretary of State): Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is announcing that She Leads will be hosting the fifth webinar of the year “ReThink Your Money: Building Your Financial Toolbox.” This free webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 23 at 6pm. Registration is free and open to all…… read more »
LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL PARTICIPATE IN 2023 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
Local public safety personnel participated in the ’23 Emergency Action Plan exercise at the Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant located in northern Floyd County earlier this week. Tim Herrington, Director of Floyd County Emergency Management, attests that the exercise was intended to prepare first responders to respond if a dam breach were ever to occur in…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP: JULY NON-MOTOR FUEL TAX REVENUES UP 5.0 PERCENT, NET REVENUES UP 13.1 PERCENT
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for the first month of FY 2024 totaled nearly $2.50 billion, for an increase of $289.3 million, or 13.1 percent, over July 2022 when net tax collections totaled almost $2.21 billion. $179.5 million of this increase, or 62 percent,…… read more »
HARBIN CLINIC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORKPLACE CULTURE AND OPERATIONS, SPEAKS AT ARCH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SUMMIT
(Media release from Harbin Clinic): Harbin Clinic OB-GYN and Associate Medical Director of Clinical Informatics Dr. Marc Dean and Sr. Clinical Applications Team Lead Shelia Janice recently spoke at the KLAS Arch Collaborative Learning Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Harbin Clinic spoke on its organizational successes in regard to workplace culture and electronic health…… read more »
ROME, GA NATIVE SERVES WITH U.S. NAVY FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON, SUPPORTING MARITIME MISSIONS AROUND THE GLOBE
(Media release from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Community Outreach, written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel): Lt. Cmdr. Emily Barrale, a native of Rome, Georgia, serves with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 51, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Barrale, a 2005 graduate of Armuchee High School, graduated from…… read more »
GDOL: LABOR COMMISSIONER BRUCE THOMPSON RETURNS MILLIONS IN UNREMITTED FUNDS TO THE GEORGIA STATE TREASURY
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson hosted a press conference on Thursday at the Georgia Department of Labor to reveal the findings of a comprehensive internal audit, which uncovered $105,170,178.20 in unremitted funds that began accumulating in fiscal year 2014 during the tenure of former Labor Commissioner Mark…… read more »