(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA is bringing back a popular contest for 8th graders, where the winners are taken on a week-long educational river cruise in Europe. There is no cost to enter the contest and the prize includes the cruise, airfare, travel insurance and money for passports – for the…… read more »
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AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE DIPPED 11 CENTS DURING 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 $3.52 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 11 cents less than a week ago, 59 cents less than a month ago, and 56 cents…… read more »
ROME GA CARES SEEKS DONATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN KENTUCKY
(From the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page): The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will be activating Rome GA Cares to assist with disaster relief in Kentucky. After researching all of the affected areas in Kentucky and which towns are in the most need for additional relief efforts they decided to aid Whitesburg, KY. They will…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES REMAINS IN SEARCH OF ADOPTERS, FOSTERS
Floyd County Public Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) continues to search for local families to adopt (or foster) dogs and cats in need of a good home. Jeff Mitchell, Executive Director, asserts that the shelter is still overrun with animals; locals can also help reduce overpopulation by spaying or neutering their pets. For additional information, call…… read more »
ROME LITTLE THEATRE KICKS OFF 2022-2023 SEASON WITH MANDY MALONEY AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(Media release from Rome Little Theatre): Rome Little Theatre’s highly anticipated 2022-2023 season will kick off in September with a familiar face in a new role. After conducting a search that drew interest from across the southeast, Mandy Maloney has accepted the position of Executive Director and is eager to welcome Romans back for what…… read more »
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE LEADERSHIP CREATES ‘READY TO START’ SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP STUDENTS PAY FOR COLLEGE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Alongside the Georgia Highlands College Foundation, the leadership team at GHC has created a new scholarship to help students pay for college. The new “Ready to Start” scholarship is for any student who falls a few hundred dollars short of paying after financial aid and other scholarships have been…… read more »
LOCAL NON-PROFIT BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS LOOKS FORWARD TO MAKING BIRTHDAYS BRIGHTER FOR ROME AND FLOYD COUNTY STUDENTS DURING THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Local non-profit organization Brighter Birthdays eagerly anticipates making birthdays brighter for Rome and Floyd County students during the 2022-2023 school year. Cristin Warden, Founder, hopes to serve over 2,500 students this year through the delivery of backpacks filled with toiletries, school supplies, party supplies and other gifts. She states that she looks forward to receiving…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY POLICE: SCAMMERS ARRESTED FOR TAKING MONEY FROM ELDERLY WOMAN
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): Three men have been arrested for defrauding an elderly Armuchee woman of $118,000 from her life savings. Investigators say the victim wrote numerous checks to the men for tree work, and in some cases the suspects would follow her to the bank to collect their cash. The…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP: DULUTH TRADING COMPANY TO CREATE MORE THAN 300 NEW JOBS IN BARTOW COUNTY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Duluth Trading Company, a casual wear, workwear, and accessory retailer for men and women, will build a new distribution and fulfillment facility in Adairsville. The new facility will create more than 300 new jobs and represents an investment of $53…… read more »
PREHISTORIC FISH MAY BE POISED FOR A COMEBACK
(Media release from University of Georgia Media Relations, written by Kristen Morales): Researchers studying lake sturgeon in Northwest Georgia’s Coosa River have found evidence that the fish may be reproducing for the first time since they were wiped out in the 1970s. The discovery was made earlier this year, as a team of researchers prepared…… read more »