(Media releases from Rome City Schools): The Rome Board of Education will have a called meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Rome Board of Education Administrative Offices in the former Boardroom located at 508 East Second Street. The purpose of the meeting is to interview…… read more »
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MODEL’S SARAI EUBANKS WINS EXCHANGE CLUB OF ROME’S YOUTH SPEECH CONTEST
(Media release from the Exchange Club of Rome): The Exchange Club of Rome, America’s Service Club, showcased four area youth last week as they competed in the Youth Speech Contest. Each student composed and presented a speech on the topic of his or her choice, with the overall theme of Patriotism or Americanism. Speeches were…… read more »
GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE RAFFENSPERGER: CITIZENSHIP AUDIT REVEALS NON-CITIZENS ATTEMPTED TO REGISTER TO VOTE
(Media release from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger): Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has conducted the first citizenship review of Georgia’s voter rolls in the state’s history. The review found that that 1,634 people who had attempted to register to vote were not able to be verified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’s…… read more »
CARR LAUDS PASSAGE OF GANG PROSECUTION LEGISLATION
(Media release from the Office of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr): Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr commends the final passage of HB 1134, legislation that provides the Office of the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute criminal gang activity statewide. This legislation is reinforced by Governor Brian Kemp’s budget proposal to create the state’s first-ever Gang Prosecution Unit…… read more »
COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT, VACCINE DASHBOARD UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 977 new cases of coronavirus and 50 more virus-related fatalities 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 1,925,754 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S PUMP PRICE AVERAGE DOWN 19 CENTS
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.95 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 19 cents less than a week ago, 45 cents more than last month and $1.23 more than…… read more »
APRIL OBSERVANCE OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH TO KICK OFF THIS FRIDAY WITH PLACEMENT OF THE PINWHEELS
Child Abuse Prevention Month will be again be observed in April. And again this year, that observance will be spearheaded locally by the Exchange Club’s Family Resource Center. Tina Bartleson, the FRC’s Executive Director, indicates that CAP month will commence with the annual Placement of the Pinwheels on Friday, April 1st at 1:30 pm on…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION MEETS THIS EVENING
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 »
FLOYD COUNTY STUDENT NAMED FINALIST FOR THE 2022 GOVERNOR’S HONORS PROGRAM
(Media release from Floyd County Schools): One Floyd County high school student has been selected to participate in the 2022 Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) this summer. Floyd County Schools is proud to congratulate Coosa High School junior Shania McConnell whose concentration will be Dance! Armuchee High School sophomore Benjamin Cranford was selected as an alternate…… read more »
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD RECEIVES ACCOLADES FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has again recognized Floyd Medical Center for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. The hospital was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Resuscitation in March based on rigorous evaluation of the staff’s…… read more »