(Media release from Floyd County): Beginning Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) will begin a system upgrade to the state’s DRIVES system (Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System) to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. The upgrade will require vehicle registrations and titling services, including e-Services and tag renewal kiosks, to be…… read more »
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CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 23,064 new cases of coronavirus and 38 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 1,362,530 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
ROCKMART WOMAN KILLED IN FLOYD COUNTY CRASH ON SUNDAY MORNING
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): A Rockmart woman was killed Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on the southern Rome bypass near Black Bluff Road. The driver of that vehicle is in serious condition at a local hospital. Specialized crash investigators from the police department were requested by patrol to respond…… read more »
LOCALS RECEIVE TASTY GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS WITH RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE VARSITY IS COMING TO ROME
Locals received a tasty gift this Christmas with the recent announcement that The Varsity is coming to Rome. Agents Craig McDaniel and Bill Temple with Toles, Temple, and Wright Real Estate have worked for quite a while to bring the popular fast food restaurant to town. It will replace the Dairy Queen, 879 Spider Webb…… read more »
MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR JANUARY 6TH TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FORMER US SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON
(Media release from the Isakson Initiative): On behalf of the family of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, the Isakson Initiative has announced that a memorial service will be held to celebrate the life of Senator Isakson at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022. The service will be held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church,…… read more »
UGA EXTENSION URGES GEORGIANS TO TEST FOR RADON THIS JANUARY
(Media release from University of Georgia Extension): January is national radon action month. Many Georgians spend these cold months huddled inside waiting for a warmer spring. This makes it even more important that we test our homes for radon, a colorless, odorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer. In Floyd county,…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health this past Friday afternoon, a total of 1,339,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 26,239. There have been 16,148 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has additionally…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORTS AN ALL-TIME LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that Rome recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 2 percent, down four-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 4.5 percent. “We are seeing the highest number of employed Georgians in our state’s history,” said…… read more »
STILL CHECKING OFF ITEMS ON YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST? SHOPPING LOCAL IS YOUR BEST BET!
If you have yet to check everything off your Christmas shopping list, your best bet is to shop local if you want to ensure that those goodies are wrapped and ready by Christmas Day. Kenneth Studdard, owner of Dogwood Books in downtown Rome, states that local business owners offer a hands-on approach to helping holiday…… read more »
GEORGIA DOT SUSPENDS LANE CLOSURES AND PREDICTS TRAVEL VOLUME FOR HOLIDAYS
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation): To ease the stresses of the holiday season the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced today the suspension of construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes near major shopping areas and tourist locations from 5 a.m. Thursday, December 23 to 5 a.m.…… read more »