Category Archives: Local News
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDED $300,000 GRANT FOR LOCAL DUI ENFORCEMENT
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department):The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 21 law enforcement agencies in Georgia t...
Nov 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health this past Friday afternoon, a total of 1,272,793 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the b...
Nov 15, 2021
MODEL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER NAMED 2022 FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
(Floyd County Schools media release):Tracy Owens, a special education teacher at Model High School (MHS), has been named the Floyd County Schools (FCS) Teacher of the Year for 2022!Tracy Owens is in h...
Nov 12, 2021
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY SET FOR TODAY AT MYRTLE HILL
Today is Veterans Day, a day to honor those who have served in our nation’s Armed Forces. The American Legion Post Five will host their Veterans Day Program today at 11 am at Myrtle Hill Cemeter...
Nov 11, 2021
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY
The 18th annual Rome International Film Festival gets underway this evening and continues through Sunday.It was announced Wednesday that director, actor, producer, and writer Mario Van Peebles, son of...
Nov 11, 2021
ROME NOON OPTIMIST CLUB WILL BE ‘FLIPPING FOR YOUTH’ AT 61ST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON NOVEMBER 20TH
(Media release from the Rome Noon Optimist Club):The Rome Noon Optimist Club will be "Flipping for Youth" 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday, November 20th Rome Civic Center on Jackson Hill 6:00 a...
Nov 11, 2021
GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES THE ESSENTIALS PARTICIPANTS
(Media release from the Georgia Academy for Economic Development):The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announces recent participants from the November 9, 2021 The Essentials progr...
Nov 11, 2021
GHC DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTOR BRINGS NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN DENTISTRY AND PERIODONTICS INTO THE CLASSROOM
(Georgia Highlands College media release):Before taking on her role as a full-time dental hygiene instructor at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), Alania Henderson spent nearly two decades working in ge...
Nov 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 683 new cases of coronavirus and 67 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 DP...
Nov 11, 2021
TRAIL PARTNERSHIP COMPLETES MT. BERRY LOOP
(Media release from the Floyd County Board of Commissioners):The Floyd County Board of Commissioners took action on Tuesday night in partnership with the City of Rome and the Berry Family to complete ...
Nov 10, 2021
