(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): Collaboration between law enforcement and the private sector are helping investigators get results and prosecute elder abuse cases by more sophisticated means. These methods are growing more necessary as scammers become sophisticated and savvy in their approaches to our older generations. These partnerships were on display Wednesday…… read more »
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REMINDER: SECOND ANNUAL PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO IS SET FOR THIS SATURDAY
Here’s a reminder that the local Public Safety Expo is planned for Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome. Shasta Farrer, a Life and Fire Safety Educator with the Rome-Floyd County Fire Department, enthuses that she looks forward to the second annual event, which appeals to all ages. According to a release from the…… read more »
MAY 24TH PRIMARY ELECTION LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY, KEMP BRINGS CAMPAIGN FOR RE-ELECTION TO ROME
Less than a week remains until the May 24th primary election in Georgia, for which just a few days remain of early voting. A number of local, state, and federal races are on the ballots of Floyd County voters, in addition to a proposed penny sales tax for education. Early voting will be offered from…… read more »
CANCER NAVIGATORS’ IN-PERSON RUN, DAISY DROP SET FOR JUNE 5TH
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): With current fuel prices remaining high, area cancer patients need more help than ever getting assistance so they can make it to lifesaving treatments. Cancer Navigators is hosting virtual and in-person races this spring to raise funds specifically for the transportation program. Cancer Navigators, established in 2006, serves as…… read more »
LATINA-OWNED PAM STUDIOS CONTINUES TO GROW, HIRES NEW TALENT
(Media release from Playa Azul Media {PAM} Studios): Atlanta-based Playa Azul Media (PAM) Studios, LLC and Rome PAM Studio, the first Latina-owned production company in Georgia, is excited to announce Rome PAM Studios has hired Jordan Budd as a project manager and executive assistant. Budd is a graduate of Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH URGES PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR PEDIATRICIANS FOR GUIDANCE DURING BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health): The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging parents unable to find baby formula typically used for their child to contact their pediatrician about appropriate nutritional and safe feeding alternatives. Georgia WIC is working with WIC agencies statewide, local grocers and retailers, and formula manufacturers…… read more »
TICKETS ON SALE FOR AN EVENING WITH SCOTT THOMPSON TO BENEFIT EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
The Exchange Club Family Resource Center will benefit from An Evening with Scott Thompson, set for Saturday, June 4th at 7 pm at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Rome. Tickets are now available at www.exchangeclubfrc.org at a cost of $35 each, says Kelly Sanker, Vice President of the FRC’s…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP TO CAMPAIGN IN ROME TODAY
Governor Brian Kemp will bring his campaign for re-election to Rome today. His bus tour will make a stop at the Town Green at 10 am. Kemp will be joined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, co-chair of the Republican Governors Association Victory Board, out on the campaign trail in Canton and Alpharetta this…… read more »
PAIR OF ROME CITY SCHOOLS SPED STUDENTS RECEIVE THE IMPACTFUL GIFT OF VOCAL EXPRESSION
(Release from the Rome City Schools): The ability to communicate is vital. We are profound, sentient beings with the fundamental need to relay information and connect with others. It’s easy to take the ability of verbal communication for granted when you have no fathomable idea what it’s like to be without it. On Friday May…… read more »
GOV. KEMP ANNOUNCES OVER $415 MILLION IN AWARDS TO ADDRESS NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT CAUSED BY COVID-19
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Thursday announced that he has awarded more than $415 million in response to the economic harms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and affecting hardworking Georgians and Georgia non-profits, government organizations, and businesses. “We remained focused on protecting lives and livelihoods throughout…… read more »