Category Archives: Local News
ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER TO INTRODUCE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR 2025
The Rome-Floyd Chamber wants to go ahead and share a reminder now with locals - shop locally during the upcoming holiday season!Pam Powers-Smith, President and CEO, encourages the community to be on t...
Cripple Creek Oct 07, 2025
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDED $75,000 GRANT FOR LOCAL DUI ENFORCEMENT
Media release from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety:The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agenc...
Cripple Creek Oct 07, 2025
GNTC STUDENTS RECEIVE RABBIT VALLEY FARMERS MARKET SCHOLARSHIP
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Two Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Horticulture students have received a Rabbit Valley Farmers Market Scholarship.The scholarsh...
Cripple Creek Oct 07, 2025
ROME LITTLE THEATRE AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT: “TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS” AND “A TUNA CHRISTMAS” – THIS OCTOBER
Media release from Rome Little Theatre:Rome Little Theatre will be hosting auditions for two upcoming productions: "Tiny Beautiful Things" and "A Tuna Christmas". For further information regardin...
Cripple Creek Oct 07, 2025
RED CROSS: OCTOBER IS SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AWARENESS MONTH – ARE YOU READY TO HELP SAVE A LIFE?
Media release from the American Red Cross Georgia Region:October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, designed to inform the public about warning signs, risk factors and what to do in a cardiac e...
Cripple Creek Oct 07, 2025
AAA: FROM DROP TO POP – GEORGIA GAS PRICES BOUNCE BACK UP
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:The Georgia gas price average is quietly edging higher, reminding drivers that even small increases can add up at the pump. Georgians now pay an ...
Cripple Creek Oct 06, 2025
AAA: SPEEDING HITS JUST AS HARD AS DRUNK DRIVING
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:Speeding may not feel reckless, but AAA warns it's just as deadly as drunk driving. Through its bold new campaign, "Crashes Hit Different,"&...
Cripple Creek Oct 03, 2025
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is spearheading the local observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.Most people have either experienced domestic violence or know someone that has, ...
Cripple Creek Oct 01, 2025
COOSA VALLEY FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY
The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair opened Tuesday and will continue through this Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome.Bryan Shealy, CVF Man...
Cripple Creek Oct 01, 2025
CHIAHA ARTS GUILD MARKS 60 YEARS WITH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Media release from the Chiaha Arts Guild:The Chiaha Arts Guild will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a free public event on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rome Area Histo...
Cripple Creek Oct 01, 2025



