Category Archives: Local News
ROME-FLOYD JOINT SERVICES COMMITTEE AGREES TO RECOMMENDED LOST PROPOSAL
(Media release from Floyd County, GA):On Tuesday September 14, 2022, the Rome-Floyd Joint Services Committee voted to accept the proposed recommendation from the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Subcommi...
Sep 15, 2022
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD BREAKS GROUND FOR FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY, FACILITY EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2023
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):State, local and Atrium Health officials, including Gov. Brian Kemp, celebrated the groundbreaking Tuesday for Atrium Health Floyd's freestanding emergency dep...
Sep 15, 2022
IMAGINE ROTARY STORYTIME AT ROME-FLOYD COUNTY LIBRARY TO ENCOURAGE YOUNGSTERS TO READ (AND SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD!)
(From the Rome-Floyd County Library):To celebrate Basic Education & Literacy month, the Rome-Floyd County Library is partnering with the Rome Rotary Club to offer a special storytime program! It w...
Sep 15, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY PAWS PARTNERS WITH BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY FOR ADOPTION WEEKEND
(Media release from Public Animal Welfare Services):Public Animal Welfare Services (P.A.W.S.) and Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare organization, are teaming up for anoth...
Sep 15, 2022
GNTC’S HORTICULTURE PROGRAM TO HOST FALL MUM SALE NEXT WEEK
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale outside of Building L located across fro...
Sep 13, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO HOST CAREER FAIR IN ROME THIS THURSDAY
Are you looking for a job? The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice will host a Career Fair at the Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, 200 Marable Way in Rome, this Thursday, September 15t...
Sep 13, 2022
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR CHILI-FEST 2022, SET FOR EARLY NOVEMBER
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation):Bragging rights, fame, a giant championship belt and a very, very small fortune await the winners of the 2022 Chili-Fest Cook Off and Festival pres...
Sep 13, 2022
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD HELPING STUDENTS ‘RISE TO SUCCESS’
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):Four recent Rome High School graduates were celebrated at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center on Friday as part of the Rise to Success program. The initiative e...
Sep 13, 2022
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE DROPPED EIGHT CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group):Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.25 per ga...
Sep 12, 2022
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH SEEKS TEAMS, SPONSORS, AND VOLUNTEERS FOR SWING FORE KIDS GOLF CLASSIC, SET FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth is in search of a few more teams and sponsors for their 28th annual Swing FORE Kids Golf Classic, slated for Friday, September 23rd at Stonebridg...
Sep 12, 2022
