Category Archives: Local News

(Rome International Film Festival media release):On closing night of the Rome International Film Festival, Sunday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m., RIFF will screen "Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane Ma...

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Daily Status Report was not published on Monday due to an issue processing eletronic laboratory reports, as indicated by the agency’s web...

Georgia’s gas prices remain elevated. AAA, The Auto Club Group, indicates that motorists statewide now pay an average price of $3.25 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That’s one cent ...

Rome City Commissioners will gather this evening at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. Their 6:30 pm meeting will be preceded by a caucus session at 5 pm.Mayor Craig McDaniel asserts ...

Have you been thinking of participating in the 2021 Rome Christmas Parade? Better go ahead and submit those entries! The deadline to enter the parade is one week from today, Monday, November 15th, an ...

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District):The Floyd County Health Department has expanded Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include ages five ...

According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health this past Friday afternoon, a total of 1,268,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the b...

The 2021 Thanksgiving Love Feast will take place at the Rome Civic Center on Thursday, November 25th. Volunteers and donations are currently sought for the feast, which will be served from 11 am to 2 ...

(Georgia Department of Public Health media release):Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), th...

(Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation media release):Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation invites everyone out to the Chili-Fest and adult cornhole tournament this Saturday, November 6 at Ridge Ferry Park prese...