Category Archives: Local News
FLOYD COUNTY ELECTIONS BOARD TO MEET TODAY
(From the Floyd County Board of Elections):The Floyd County Board of Elections will meet today at the Floyd County Administration building. Caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Commissioner's Caucus Roo...
Mar 15, 2022
AAA ISSUES STATEWIDE SPRING FORWARD SAFETY ALERT
AAA ISSUES STATEWIDE SPRING FORWARD SAFETY ALERT(Media release from AAA, The Auto Club Group):AAA is sending out a Georgia statewide SPRING FORWARD SAFETY ALERT urging drivers to use extra c...
Mar 15, 2022
COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT, VACCINE DASHBOARD UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 889 new cases of coronavirus and 44 more virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by t...
Mar 15, 2022
MELISSA BLEVINS SELECTED AS GNTC’S ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College):Melissa Blevins, lead teacher and site manager for Adult Education in Gordon County, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNT...
Mar 13, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health this past Friday afternoon, a total of 1,918,383 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the b...
Mar 13, 2022
RIBBON CUTTING HELD FOR NEW MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY AT THE FLOYD COUNTY JAIL
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office held a ribbon cutting on Thursday for the new mental health facility at the jail funded by the 2017 SPLOST.Sheriff Dave Roberson says that his office will team ...
Mar 11, 2022
CARLA MATON NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF NWGA; MEET-N-GREET SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 17TH AT ROME OFFICE
(Media release from the American Red Cross):Last month, the American Red Cross of Georgia promoted Carla Maton to the role of Executive Director for Northwest Georgia and...
Mar 11, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES NEW PRINCIPAL OF COOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Media release from Floyd County Schools):Effective July 1, 2022, Gordon Scoggins will officially become the principal of Coosa Middle School (CMS). Currently, he serves as an assistant principal at C...
Mar 11, 2022
ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER WELCOMES ERIC COLLINS AS THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
(Media release from the Rome-Floyd Chamber):The Rome Floyd Chamber is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Collins to the staff as Director of Programs.As Director of Programs, Eric will be respon...
Mar 11, 2022
OPERATION SPRING CLEANING RESULTS IN ARRESTS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): An operation to purge the community of child pornography has resulted in the Floyd CountyPolice Department rescuing one child from a home where...
Mar 10, 2022
