(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation): The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is suspending lane closures and sharing the best and worst travel days for the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend. Lane closures will be suspended on Georgia interstates and state routes beginning Friday, June 30 at 12 p.m. until 5 a.m.…… read more »
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AAA ACTIVATES ‘TOW-TO-GO’ IN GEORGIA FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): As AAA prepares to rescue more than 393,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble this Independence Day weekend, it will also provide free service in an effort to keep impaired drivers off the road. The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program in Georgia and other select states (see below), offering…… read more »
SUMMER HEAT SOARS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Summer officially arrived a week ago, and temperatures have been on the rise over the past few days in Northwest Georgia. The National Weather Service predicts that highs will be in the low 90s for today and into the upper 90s to near 100 this weekend. Tim Herrington, the Director of the Floyd County Emergency…… read more »
ROME POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES EARLY TUESDAY SHOOTING THAT RESULTED IN A FATALITY
(Media release from the Rome Police Department): On June 27, 2023 at about 1:40 am, Rome Police Officers responded to 131 Dodd Blvd, Callier Springs Apartment Complex, to a report of a male subject who had been shot. Officers arrived and found a black male had been shot in the upper leg/groin area and was…… read more »
GNTC STUDENT WINS GOLD AT SKILLSUSA NATIONAL COMPETITION
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students had an outstanding performance at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, June 19-23, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in four categories and took home one gold medal. Jacquelyn Beck, a resident of Polk County, took home the gold medal in Medical…… read more »
AAA EXPECTS TO RESCUE OVER 393,000 STRANDED MOTORISTS OVER JULY 4TH HOLIDAY
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA forecasts more than 1.4 million Georgians will take a road trip during the Independence Day holiday weekend. Unfortunately, thousands of them will experience car trouble. Nationwide, AAA expects to rescue more than 393,000 stranded motorists, during the 4th of July holiday weekend. The three most common…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT: THE ONLY SAFE WAY TO ENJOY FIREWORKS THIS 4TH OF JULY IS TO CHECK OUT A PROFESSIONAL DISPLAY
Independence Day is one week away. Americans will inevitably celebrate the occasion with fireworks. Shasta Farrer, a Life and Fire Safety Educator with the Rome-Floyd County Fire Department, attests that the safest way to enjoy fireworks is to view a public display conducted by professionals. There will be a handful of opportunities to check out…… read more »
LINDALE, GA TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH FESTIVAL, PARADE, AND CAR SHOW ON SATURDAY, JULY 1ST
(Announcement from Restoration Lindale, Inc): The 8th Annual Lindale Independence Day Celebration Parade, Festival, and Car Show is set for this Saturday July 1st from 9 am to 1 pm. Parade is FREE Lineup at Pepperell Primary School 9:30am Parade @ 10am Festival with food, arts and crafts, sweets, and much much more on South…… read more »
KIKI’S KIDS CAMP OFFERS FUN AND EDUCATION FOR YOUNG DIABETICS
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): A comment from 7-year-old Abby Turner about her brother might have been the best comment to capture the gentle spirit of Kiki’s Kids Camp, a four-day event for youth from ages of 6 – 12 who have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “He loves me all the time,”…… read more »
AG COMMISSIONER TYLER HARPER RESTORES GDA’S STATUS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, HIRES HARLAN PROVEAUX AS INSPECTOR GENERAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Office of Communications): Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has successfully regained its status as a Law Enforcement agency. Commissioner Harper has tapped Harlan Proveaux, a twenty-nine-year law enforcement and emergency management veteran with experience across multiple state and local agencies, to…… read more »