Category Archives: Local News
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: ROME, NWGA SEE HIKE IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor):Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.3 percent, up three-tenths of a percent over the ...
Jan 27, 2022
ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER SCHEDULES HEALTHCARE AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB FAIR FOR FEBRUARY 2ND
Are you seeking a new or better job? The Rome Floyd Chamber is slated to host a job fair on Wednesday, February 2nd from 10 am to 2 pm on the Floyd County campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical Coll...
Jan 27, 2022
MODEL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NAMED CANDIDATE IN 2022 US PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
(Media release from the Floyd County Schools):Liam Marshall, a graduating senior at Model High School, has been named one of more than 5,000 candidates in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. ...
Jan 27, 2022
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT’S AND DEAN’S LISTS FOR FALL 2021
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College):Georgia Highlands College has announced students named to the fall 2021 President's List and Dean's List. To achieve President's List status, students mu...
Jan 27, 2022
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME’S LOW COUNTRY BOIL & BARBECUE
(Media release from the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home):Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home will host an evening of dinner, drinks and dancing Mardi Gras style at the Louisiana Hot Sauce Mardi Gras...
Jan 27, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 13,913 new cases of coronavirus and 93 more virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by the...
Jan 27, 2022
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF DAVE ROBERSON PROUD OF ALL HIS OFFICE HAS DONE NOT ONLY TO PROTECT, BUT ALSO TO SERVE
Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson is proud of all his office has done not only to protect, but also to serve this community and other communities that are in need.Roberson and employees of the Floyd ...
Jan 25, 2022
SERIAL DOMESTIC ABUSER AND MULTI-CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR GUN CRIMES
(Media release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia):A violent Rome-area drug dealer has been sentenced for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking cri...
Jan 25, 2022
UNITED WAY OF ROME AND FLOYD COUNTY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER FUNDS
(Media release from the United Way of Rome & Floyd County):Through its United Way affiliate, Floyd County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program...
Jan 25, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 38,973 new cases of coronavirus and 80 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by th...
Jan 25, 2022
