Category Archives: Local News

FLOYD, POLK MEDICAL CENTERS EARN HEART CARE GOLD

(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): For the fifth consecutive year, the American Heart Association has ranked Floyd Medical Center in the Gold category for the care it provides heart failure patients. The AHA releases its Get With The Guidelines honorees annually. Polk Medical Center has been awarded gold for the fourth consecutive year. Both…read more »

ROME DDA ISSUES CALL FOR FIDDLIN’ FEST VENDORS

(Media release from Rome’s Office of Downtown Development): The Office of Downtown Development (DDA) is excited to announce a call for vendor applications for Fiddlin’ Fest. Fiddlin’ Fest is Downtown Rome’s largest event of the year and is held annually on the second Saturday of October. This year it will be held on October 8 from…read more »

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN GEORGIA RAISE HEALTH CONCERNS

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health): With temperatures expected to be in the high 90’s throughout the state for the next several days, and at times feeling like more than 100 degrees with the humidity, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging Georgians to avoid prolonged exposure to the heat…read more »

KIKI’S KIDS CAMP HELPS CHILDREN WITH DIABETES

(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Many of the kids at Kiki’s Kids Camp – a four-day summer camp for youth diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes – are already pros when it comes to managing their diabetes. If they are not, the camp works to make sure they all become experts. This year’s edition of…read more »