The Noon Optimist Club of Rome, GA will again ‘flip for youth’ during their 65th annual Pancake Breakfast, set for Saturday, November 22nd from 6 am to 11 am at the Rome Civic Center. Daniel Bosarge, chairman, enthuses that the breakfast is a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for the community and the club’s only fundraiser of the…… read more »
Announcement from Floyd County Emergency Management: Effective immediately, Floyd County Public Works is closing Bells Ferry Road at the Woodward Creek Bridge due to excessive wear. Inspectors will continue to evaluate, and we could re-open soon with a reduced load capacity. Floyd County School Board has been notified since this is a bus route. Local…… read more »
Media release from AdventHealth Georgia: As AdventHealth continues to put patients and team members at the center of everything they do, AdventHealth Georgia is pleased to announce two key additions to its leadership team: Paris Dukes as chief people officer and Patricia “Trish” Price as chief nursing officer. These appointments reflect AdventHealth’s continued commitment to…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: The compassionate care nurse Rob Wade showed to a patient at the Atrium Health Floyd Chattooga Emergency Department was noticed by the patient’s mother. “He was the best nurse I have encountered in years,” the woman wrote, nominating Wade for a DAISY Award. “His level of compassion and professionalism…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Five Rome Middle School students posed for photos with families and friends on Tuesday afternoon at Rome High School’s College and Career Academy as the students celebrated signing commitments for a college scholarship. The students and their parents signed the commitments signifying their enrollment in the Realizing Educational…… read more »
The Paradise Garden Foundation invites the public to participate in a guided tour of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville, GA scheduled for Friday, November 21st at 1 pm. Davia Weatherill, Executive Director, enthuses that participants will have a chance to see inside the newly restored World’s Folk Art Church. The tour is free with…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Atrium Health Floyd is celebrating the success of its second mobile mammography coach, which has already had a positive impact in its first six months of service, providing more than 1,700 screening mammograms to women in mostly rural areas of north Georgia and northeastern Alabama. A gathering was held…… read more »
Media release from Shorter University: Shorter University’s Edith Lester Harbin Department of Music is proud to welcome distinguished Fulbright Scholar Dr. Fernando Corvisier for a residency from November 12th –15th, 2025. His visit will include the following events: All events are located in Brookes Chapel at Shorter University, and they are all open to the public at no charge. Brazilian pianist Fernando…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have received the fall 2025 Rome Home Builders Association (RHBA) Scholarship. The RHBA Scholarship rewards academic excellence and provides financial support for students working toward a degree, diploma or certificate in a residential construction-related program, including Air Conditioning Technology, Construction Management,…… read more »
Would you like to make that Thanksgiving meal even more rewarding this year? Start the holiday by participating in the second annual AdventHealth Redmond Rome Turkey Trot 5K Run and 3K Feel Whole Stroll. It is slated for Thursday, November 27th at 9 am at AdventHealth Stadium. Julie Smith, Executive Director of TRED of Rome/Floyd…… read more »