Category Archives: Local News
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT: TIES TO GUN VIOLENCE FOUND IN THEFT CASES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE SUMMER
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):Ties to gun violence can be found in scores of theft cases that have plagued our community since the summer. The best advice continues to be to ...
Nov 16, 2022
FORD JOINS GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointment of Torrance Ford to its Board of Directors.Ford has served as the vi...
Nov 16, 2022
APPLICATIONS, DONATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERIFF SANTA PROGRAM
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office again aims to brighten Christmas for kids and seniors in need via the Sheriff Santa program.Applications are currently being accepted from struggling parents wh...
Nov 16, 2022
OLIVIA CAWOOD HIRED AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME
(From the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home):Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home Board of Directors has announced the hiring of Ms. Olivia Cawood as the museum's new Executive Director. Museum members...
Nov 16, 2022
AG CARR: GEORGIA JOINS $391.5 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH GOOGLE OVER LOCATION TRACKING PRACTICES
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr):Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia, along with 39 other states, has joined a $391...
Nov 15, 2022
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE FIVE CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average ticks upward but is still one of the cheapest in the United States. Georgia drivers are now paying an average ...
Nov 14, 2022
ROME DDA INVITES LOCALS TO ROME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EACH THURSDAY IN DECEMBER
Rome’s Office of Downtown Development invites locals to head downtown each Thursday throughout the month of December for holiday shopping and fun as part of Rome for the Holidays.Megan Otwell, M...
Nov 14, 2022
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session on Monday evening at City Hall (City Auditorium) on Broad Street. They will gather in a caucus session at 5 pm in the Sam King Room; it will be fo...
Nov 14, 2022
FIFTY YEARS OF NURSING CELEBRATED AT GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Betty Coffman was one of the very first nursing graduates from 1973. Earlier this month, she stood to tell her story during a nursing reception at H...
Nov 14, 2022
CHIEF VANN HOUSE TO BRING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH CANDLELIGHT TOURS ON DECEMBER 9TH AND 10TH
(Media release from the Chief Vann House Historic Site):Christmas is here, and with it, Candlelight Tours at the Chief Vann House. See the historical house decked with boughs, bows, greenery, and deco...
Nov 14, 2022
