Category Archives: Local News
FCPD CONDUCTS INVESTIGATION INTO COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINES
Media release from the Floyd County, GA Police Department: The Floyd County Police Department recently conducted a compliance inspection of coin-operated amusement machines, commonly known as "ding-di...
Cripple Creek Sep 17, 2025
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD EARNS HONOR FOR HEART ATTACK CARE
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama residents who may be experiencing a heart attack or chest pain can look to Atrium Health Floyd for the highest level of ...
Cripple Creek Sep 17, 2025
SHORTER UNIVERSITY FACULTY RECITAL SHARES MUSIC OF LOVE, LONGING, AND FAITH
Media release from Shorter University: On the evening of Monday, September 15, Shorter University's Brookes Chapel was filled with apowerful program of music exploring themes of love, loneliness, and ...
Cripple Creek Sep 17, 2025
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE EASED BY TWO CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:The Georgia gas price average is trending downward, offering drivers a modest reprieve. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.89 per gallon fo...
Cripple Creek Sep 15, 2025
POLK COUNTY MOM GRATEFUL FOR SCHOOL NURSE
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd:When students in our community returned to school this month, 44 Atrium Health Floyd school nurses joined them on campuses across the area, and one Cedartown mom...
Cripple Creek Sep 15, 2025
GNTC AWARDS 2025 OCTAVIANO AND BERTHA PEREZ SCHOLARSHIPS
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced the first recipients of the new Octaviano and Bertha P...
Cripple Creek Sep 15, 2025
GA DNR: GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 27TH AS NATIONAL HUNTING & FISHING DAY, CELEBRATE AT AN EVENT NEAR YOU
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources:Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a proclamation officially recognizing Sat. Sept. 27, 2025, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Georgia...
Cripple Creek Sep 15, 2025
FCSO: BEWARE OF SCAMS!
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies continue to warn the public to be on alert for scams.Sheriff Dave Roberson says to beware whenever you receive an email...
Cripple Creek Sep 12, 2025
ROME HIGH SCHOOL’S KAMRAN BAWA NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALIST
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools:Rome High School senior Kamran Bawa has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.Bawa is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists from across the ...
Cripple Creek Sep 12, 2025
GNTC TO HOST FALL MUM SALE SEPTEMBER 15-18
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Sept. ...
Cripple Creek Sep 12, 2025



