Category Archives: Local News
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO GATHER MONDAY EVENING
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session this evening at City Hall (City Auditorium) on Broad Street. They will meet for a caucus session at 5 pm in the Sam King Room; it will be followed...
Dec 19, 2022
CITY OF ROME ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The City of Rome’s Administrative Offices will be closed Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th in observance of Christmas and on Monday, January 2nd of 2023 to welcome the New Year, ac...
Dec 19, 2022
BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM SET FOR JANUARY 7TH, 2023
Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will host the annual Bring One for the Chipper event on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 9 am to noon in the parking lot of The Home Depot, 103 Hicks Drive.Hannah Bagley, KRF...
Dec 19, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP SLIGHTLY FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):In an effort to enhance the customer experience while taking additional steps to protect claimant personal information, the GDOL will allow a singl...
Dec 15, 2022
GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER CALLS ON GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ELIMINATE GENERAL ELECTION RUNOFFS
(Media release from the Office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger):Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday called on the Georgia General Assembly to eliminate General ...
Dec 15, 2022
GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE HOSTS FALL 2022 COMMENCEMENT
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):More than 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) nine-county service area crossed the stage of the Dalton Convent...
Dec 15, 2022
NEW WEATHER RADAR COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER, SHOULD IMPROVE FORECASTING IN NORTH GEORGIA
(Media release from University of Georgia Media Relations, written by Alan Flurry):A weather radar system purchased by the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology could lead to i...
Dec 15, 2022
USPS: HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING
(Media release from the US Postal Service):This is the last week to get holiday gifts and greetings in the mail by the recommended deadlines. Customer traffic at all Post Office locations has been ste...
Dec 15, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY’S PATHWAYS CONNECT TO INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS, MEANINGFUL CAREERS
The Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy hosted a Showcase that was open to the public on Monday evening.The Showcase’s purpose was to highlight how CCA pathways connect to industry c...
Dec 14, 2022
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD’S POLK MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES $50,000 DONATION FROM COLONY BANK THROUGH GEORGIA HEART HOSPITAL PROGRAM
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Colony Bank has donated $50,000 to Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program.Polk Medical Center is one of 55 hospital...
Dec 14, 2022
