Category Archives: Local News
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE CONTINUES TO DROP AHEAD OF THE NEW YEAR
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average continues to decrease at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.70&nb...
Dec 28, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: ROME, NWGA SEE DROP IN NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent in November, down four-tenths of a perc...
Dec 22, 2022
GEORGIA PREPARES FOR FREEZING WEATHER, DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY
(Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency):The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency is working with state partners and communicating with l...
Dec 22, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORS OFFICERS OF THE YEAR FOR 2022
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):Two senior investigators have been honored for their empathy and teamwork in solving a murder that initially began as a missing person report in...
Dec 22, 2022
ROME-FLOYD PLANNING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINES
(Media release from the City of Rome, GA):The Rome Floyd Planning Department will be changing the submission deadlines of the Planning Commission (PC), Board of Adjustments (BOA) and Historic Preserva...
Dec 22, 2022
GOHS: KEEP HOLIDAYS SAFE AND SOBER BEHIND THE WHEEL
(Media release from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety):The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, state and local law enforcement, Georgia Association of Broadcasters, AAA Georgia and ...
Dec 20, 2022
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD NURSE HELPS FAMILY DURING TIME OF GRIEF, EARNS DAISY AWARD
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Sometimes the compassion a nurse shows family members during a time of grief is almost as impactful as the care provided to a patient.Sarah Siniard, a register...
Dec 20, 2022
AG CARR: GEORGIA JOINS $3.1 BILLION NATIONAL SETTLEMENT WITH WALMART TO RESOLVE OPIOID EPIDEMIC ALLEGATIONS
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr):Attorney General Chris Carr on Monday announced that the State of Georgia has joined the $3.1 billion national settlement...
Dec 20, 2022
UGA: SCIENTISTS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM NORTH GEORGIA OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS TO TRACK BIRD DNA
(Media release from University of Georgia Media Relations, written by Kristen Morales):A new project at the University of Georgia is investigating the declining ruffed grouse population in North Georg...
Dec 20, 2022
AAA: GEORGIANS CONTINUE TO FIND RELIEF AT THE PUMPS
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average continues to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.78&nbs...
Dec 19, 2022
