(Media release from Rome City Schools): Changes are coming to the Rome City Schools’ budget. Superintendent Louis Byars and the RCS Board of Education held a work session on Jan. 25 to discuss the details, and to let the public know why these changes are important to the mission of the system. The first item…… read more »
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GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS NOMINATED FOR 2022 RICK PERKINS AWARD
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated five of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 11,573 new cases of coronavirus and 78 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,777,459 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
AARP GEORGIA ACCEPTING ’22 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT APPLICATIONS
(Media release from AARP Georgia): AARP Georgia invites local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 22, 2022. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, coronavirus recovery, diversity and inclusion, and more.…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF DAVE ROBERSON PROUD OF ALL HIS OFFICE HAS DONE NOT ONLY TO PROTECT, BUT ALSO TO SERVE
Floyd County Sheriff Dave Roberson is proud of all his office has done not only to protect, but also to serve this community and other communities that are in need. Roberson and employees of the Floyd County Sheriffs Office recently led the RomeGA Cares effort to provide relief to victims of a tornado which struck…… read more »
SERIAL DOMESTIC ABUSER AND MULTI-CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR GUN CRIMES
(Media release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia): A violent Rome-area drug dealer has been sentenced for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. “Floyd’s repeated felony and misdemeanor state convictions show his complete disregard for the law,” said U.S.…… read more »
UNITED WAY OF ROME AND FLOYD COUNTY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER FUNDS
(Media release from the United Way of Rome & Floyd County): Through its United Way affiliate, Floyd County has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program. Floyd County has been allocated $22,742 for Phase 39, along with $70,291 of ARPA-R funding to support local emergency food and shelter programs.…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 38,973 new cases of coronavirus and 80 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,765,900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE GEORGIA’S PRE-K PROGRAM ARE NOW AVAILABLE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning): The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) has released the application for new and returning providers of Georgia’s Pre-K Program for the 2022-2023 school year. Applications to provide Georgia’s Pre-K Program for the next school year must be received by DECAL by…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES ROSE SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices rose slightly over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide now pay an average price of $3.13 per gallon of regular unleaded; that is two cents more than a week ago, two cents more than last month, and 89 cents more than this time last year. It…… read more »