Category Archives: Local News

(Media release from Floyd County Emergency Management): Authorities will close Alabama Highway at Plant Hammond on Saturday morning in advance of the scheduled demolition of smoke stacks at Georgia Power. The river behind the facility will also be closed as well as Foster Mill Road at the Coosa River bridge. The highway closure will begin…… read more »

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in August, up five-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.4 percent. “August unemployment numbers continue to reinforce the strength of a vibrant Georgia economy,” said…… read more »

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture): Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper on Thursday announced, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Georgia (UGA), the discovery and destruction of a second yellow-legged hornet’s nest on Wilmington Island near Savannah, GA. The first live detection of a yellow-legged hornet…… read more »

(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Surgical Technology program graduates weave their knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, tools and technologies to support a surgeon in the operating room. Working under a surgeon’s supervision, surgical technologists set up, organize, test and ensure sterilization of operating room equipment and minimize patients’…… read more »

Communities in Schools of Rome-Floyd County continues to seek mentors and volunteers to invest in the lives of local students. Gregory Wooten, Executive Director, asserts that training is provided to those who are willing to serve. Ceporah Wiggins, who recently joined the CIS staff as Site Coordinator, says that it is important for this community…… read more »