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ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD: LOVE LIGHT TREE REFLECTS HOSPICE’S MISSION OF COMPASSION, CHRISTMAS BACK HOME CONCERTS SET FOR DECEMBER 9TH AND 10TH
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and Atrium Health Floyd's Love Light Tree is shining again to highlight the mission of Heyman Hospice C...
Nov 22, 2022
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE DROPPING AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas price average trends lower ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.11 per gal...
Nov 21, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TUESDAY
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday at the county’s Administration Building on East 4th Avenue in downtown Rome. Caucus will be held at 4 pm in the Caucus Room (Suite 204);...
Nov 21, 2022
SALVATION ARMY OF ROME’S 2022 RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON
The Salvation Army of Rome’s 2022 Red Kettle Campaign is underway! It kicked off last Friday and will continue through just before Christmas. There are many ways to contribute this year, so ther...
Nov 21, 2022
MEMORIAL SERVICES SET FOR LONGTIME HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives):Speaker David Ralston, 73rd Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Public memorial services ...
Nov 21, 2022
GEMA/HS JOINS NOVEMBER OBSERVANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY MONTH
(Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency):November is Infrastructure Security Month across the nation, and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security A...
Nov 21, 2022
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE SELECTED FOR TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING & TRANSFORMATION CAMPUS CENTER, FIRST IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has been selected to host a Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center by the American Associat...
Nov 21, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler has announced that Georgia’s October unemployment rate was 2.9 percent, eight-tenths of a percent lowe...
Nov 16, 2022
DAVID RALSTON, LONGTIME SPEAKER OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HAS DIED
David Ralston, longtime speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, died on Wednesday at the age of 68 following an extended illness.State Representative Jon Burns (R-Newington), who has been nom...
Nov 16, 2022
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ROME ENCOURAGES LOCALS’ GENEROSITY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
The Community Foundation for Greater Rome aims to foster generosity this holiday season by encouraging residents of Rome and Floyd County to make donations to local charitable organizations.Ashley Gar...
Nov 16, 2022
