(Announcement from the Friends of the Library): The Friends of the Library is offering, in honor of Easter, three showcases of books with a religious theme–especially related to the Scriptures, Christianity and Judaism. These include Bibles and a wide range of Bible-study reference books, books on Bible lands, religious history and biographies/writings by well-known Christians.…… read more »
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CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME GEARING UP FOR ANNUAL HERB AND PLANT SALE, SET FOR APRIL 15TH AND 16TH
Local gardeners will be able to stock up for Spring and support a National Historic Landmark during the annual Herb and Plant Sale to be hosted by the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home on April 15th and 16th. The sale will be held rain or shine in the Village Building at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in…… read more »
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD RN BRITTANY SAULS EARNS DAISY AWARD
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): “Extraordinary” was the term a frightened patient used to describe Brittany Sauls, a registered nurse at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. The clinical care a patient receives is not always what he or she might remember most after a stay in the hospital. Sometimes it is simply a nurse’s…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION POSTS ELA STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Education): Click this link to view the draft standards and provide feedback – Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards Review Survey (georgiastandards.org) Based on the recommendation of State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education has posted new K-12 English Language Arts (ELA) standards for a…… read more »
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER ANNOUNCES ‘SHE LEADS’ WEBINAR ON ‘MARRIAGE AND MONEY: STARTING YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE TOGETHER’ SET FOR APRIL 12TH
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office): Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is announcing that She Leads will be hosting the second webinar of this year “Marriage and Money: Starting Your Financial Life Together.” This free webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 12 at 6pm. Registration is free and open to…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE IS AT A STANDSTILL
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average is at a standstill for the second week in a row. Georgia drivers continue to pay an average price of $3.22 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is exactly the same as a week ago, 9 cents more than a month…… read more »
APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This observance is led locally every year by the Exchange Club Family Resource Center and is supported by other local human service agencies. Tina Bartleson, FRC Executive Director, says that her center is poised to help families who are at risk of child abuse; the ultimate goal is prevention.…… read more »
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD EMS CHIEF RECOGNIZED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Bud Owens, executive director of Atrium Health Floyd Emergency Medical Services, has earned the prestigious Dr. Zeb L. Burrell, Jr. Distinguished Service Award from the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association. The award recognizes Owens for his contribution to the development of pre-hospital emergency medical care across the state. Burrell,…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ANNOUNCES ROAD CLOSURE AT PADLOCK MOUNTAIN ROAD
(Announcement from Floyd County Public Works): Floyd County Public Works will close Padlock Mountain Road to replace two failed cross drains beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The closure will be from #7 Georgia Avenue to #23 Padlock Mountain Road. Only local Padlock Mountain Road residents will have access inside the work zone.…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS TO PRESENT WORKSHOP ON ‘BUILDING A REALLY RAISED BED’ ON APRIL 10TH
(Announcement from the Floyd County Master Gardeners): The Floyd County Master Gardeners will present a Community Workshop on “Building a Really Raised Bed”. The workshop will be Monday, April 10, from 10am to 12pm. The demonstration of how to build two different raised beds will be outside the GNTC greenhouse located on Cedar Avenue SW…… read more »