(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 »
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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 »
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session on Monday evening at City Hall (City Auditorium) on Broad Street. They will gather in a caucus session at 5 pm in the Sam King Room; it will be followed by the meeting at 6:30 pm in the Commission Chambers. Each is open to the public.…… read more »
FIFTY YEARS OF NURSING CELEBRATED AT GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Betty Coffman was one of the very first nursing graduates from 1973. Earlier this month, she stood to tell her story during a nursing reception at Heritage Hall. When Betty started at Georgia Highlands College (then Floyd Junior College), her youngest child was six months old. She had five kids total.…… read more »
CHIEF VANN HOUSE TO BRING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH CANDLELIGHT TOURS ON DECEMBER 9TH AND 10TH
(Media release from the Chief Vann House Historic Site): Christmas is here, and with it, Candlelight Tours at the Chief Vann House. See the historical house decked with boughs, bows, greenery, and decorations inspired by a 19th century Moravian Christmas celebration. Visitors attending the event will tour the lovingly decorated house by candlelight while listening to…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENCOURAGES FLU VACCINATION BEFORE BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health): The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging Georgians to get vaccinated against flu right now. Flu activity is already widespread in Georgia – earlier than we’ve seen in recent years. With Thanksgiving on the way, you have time to protect yourself and your family…… read more »
CAVE SPRING, GA TO USHER IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A HANDFUL OF EVENTS IN THE COMING WEEKS TO INCLUDE THIS WEEKEND’S CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
Cave Spring, GA will usher in the holiday season with a handful of events in the coming weeks. The first of those events, Christmas Open House, is on tap for this Saturday and Sunday, November 12th and 13th. It is hosted annually by the Cave Spring Merchants Association as a way to encourage locals and…… read more »