The Floyd County Board of Elections has chosen James Stephens, the current City Manager over in Euharlee, as their choice for the county’s new elections supervisor. The selection must be approved by Floyd County Commissioners, which is anticipated in the coming weeks.… read more »
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FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TODAY
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet today at the county’s Administration Building located on East 4th Avenue in downtown Rome. A caucus will take place at 4 pm in the Caucus Room (Suite 204). That will be followed by the meeting at 6 pm in the Community Room (Suite 206). Each is open…… read more »
GNTC TO OFFER FREE APPLICATION WEEK FOR THE SUMMER SEMESTER
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week, April 11-15, to help those who are seeking to enroll in the summer semester. During Free Application Week, GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all new applicants. The admissions deadline for the summer semester is April 25.…… read more »
COVID-19 DAILY STATUS REPORT, VACCINE DASHBOARD UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 1,253 new cases of coronavirus and 56 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 1,915,855 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE BY 38 CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices climbed at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.88 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 38 cents more than a week ago, 64 cents more than last month and $1.30 more than this time…… read more »
LOCAL NON-PROFIT BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATING SIX YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS DESSERT CHALLENGE ON MARCH 27TH
Local non-profit organization Brighter Birthdays is celebrating six years of making birthdays brighter for underresourced children here in Rome/Floyd County. And no celebration is complete without dessert! Thus, the Brighter Birthdays Dessert Challenge will take place on Sunday, March 27th at 3 pm at the Newby Tasting Room, 411 Broad Street. Cristin Warden, founder of…… read more »
SCRAP TIRE AMNESTY DAY EVENT SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 23
(Media release from Floyd County’s Solid Waste Department): Floyd County residents will have the opportunity to drop-off scrap tires for free at the Scrap Tire Amnesty Day event on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the GE Plant at 1389 Redmond Circle, Rome from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Guidelines for the…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP: GEORGIA’S NET TAX REVENUES UP BY ONE PERCENT FOR FEBRUARY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for February totaled over $1.95 billion, for an increase of $19.8 million, or 1 percent, compared to February 2021, when net tax collections totaled roughly $1.93 billion. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled nearly $19.76 billion, for an increase of…… read more »
CHIEF VANN HOUSE HISTORIC SITE HOSTING 18TH CENTURY MAP EXHIBIT THROUGH APRIL
(Media release from Chief Vann House Historic Site): Guests who visit the Chief Vann House Historic Site through the end of April can view our collection of framed, unique 18th century maps featuring the southeastern states or early British Colonies, and the development of the charted Gulf and Atlantic shorelines. These maps are replicas (copies) of…… 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 1,914,642 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 30,049. There have been 22,887 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has additionally…… read more »