Category Archives: Local News
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES $250M FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS GEORGIA
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced the creation of a $250 million “Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionally Impacted C...
Aug 31, 2022
ROME CITY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LOST AGREEMENT WITH FLOYD COUNTY AND CAVE SPRING
Rome City Commissioners will gather Thursday to discuss a proposed LOST (or local option sales tax) agreement with Floyd County and Cave Spring.The LOST agreement is negotiated every 10 years, indicat...
Aug 30, 2022
CITY OF ROME RECOGNIZED AT 2022 GEORGIA DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE
(Media release from the City of Rome, GA Office of Downtown Development):During the annual awards ceremony of the Georgia Downtown Conference, the Georgia Downtown Association recognized the city of R...
Aug 30, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS TO CLOSE ROADS FOR REPAIRS
(Announcement from Floyd County Public Works):Floyd County Public Works will close the following roads to replace failed cross drains beginning Monday, August 29, 2022:Pinecrest Drive (#41) will be cl...
Aug 29, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: ROME, NW GEORGIA SAW A DROP IN JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(From the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent in July, down six-tenths of a percent over the month....
Aug 25, 2022
GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AWARDS MORE THAN $3.1 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 200 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
(Media release from the Georgia Council for the Arts):Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced the recipients of its Bri...
Aug 25, 2022
GEORGIA’S ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST WINDOW NOW OPEN
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger):Georgia voters choosing to vote by mail for the November election may now submit applications for absentee ball...
Aug 25, 2022
NEWEST BACHELOR’S DEGREE AT GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE OFFERS PATHWAY TO CAREERS AS WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, ECOLOGIST, VETERINARIAN AND MORE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is launching a new bachelor's degree slated to start spring 2023. The Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Natural Re...
Aug 25, 2022
RESTORATION ROME SEEKS RELIABLE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
Restoration Rome, a hub for foster, adoption, and family services located at the old Southeast Elementary School at 1400 Crane Street, now seeks reliable foster and adoptive families.Mary Margaret Mau...
Aug 24, 2022
GEORGIA’S FORMER FIRST LADY SANDRA DEAL HAS PASSED AT AGE 80
Sandra Deal, Georgia’s former first lady, died on Tuesday at the age of 80. Her husband Nathan Deal served as Governor from 2011-2019. The current Governor Brian Kemp and his wife Marty had this...
Aug 24, 2022
