Category Archives: Local News
WAX ROAD CLOSURE SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Announcement from Floyd County Emergency Management:Traffic on Wax Road may experience delays Wednesday as Public Works replaces a failed cross drain.Work will begin at 8 a.m. in the area of 720 Wax R...
Sep 23, 2025
GEORGIA LOTTERY PLAYERS CELEBRATE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCRATCHER WINS
Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation:A Union City resident won one of the $5 million top prizes playing the Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratcher from the Georgia Lottery. The win...
Sep 23, 2025
RED CROSS: MAKE A PLAN TO GIVE BLOOD THIS FALL
Media release from the American Red Cross Georgia Region:As fall officially begins, the American Red Cross urges people to mark the new season with a lifesaving blood donation to help keep the blood s...
Sep 23, 2025
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE BY A PENNY OVER THE PAST WEEK
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:The Georgia gas price average ticked up by one cent this week, showing only a minimal change at the pump. Georgians now pay an average price of $...
Sep 21, 2025
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY EVENING, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO GATHER TUESDAY
Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.ro...
Sep 21, 2025
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY AT 3.4% IN AUGUST
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor:The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's August 2025 unemployment rate was 3.4%, unchanged from July. The unemployment r...
Sep 18, 2025
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO TEAM WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PRESENT 2025 FLOYD COUNTY TEEN MAZE, SET FOR OCTOBER 1ST AND 2ND
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth will team with community partners to present the ’25 Floyd County Teen Maze to local high school freshmen on Wednesday, October 1st and Thu...
Sep 18, 2025
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER TO HOST FREE SMALL BUSINESS EVENT IN ROME FEATURING LOCAL PANELISTS
Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State Press Office:Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is excited to announce the third 2025 FIN FIT (Financially Fit) event will be held on Thursday, Oct...
Sep 18, 2025
ROME CITY SCHOOLS HONOR TEACHERS, STAFF AT EXEMPLARY BANQUET
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools:Loving their job, the people they work with, and being able to have an impact on students was a common theme heard by the winners at Rome City Schools' Exe...
Sep 17, 2025
GNTC AWARDS 2025 JUDGE DAN PEACE WINN SCHOLARSHIPS
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced the 2025 recipients of the Judge Dan Peace Winn Scholarship.The Judge Dan Peace Wi...
Sep 17, 2025
