Category Archives: Local News

(Announcement from Floyd County Public Works):Floyd County Public Works will be closing the road at #2956 Everett Springs Road due to a cross drain failure. The road will be closed Tuesday, July ...

(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) an $8,000 grant to support adult liter...

The Georgia Department of Public Safety has announced that 20 people lost their lives on the state’s roads during the Independence Day holiday weekend. The 78-hour holiday period began on Friday...

(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):The long-running Foundation Camp for boys ages 10 through 14 returns on July 11 at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). Applications to attend are currently ...

(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):Police are investigating a shooting that occurred at a camping facility shortly after midnight Monday morning. Investigation of the incident is ...

(From the Rome Police Department’s Facebook page):On Sunday, July 3 at about 5:50 pm Rome/Floyd 911 received a call of a vehicle accident with injury on Tolbert Street. Other calls received advi...

(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd):We, no doubt, will be talking about the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic for years to come. The resulting mental health issues, the toll on clinical care...

Family-friendly activities will abound through the Independence Day holiday weekend in Rome and Floyd County.July’s First Friday concert will be presented this evening on the Town Green in downt...

(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Leaders from the University of West Georgia and Georgia Highlands College (GHC) recently signed a partnership agreement that will pro...

Dr. Gary Voccio, the Health Director for the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District, has safety tips for Northwest Georgians to keep in mind this Independence Day holida...