Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces the selection of Chris Harper as the next Director of the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), effective December 1, 2025. Harper has worked with the WRD since 1999, most recently serving as Assistant Chief of Fisheries Management Section. Over his career,…… read more »
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ROME CITY SCHOOLS SHOW GROWTH IN CCRPI SCORES
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Every school in Rome City Schools showed growth across several areas in College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores released by the Georgia Department of Education. Districtwide, Rome City Schools’ elementary schools showed increased scores from 2024 in all four categories measured by the state. The biggest…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS OUTPERFORM STATE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON 2025 CCRPI
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is celebrating exceptional results in the latest College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), once again outperforming state averages across multiple categories. The CCRPI measures performance in Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps (not comparable this year), Readiness, and, for high schools, Graduation Rate. NOTE…… read more »
NOON OPTIMIST CLUB OF ROME, GA TO ‘FLIP FOR YOUTH’ AT 65TH ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON NOVEMBER 22ND
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 »
ROAD CLOSURE: BELLS FERRY ROAD
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 »
ADVENT HEALTH GEORGIA WELCOMES NEW MARKET LEADERS
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 »
NURSE AT CHATTOOGA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EARNS DAISY AWARD
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 »
ROME CITY SCHOOLS NAMES CLASS OF 2030 REACH SCHOLARS
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 »
GUIDED TOUR OF HOWARD FINSTER’S PARADISE GARDEN AND THE NEWLY RESTORED FOLK ART CHURCH SET FOR NOVEMBER 21ST
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 »
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD’S SECOND MAMMOGRAPHY COACH HAVING IMPACT
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 »