Category Archives: Local News
FREE TREE DISTRIBUTION EVENT SET FOR NOVEMBER 6TH IN LINDALE
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation, International Paper, and the Arbor Day Foundation):On Saturday, November 6, 2021, Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation will partner with International...
Oct 19, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 2,516 new cases of coronavirus and 91 more virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by...
Oct 19, 2021
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS CLOSES DELLINGER ROAD
(Media release from Floyd County Public Works):Beginning Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:30 a.m., Floyd County Public Works will close Dellinger Road to replace a failed cross drain. This is a dead end...
Oct 19, 2021
GOVERNOR KEMP: GEORGIA TO SERVE 10,000 MORE CHILDREN THROUGH CAPS CHILDCARE PROGRAM
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp):To provide additional support to Georgia's families and child care providers and ensure more children have access to quality early educational...
Oct 19, 2021
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES ROSE AGAIN LAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices increased over the past week alongside rising crude oil, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide now pay the average price of $3.15 per gallon of regular ...
Oct 18, 2021
EARLY VOTING CONTINUES IN NOVEMBER 2ND MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
Early voting continues over the next couple of weeks for the November 2nd municipal general election at the Floyd County Elections Office, located in the county’s Administration Building on East...
Oct 18, 2021
ROME-FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH TEAMS WITH HARBIN CLINIC FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR GET PUMP’D FOR KIDS INITIATIVE
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth has teamed up once again with the Harbin Clinic for the Get Pump’d for Kids initiative. This initiative is intended as a means to celebrate...
Oct 18, 2021
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR ARCHAEOLOGY DIG AT CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME
(Media release from Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home):Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home will welcome back Pat Garrow to conduct a new archaeological study on the museum campus October 18th-23rd.The...
Oct 18, 2021
CHIAHA HARVEST FAIR TO RETURN OCTOBER 23RD AND 24TH AT A NEW LOCATION – THE COOSA VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS
The Chiaha Harvest Fair will return in 2021, after a hiatus in ’20 because of coronavirus concerns. It will be held at a new location this year - the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Event dates/times ...
Oct 14, 2021
LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN FOR ’21 WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA HYBRID DRIVE-IN AIR SHOW
(Wings Over North Georgia media release):The 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II,&n...
Oct 14, 2021
