Category Archives: Local News

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES LANE CLOSURE SUPENSIONS FOR YEAR-END HOLIDAYS
Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation: As Christmas and the New Year's holiday approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is sending out the following trave...
Elizabeth Davis Dec 19, 2025

GA DNR: WILDLIFE POSTER CONTEST CELEBRATES "WILD LITTLE ONES"
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 36th annual Give Wildlife a...
Elizabeth Davis Dec 19, 2025

CAVE SPRING, GA IS READY TO WELCOME HOLIDAY SHOPPERS AND POLAR PLUNGERS
People from all over Floyd County and the surrounding area - the businesses in Cave Spring, GA would love to see you this holiday season. Curtis Burch, local businessman and member of the Cave Spring ...
Elizabeth Davis Dec 18, 2025

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA SAW DIP IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN SEPTEMBER
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 3.3% in S...
Elizabeth Davis Dec 18, 2025

ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD EMS NOW PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS IN THE FIELD
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is advancing care for Floyd County residents with the ability to deploy life-saving blood products on site....
Elizabeth Davis Dec 18, 2025
GNTC HOLDS BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY GRADUATION
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Friends, family and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Gordon County Campus i...
Elizabeth Davis Dec 18, 2025
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS GETTING READY FOR SHERIFF SANTA
The holiday season is approaching, and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office is getting ready for Sheriff Santa.Sheriff Santa teams with Toys for Tots to provide Christmas gifts for local youth and ...
Cripple Creek Nov 03, 2025
FLOYD COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ENCOURAGES VETERANS TO RECORD THEIR DD-214
Media release from the Floyd County, GA Clerk of Superior Court:In recognition of Veterans Day, the Floyd County Clerk of Superior Court Mary Hardin Thornton is encouraging all veterans from every bra...
Cripple Creek Nov 03, 2025
ADVENT HEALTH TO HOST VETERANS DAY EVENTS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond:This Veterans Day, November 11, AdventHealth will give thanks to the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces by offering free meals at several com...
Cripple Creek Nov 03, 2025
GEORGIA’S ROME FILM & ENTERTAINMENT ALLIANCE INVITES THE PUBLIC TO FREE WORKSHOP: "BREAKING INTO ACTING IN GEORGIA"
Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Film & Entertainment Alliance:Georgia's Rome Film & Entertainment Alliance is hosting a free educational workshop, Breaking Into Acting in Geor...
Cripple Creek Nov 03, 2025



