Category Archives: Local News
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
ELM STREET ELEMENTARY STUDENTS VISIT PAWS TO PRACTICE THEIR READING SKILLS
(Rome City Schools media release):On Wednesday, October 6, third grade students at Elm Street Elementary School jumped on a bus headed towards Public Animal Welfare Services (P. A. W. S.) where they p...
Oct 14, 2021
FCPD GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT RESTORATION ROME
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):The police department is excited to host our annual golf tournament again this year with proceeds benefiting Restoration Rome. Our event is co-h...
Oct 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 1,549 new cases of coronavirus and 63 more virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by the ...
Oct 14, 2021
TWO MORE PADDLE TRIPS REMAIN ON THE COOSA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE’S 2021 SLATE; NON-PROFIT FARES WELL WITH FISH FRY AT FIDDLIN’ FEST
Two more paddle trips remain on the ’21 schedule for the Coosa River Basin Initiative. Those include the Harvest Moon Paddle on the Coosa River on the evening of Wednesday, October 20th and the ...
Oct 13, 2021
