(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Trinity School of Medicine is excited to announce its new partnership with Georgia Highlands College, a multi-campus institution with learning facilities located throughout northwest Georgia. This partnership will provide GHC students with a clear, defined path to becoming a practicing MD and allow students the unique opportunity for global…… read more »
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FIVE GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS AWARDED GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Five Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students from the Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) in Dalton have received The Gov. Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship in recognition of their academic achievement in an industrial program. Priscilla Neelley and Camilla Webb received the scholarship for the summer 2022 term; both…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES $250M FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS GEORGIA
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced the creation of a $250 million “Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Disproportionally Impacted Communities” grant program. Awards will go to qualifying projects that improve neighborhood features such as parks, recreation facilities, sidewalks, and healthy food access. Availability of these types…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET THURSDAY TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LOST AGREEMENT WITH FLOYD COUNTY AND CAVE SPRING
Rome City Commissioners will gather Thursday to discuss a proposed LOST (or local option sales tax) agreement with Floyd County and Cave Spring. The LOST agreement is negotiated every 10 years, indicates Craig McDaniel, member of the Rome City Commission, who hopes that an agreement may be reached without the need for arbitration. LOST funds…… read more »
CITY OF ROME RECOGNIZED AT 2022 GEORGIA DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE
(Media release from the City of Rome, GA Office of Downtown Development): During the annual awards ceremony of the Georgia Downtown Conference, the Georgia Downtown Association recognized the city of Rome with an Award of Excellence for Best Creative Fundraising Effort for their Downtown Dog Stations.Nominated by the City of Rome Downtown Development Authority, The…… read more »
FIRST EVER AIRSHOW RACING SERIES TO TAKE FLIGHT IN ROME, GA AT WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA ’22, SET FOR OCTOBER 15-16
(Media release from Wings Over North Georgia): Air shows are not new; aerial racing is not new, either. But the two will come together in the same venue for the first time at the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (WONG) on Oct. 15-16 in Rome, GA. WONG 2022 will feature the usual military and civilian air…… read more »
WILLIAM HODGES FINDS HIS ‘WAY’ ON GHC WYOMING TRIP, CHANGES MAJOR TO NEW GHC BACHELOR’S DEGREE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): For Georgia Highlands College (GHC) student William Hodges, going on the annual Wyoming Summer Geology Field Course was a “no brainer.” Little did he know the trip would change his whole outlook on college and his future career. “I thought it would be a fun way to knock out my two science…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF OVER $62M TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Monday announced that he is distributing over $62 million in awards to housing initiatives across Georgia focused on fighting homelessness and housing insecurity exacerbated by the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As Georgians faced the unprecedented challenges and…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE DROPPED FIVE CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.38 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 5 cents less than a week ago, 44 cents less than a month ago, and 43 cents…… read more »
FLOYD EMA PREPARES FOR SEPTEMBER OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
September will be observed again in 2022 as National Preparedness Month. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the importance of being prepared for disasters of all types that could happen at any time. Tim Herrington, the Director of the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency, indicates that his organization will use social media, local media,…… read more »