Orders are now being taken for the Floyd County Police Department’s SRO Smokehouse scholarship fundraiser. According to Floyd County, GA – The 2021-2022 school year marked the inaugural year for the Floyd County Police Department School Resource Officers to award high school seniors with achievement awards. Each school nominates students, and an award committee makes…… read more »
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GNTC AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE SOARS IN CAREER WITH DELTA
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate is ascending the career ladder at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta. Delta hired Christopher Poole, a 2020 graduate of GNTC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program, as a contractor a few months after he received his diploma. By December 2021, Delta had hired…… read more »
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SILENT AUCTION CONTINUES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD
(Announcement from the Friends of the Library): The current Silent Auction by the Friends of the Library contains a wide variety of books about music and famous musicians–Rock & Roll, Country, the Beatles, etc. One showcase is all Elvis related items. Other showcases feature Southern authors and Southern literature. One of the most collectible items…… read more »
AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDS TO THOSE IMPACTED BY IDALIA
The American Red Cross has been providing assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall as a Category 3 early Wednesday along along Florida’s Big Bend. According to an update from the organization on Wednesday – In advance of Idalia, the Red Cross mobilized over 500 disaster responders to help, along with 45 specialty…… read more »
GEORGIA DOT SUSPENDS LANE CLOSURES AHEAD OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation): To allow for the anticipated increase in Labor Day weekend traffic congestion, Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, September 1 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, September 5.While construction related lane…… read more »
THE LAST FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT OF 2023 IS SLATED FOR THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
The last First Friday concert of 2023 is scheduled for this Friday, September 1st at 7 pm on the Town Green in downtown Rome. It will feature Guardians of the Jukebox. According to the Rome Downtown Development Authority – This group gives tribute to MTV’s Pop, Rock, New Wave and New Romantic Era. Feat. members…… read more »
GHC: GUARDIANS OF THE JUKEBOX TO BRING 80S TUNES TO THE FIRST HIGHLANDS SCHOLARSHIP GALA
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Described as a visual and sonic highlight reel of one of the most influential decades in music history, Guardians of the Jukebox are bringing their high-energy live show to the First Highlands Scholarship Gala on September 29. A wildly popular five-star nostalgia 80s rock band whose explosive performances are packed with…… read more »
ATTENTIVE TEAMMATES OFFER TIMELY PRAYER FOR HUSBAND AND WIFE
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Caregivers carry a tremendous burden, and when the person they are caring for is unable to care for him or herself, well, sometimes the toll is almost too much to bear. Mr. Smith is the sole caregiver for his wife. She uses a wheelchair and is completely dependent on…… read more »
COMMUNITY INVITED TO PREVIEW OF FLOYD COUNTY TEEN MAZE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH, LOCAL NINTH GRADERS TO GO THROUGH THE MAZE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AND 7TH
The community is invited to a preview of the Floyd County Teen Maze set for Tuesday, September 5th from 6 pm until 7 pm in the main gym of Georgia Highlands College’s Rome campus, 3175 Cedartown Highway in Rome. The Teen Maze, presented annually by the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth, is geared…… read more »
GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP ISSUES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR ALL OF GEORGIA IN PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE IDALIA
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday issued a State of Emergency order for all of Georgia in preparation for Hurricane Idalia’s anticipated impact later this week. Currently, the storm system is expected to move through the state Wednesday, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging winds throughout Southeast…… read more »