Category Archives: Local News
LOCAL NON-PROFIT BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO MAKING BIRTHDAYS BRIGHTER FOR ROME AND FLOYD COUNTY STUDENTS DURING THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Local non-profit organization Brighter Birthdays eagerly anticipates making birthdays brighter for Rome and Floyd County students during the 2022-2023 school year.Cristin Warden, Founder, hopes to ser...
Aug 12, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE: SCAMMERS ARRESTED FOR TAKING MONEY FROM ELDERLY WOMAN
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):Three men have been arrested for defrauding an elderly Armuchee woman of $118,000 from her life savings. Investigators say the victim wrote nume...
Aug 12, 2022
GOVERNOR KEMP: DULUTH TRADING COMPANY TO CREATE MORE THAN 300 NEW JOBS IN BARTOW COUNTY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp):Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Duluth Trading Company, a casual wear, workwear, and accessory retailer for men and women, will build a new...
Aug 12, 2022
PREHISTORIC FISH MAY BE POISED FOR A COMEBACK
(Media release from University of Georgia Media Relations, written by Kristen Morales):Researchers studying lake sturgeon in Northwest Georgia's Coosa River have found evidence that the fish may be re...
Aug 12, 2022
CLASS IS BACK IN SESSION FOR THE FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS!
The 2022-2023 school year is officially underway as of today for students in the Floyd County Schools.Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson reminds motorists to avoid distractions while on the road, espe...
Aug 10, 2022
ROME CITY SCHOOLS PROVIDES LIST OF ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES FOR ROME MIDDLE SCHOOL
(From the Rome City Schools):Rome City Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Dawn Williams and the RCS Board members developed a list of measures schools will take to increase student safety and security...
Aug 10, 2022
KICKBACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS BACK AT FORD, GITTINGS & KANE JEWELERS
Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers, located at 312 Broad Street in Rome, is once again offering shoppers an opportunity to accessorize and support non-profits at the very same time through the annual ...
Aug 10, 2022
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LABOR DAY BARBECUE RETURNS TO THE ROME CIVIC CENTER ON SEPTEMBER 5TH
(Media release from the St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus):The Knights of Columbus Labor Day Barbecue returns Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, to the Rome Civic Center with expanded advance ordering as well ...
Aug 10, 2022
WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW TO FEATURE INAUGURAL AIRSHOW RACING SERIES IN ADDITION TO CIVILIAN AND MILITARY ACTS
(Wings Over North Georgia media release):The 2022 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (WONG) will host its 10th-anniversary air show Oct. 15-16 at Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA. T...
Aug 10, 2022
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONTINUES TO MONITOR MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK, OFFERS TIPS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFECTION
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health):The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) continues to closely monitor the current outbreak of monkeypox in the state. As of Tuesday, t...
Aug 10, 2022
