Media release from New Echota State Historic Site: New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting Girl Scouts Loves State Parks Day on Saturday, September 13th, 2025. This event will take place all day with special tours at 10a.m. and 1p.m. with the Cherokee Phoenix Print shop open from 10 AM- 2:30 PM. This…… read more »
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GEORGIA STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES OFFER WAYS TO COOL DOWN DURING THE FINAL DAYS OF SUMMER AND LOOK FORWARD TO AN INFLUX OF LABOR DAY VISITORS
Here is a friendly reminder from Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites – it is still Summer. If you need a place to stay cool, state parks have much to offer. Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator, says that options include swimming beaches at lakes and even pools. Georgians may also beat the heat by visiting…… read more »
HUMAN REMAINS LOCATED NEAR BRIDGE IN ROME
Media release from the Rome, GA Police Department: On Thursday morning, the Georgia Department of Transportation was conducting a routine bridge inspection near U.S. Highway 27 and John Davenport Drive, by the old Car Mart, when inspectors observed what appeared to be human remains near the waterway. Rome Police Department officers responded to the scene…… read more »
GOHS: “HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER” CAMPAIGN STARTS MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH
Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety: State and local law enforcement officers are warning everyone to make the right decision to never drive over the legal limit or risk going to jail. The warning comes prior to the start of the 34th annual “Hands Across the Border” drunk and drugged driving enforcement…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Redmond has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. AdventHealth Redmond is proud…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: METRO ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA SEE SLIGHT RISES IN JULY UNEMPLOYMENT
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9% in July, up two-tenths over the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 4.3%. “Our greatest strength is our people and the businesses that call Georgia home,” said…… read more »
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – COOSA VALLEY SEEKS GOLFERS TO PARTICIPATE IN DRIVE ONE FORE! HABITAT GOLF TOURNAMENT ON OCTOBER 6TH, WORLD HABITAT DAY
Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley invites area golfers to register now for the 6th annual Drive One FORE! Habitat Golf Tournament, scheduled to take place on Monday, October 6th – World Habitat Day – at Meadow Lakes Golf Course in Cedartown. Betsy Allgood, Executive Director, states that proceeds will be used to build homes…… read more »
U.S. NAVY BLUE ANGELS HEADLINE THE 2025 WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA AIR SHOW
Media release from BBIG Marketing: The 2025 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show will take flight at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA on Oct. 17-19. The event will feature headlining performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. “We hosted our first event in 2012 and have incorporated improvements, enhancements, and new features to continue to offer…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH, GNTC HOST FIRST NURSING ORIENTATION UNDER NEW PARTNERSHIP
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: AdventHealth and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) held an orientation for students enrolled in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program on Friday, Aug. 15, as part of a new collaboration to increase the number of nurses in the northwest Georgia region. Representatives from AdventHealth—along with GNTC Nursing…… read more »
THE SALVATION ARMY OF ROME, GA IS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON
It may be August, but The Salvation Army of Rome, GA is already thinking about the holiday season. Major Hank Harwell, Corps Officer, says that plans are currently being made for the annual Red Kettle Campaign, the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Volunteers are sought to ring bells at local stores during the campaign,…… read more »