Category Archives: Local News
DON’T FORGET TO BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER ON SATURDAY!
Those who have yet to dispose of their Christmas trees are reminded to Bring One for the Chipper! The annual Bring One for the Chipper event, hosted by Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, is set for Saturday f...
Jan 05, 2023
TWO GNTC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GRADUATES MOVE AHEAD IN THEIR FIELDS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Two men turned to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) mid-career, furthering their knowledge of Business Management to advance alo...
Jan 05, 2023
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 MLK WEEKEND CELEBRATION
The MLK Commission of Rome/Northwest Georgia have announced plans for the 2023 MLK Weekend Celebration to honor the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.Activities will begin next Friday, Ja...
Jan 03, 2023
GEORGIA BEGINS REPATRIATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS FROM ETOWAH INDIAN MOUNDS
(Release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources):The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will soon begin returning artifacts to culturally affiliated tribes from Etowah Indian Moun...
Jan 03, 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The year 2023 has officially arrived! Romans celebrated the conclusion of 2022 and the arrival of this New Year on Saturday night by enjoying the New Year’s Eve Fireworks Extravaganza presented ...
Jan 02, 2023
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD ANNOUNCES FIRST BABY OF 2023
(From Atrium Health Floyd):Congratulations to Rome’s Kirsten Fricks and Cody Ball, whose daughter, Kahlia Angel Ball, was the first baby of the new year Sunday at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Cen...
Jan 02, 2023
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME SEEKS NEW MEMBERS IN THIS NEW YEAR
The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is seeking new members for this New Year.Olivia Cawood, Executive Director, urges the public to support the museum, a National Historic Landmark and one of few p...
Jan 02, 2023
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AWARDED $2,495,831.85 FROM THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO SUPPORT INJURY PREVENTION EFFORTS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health):The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded $2,495,831.85 from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grant fund...
Jan 02, 2023
CARTERSVILLE, GA NATIVE SERVES ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
(From the US Navy Office of Community Outreach):PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2022) Lt. Dylan Colliel, right, from Pensacola, Fla., and Lt. Jesus Lomberti, from Cartersville, Ga., signal an EA-18G Growler, ...
Jan 02, 2023
THE 2022 GEORGIA ELITE CLASSIC ALL-STAR GAMES SLATED TO TAKE PLACE IN ROME
(Media release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism):The 2022 Georgia Elite Classic all-star games will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Historic Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. This...
Dec 28, 2022
