TRED of Rome/Floyd County, Floyd County, and the City of Rome invites locals to the official opening of the new Redmond Trail Connection. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for this Thursday afternoon at 4:30 pm. Parking will be available at Greater Community Bank, Buffalo Wild Wings, and the Rome Post Office; walk to the…… read more »
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CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME HOSTS TRAVELING EXHIBITION ON LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHEROKEE REMOVAL IN GEORGIA
(Media release from Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home): Chieftains Museum is honored to work with the Northeast Georgia History Center to bring back an exhibit which highlights an often- forgotten part of Cherokee history—the legal aspects of Indian Removal. Originally on display for the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home 200th Anniversary in 2019, this traveling exhibit explores the…… read more »
SUMMERVILLE’S 2022 CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE FESTIVAL AND FIREWORKS SHOW SET FOR JULY 4TH
(Media release from the City of Summerville, GA): The City of Summerville proudly presents the 2022 Celebrate Independence Festival & Fireworks Show. This free community event will be held at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center on Monday, July 4. The festival and fireworks show has been a long time family affair and one of the…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER HOLDS RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEW HELIPAD AT ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD, INVITES THE PUBLIC TO ITS FUTURE RIBBON CUTTING EVENTS
The Rome-Floyd Chamber held a ribbon cutting for the new helipad over at Atrium Health Floyd on Thursday afternoon. According to a release from the hospital, the helipad will provide quicker and more direct access for trauma patients requiring treatment at the hospital’s Emergency Care Center (ECC). It sits on the North Second Avenue entrance…… read more »
SEEKING A BREAK FROM THE SUMMER HEAT? GO JUMP IN A LAKE AT GEORGIA STATE PARKS!
Are you seeking a break from Georgia’s extreme summer heat? State parks have much to offer, like streams, lakes, and even lakeside beaches, as stated by Kim Hatcher, who serves as Public Affairs Coordinator for Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. Hatcher recommends a visit to the lakeside beaches at Red Top Mountain at Lake…… read more »
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – COOSA VALLEY ANNOUNCES NEWEST PARTNER FAMILY
(Media release from Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley): Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley is pleased to announce our newest Partner Family, Simone Washington and her children David and Makenize. The family of three will build their home in Polk County. This will be home number sixty for the affiliate and the second home…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ADDRESSES GEORGIA SCHOOL SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY CONFERENCE
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): On Thursday, Governor Brian P. Kemp spoke to local and state public safety personnel, school resource officers (SROs), other law enforcement officers, emergency management personnel, teachers, school administration officials, and school counselors at the 2022 Georgia School Safety & Homeland Security Conference, hosted by the Georgia…… read more »
GDOL: ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA EXPERIENCE UPTICK IN MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8 percent in May, up four-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.7 percent. “Even though the labor force increased in all of our regions, counties, and…… read more »
HOSPITALITY HOUSE FOR WOMEN SEEKS NEW PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR’S GRAND MARSHAL CHALLENGE TO BE HELD AS PART OF WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES IN OCTOBER
Hospitality House for Women, Inc. seeks some new participants in the Grand Marshal Challenge that will be part of the annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event on Friday, October 21st. Lynn Rousseau, Executive Director, says that the top fundraiser in the Grand Marshal Challenge will lead this year’s walk aboard the Roman Chariot.…… read more »
WELLSTAR GRANT EXPANDS NURSING PROGRAM OFFERINGS AT GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Wellstar’s continued support of Northwest Georgia Nursing programs tackles training, treatment simulation, and nursing shortages. For almost two decades, Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has had a mutually beneficial partnership with Wellstar Health System. This successful joint venture has allowed GHC to impact the nursing healthcare shortages of northwest Georgia.…… read more »