(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA will be working to keep impaired drivers off the road for Memorial Day weekend. The Auto Club Group is reactivating its Tow to Go program for the holiday period, providing safe transportation for impaired drivers and their vehicles. Tow to Go is active from 6pm Friday,…… read more »
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HOWARD FINSTER’S PARADISE GARDEN TO HOST TWO SUMMER ART CAMPS IN JUNE AND JULY
(Media release from the Paradise Garden Foundation): If your young artist-in-training is looking for some creative fun, and you would like to keep them engaged this summer, look no further! Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden is offering two exciting summer art camps in June and July, in our new community-centered Art & Learning Center (84 Knox…… read more »
GHC ACADEMIC SHOWCASE FEATURE: ACADEMIC SHOWCASE STUDENT RESEARCH EXAMINES COLLEGE ADVISING AND WORKPLACE PROPOSALS
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): (This story is part of the Academic Showcase features. Click here to learn more about the GHC Academic Showcase.) Students demonstrated the practical application of research through an extensive dive into college planning and improving workplace operations during the Academic Showcase at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). College and Career Advising Mohammed Karim and Shavvon Carmichael…… read more »
IT’S ELECTION DAY IN GEORGIA!
It’s Election Day in Georgia! The polls will be open across Rome and Floyd County from 7 am to 7 pm for the primary election. Local, state, and federal races are at stake, along with a proposed penny sales tax for education. Those with questions on the election should call the Floyd County Elections Office…… read more »
KEEP ROME-FLOYD BEAUTIFUL INVITES LOCALS TO PARTAKE IN YOUR COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY ‘GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP’ ON JUNE 18TH
Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful invites locals to participate in Your Community Cleanup Day as part of the “Great American Cleanup” on Saturday, June 18th. Hannah Bagley, Director, attests that this is a great way to take ownership of a piece of where you live. Volunteers may clean up an area of their choice or one will…… read more »
EXCHANGE CLUB OF ROME HONORS FIRST RESPONDERS
(Media release from the Exchange Club of Rome): The Exchange Club of Rome recently held an appreciation luncheon for area First Responders and awarded plaques to individuals nominated by the leadership of eight local agencies. Assistant Police Chief for Rome Police Department and Exchange Club member Debbie Burnett, in introducing one of the recipients, said,…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS’ INTRA-DISTRICT TRANSFER WINDOW OPENS JUNE 1ST
(Media release from Floyd County Schools): The Intra-District transfer window will open for all students currently attending a Floyd County school to apply for a transfer to a different school within the school system on Wednesday, June 1 and close on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 3 p.m. A parent or guardian may request to…… read more »
LIBRARY AMPHITHEATER GROUNDBREAKING SET FOR TODAY
(Media release from Floyd County, GA): The Floyd County Board of Commissioners, Rome Area Council for the Arts (RACA), and the Floyd County Library Board invite the media and the public to a groundbreaking at 3:00pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, for the new Chuck Sennett III Amphitheater which will be located on the property…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE CONTINUES TO CLIMB
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.15 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 17 cents more than a week ago, 43 cents more than last month and $1.22 more than this time last year. It now…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TUESDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session this evening at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. They will gather for a caucus session at 5 pm in the Sam King Room; that will be followed by their regular meeting at 6:30 pm in the Commission Chambers. Each is open to…… read more »