Category Archives: Local News
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 1,420,034 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the b...
Jan 03, 2022
AAA ACTIVATES ‘TOW TO GO’ FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE
(Media release from AAA, The Auto Club Group): AAA is once again offering Tow to Go - in select states - during the final week of the holiday season, serving as the last line of defense to keep ...
Dec 30, 2021
FIRST DAY HIKES TO BE HOSTED ON NEW YEAR’S DAY 2022 BY GEORGIA STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES, AS WELL AS ROME-FLOYD PARKS AND RECREATION AND TRED OF ROME/FLOYD
If being active is among your New Year’s resolutions for ’22, then take a hike! First Day Hikes are scheduled for this Saturday, January 1st around this state, including in our own backyar...
Dec 28, 2021
BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 8TH
Now that Christmas is over, are you looking for a way to dispose of that live tree? Bring One for the Chipper! Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will host their annual "Bring One for the Chipper" tree recycli...
Dec 28, 2021
REMINDER: FLOYD COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, WILL UPGRADE GEORGIA DRIVES MOTOR VEHICLES SYSTEM STARTING THIS THURSDAY
(Media release from Floyd County):Beginning Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) will begin a system upgrade to the state's DRIVES system (Driver Recor...
Dec 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 23,064 new cases of coronavirus and 38 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...
Dec 28, 2021
ROCKMART WOMAN KILLED IN FLOYD COUNTY CRASH ON SUNDAY MORNING
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):A Rockmart woman was killed Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on the southern Rome bypass near Black Bluff Road. The driver of that vehic...
Dec 27, 2021
LOCALS RECEIVE TASTY GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS WITH RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE VARSITY IS COMING TO ROME
Locals received a tasty gift this Christmas with the recent announcement that The Varsity is coming to Rome.Agents Craig McDaniel and Bill Temple with Toles, Temple, and Wright Real Estate have worked...
Dec 27, 2021
MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR JANUARY 6TH TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FORMER US SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON
(Media release from the Isakson Initiative):On behalf of the family of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, the Isakson Initiative has announced that a memorial service will be held to celebrate the li...
Dec 27, 2021
UGA EXTENSION URGES GEORGIANS TO TEST FOR RADON THIS JANUARY
(Media release from University of Georgia Extension):January is national radon action month. Many Georgians spend these cold months huddled inside waiting for a warmer spring. This makes it even more ...
Dec 27, 2021
