(From the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home): Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home Board of Directors has announced the hiring of Ms. Olivia Cawood as the museum’s new Executive Director. Museum members are invited to a Meet The Director drop-in reception this Friday, November 18th from 10:30am to 12:30pm. The museum has just kicked off their 2023 membership…… read more »
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AAA PREDICTS THANKSGIVING TRAVEL FOR 2022 TO EXCEED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA predicts 54.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. While that national figure remains slightly below pre-pandemic levels, travel in Georgia is forecast to be one of the busiest in nearly two decades (since 2005). AAA forecasts more than 1.6…… read more »
GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) on Tuesday announced $1 million in awards for the inaugural Registered Apprenticeships program as part of the High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI). These investments will create 120 new apprenticeships throughout the state across multiple…… read more »
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF NWGA URGES AREA RESIDENTS TO REMAIN ALERT AGAINST HOME FIRES AMID RETURN OF CHILLY TEMPERATURES
The American Red Cross of NWGA encourages area residents to remain alert against home fires amid the recent return of chilly temperatures. Carla Maton, Executive Director, says that her organization typically sees an increase in home fires at this time of year due to the increased use of heating devices. Families can reduce their risk…… read more »
ONE FATALITY REPORTED IN CRASH ON TURNER MCCALL BOULEVARD
Traffic was brought to a grinding halt on Turner McCall Boulevard, the power went out in East Rome, and an individual died due to a crash on Monday morning. According to reports from the Georgia State Patrol, an SUV struck a tanker truck carrying corn syrup on Turner McCall around Cooper Drive and East 8th…… read more »
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ELECTS OFFICERS
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives): The House Republican Caucus met Monday and elected its key leaders for the 2023-2024 legislative term. The Majority Caucus nominated State Representative Jon Burns (R-Newington) as the 74th Speaker of the House of Representatives. House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) was nominated for her current position by acclamation. The…… read more »
DALTON, GA NATIVE SERVES ABOARD USS GERALD FORD
(From the U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach): Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Jones Preston, right, from Dalton, Georgia, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Mazzoni Arianna, from Jacksonville, Florida, both assigned to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, preforms routine maintenance on an MH-60S Knighthawk in the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R.…… read more »
AG CARR: GEORGIA JOINS $391.5 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH GOOGLE OVER LOCATION TRACKING PRACTICES
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr): Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia, along with 39 other states, has joined a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement reached by a coalition of attorneys general in the…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE FIVE CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas price average ticks upward but is still one of the cheapest in the United States. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.17 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 9 cents less than a month ago,…… read more »
ROME DDA INVITES LOCALS TO ROME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EACH THURSDAY IN DECEMBER
Rome’s Office of Downtown Development invites locals to head downtown each Thursday throughout the month of December for holiday shopping and fun as part of Rome for the Holidays. Megan Otwell, Marketing and Special Events Manager, says that businesses will stay open a little later for holiday shoppers. Parents may shop, while the kids enjoy…… read more »