Media release from the Chiaha Arts Guild: The Chiaha Arts Guild will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a free public event on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rome Area History Center, 305 Broad Street. The celebration will honor six decades of Chiaha Harvest Fair while introducing the organization’s…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School students again outperformed public school students in Georgia and across the nation on the SAT, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Education. Rome High School students in the class of 2025 scored an overall mean score of 1054, which is 25 points…… read more »
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools’ (FCS) Class of 2025 once again outperformed both state and national peers on the SAT, marking the sixth consecutive year of achievement, according to results released today by the Georgia Department of Education and College Board. The Class of 2025 posted an average total score…… read more »
The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair will open this evening and will continue through Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome. The theme for 2025 is “Meet Me on the Midway: Family Fun Since 1949”. Bryan Shealy, CVF Manager, says that carloads will be admitted for $10 this evening from 5 pm until 6…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School not only saw a record number of graduates cross the stage at Barron Stadium last spring, but the school continues to see its overall graduation rate rise and exceed the state of Georgia average as well. The four-year graduation rate for Rome High rose to…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced that GNTC’s Board of Trustees has been named a 2025 Role Model Board by the Technical College Foundation Association of Georgia. This year marks the fourth consecutive year that the GNTC Foundation has received this honor from the Technical College Foundation…… read more »
Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: The Georgia gas price average is getting a little relief at the pump this fall, as gas prices continue to drop alongside the falling leaves. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.87 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average is 3 cents lower…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: A Harbin Clinic surgeon has been the first in northwest Georgia to perform an innovative robotic surgery that offers relief to men with enlarged prostates. The surgery was completed at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Aquablation therapy uses a real-time, ultrasound-guided, robotic-assisted, heat-free waterjet to remove excess prostate tissue.…… read more »
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Rick Williams, teacher at Floyd County Schools’ (FCS) College and Career Academy (CCA) and creator of the groundbreaking FAME Formula, has been awarded the prestigious Rising Star Award by the Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC). Williams will be honored at the GaETC Conference this November in Atlanta, where…… read more »
Who says that CEOs have to be grown-ups? That is a question asked by the Children’s Museum of Rome, which invites community members to its Youth Business Expo on Saturday, October 25th from 10 am until 2 pm at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Jenna Bosarge, museum co-founder, says that this market for youth vendors will…… read more »