(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 21 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2022 Fiscal Year. Referred to as a H.E.A.T. grant, Floyd County Police…… read more »
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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 1,272,793 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 25,352. There have been 15,535 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has also…… read more »
MODEL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER NAMED 2022 FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
(Floyd County Schools media release): Tracy Owens, a special education teacher at Model High School (MHS), has been named the Floyd County Schools (FCS) Teacher of the Year for 2022! Tracy Owens is in her fifth year as a teacher at MHS and thirteenth year as an employee for FCS. She first joined the Model…… read more »
MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONORS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL BREAKFAST CEREMONY
(Rome City Schools media release): Faculty and staff, students, friends, family, and numerous community members gathered early Thursday morning at Main Elementary School to celebrate our local heroes with a special Veteran’s Day Breakfast Ceremony. The event began with a special flag ceremony led by Lieutenant (Ret.) USN William Jasper, whose nephew is a student…… read more »
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND
The 18th annual Rome International Film Festival is officially underway and will run through Sunday. Actor, filmmaker, and musician Billy Bob Thornton is among the line-up of special guests for 2021. The festival draws film enthusiasts from around the world here to Rome, GA. Mark Van Leuven, the President of RIFF’s Board of Directors, attests…… read more »
CELEBRATION HONORS JON HERSHEY AND DAVID MATHIS WHILE RAISING MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GHC PROGRAMS
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Georgia Highlands College (GHC) held a celebration in honor of Jon Hershey and David Mathis this week which helped raise money for scholarships and GHC programs. The two recent retirees were honored as “champions in the community” for their dedication and combined 66 years of service to GHC and the…… read more »
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME HOLIDAY CAKE AND PIE RAFFLE ENDS TODAY
(Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home media release): Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is proud to announce a new fundraiser – the Holiday Cake & Pie Raffle! Participants will have a chance to win a gift certificate for a delicious cake from Honeymoon Bakery or delectable pie from Pick O’ Deli while they help raise money for this…… read more »
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY SET FOR TODAY AT MYRTLE HILL
Today is Veterans Day, a day to honor those who have served in our nation’s Armed Forces. The American Legion Post Five will host their Veterans Day Program today at 11 am at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in downtown Rome. It will be held at the gravesite of Charles Graves, “The Known Soldier”. Bill King, a…… read more »
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY
The 18th annual Rome International Film Festival gets underway this evening and continues through Sunday. It was announced Wednesday that director, actor, producer, and writer Mario Van Peebles, son of the late Marvin Van Peebles, is among the special guests lined up for this year’s festival. Among the most notable films directed by the younger…… read more »
ROME NOON OPTIMIST CLUB WILL BE ‘FLIPPING FOR YOUTH’ AT 61ST ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON NOVEMBER 20TH
(Media release from the Rome Noon Optimist Club): The Rome Noon Optimist Club will be “Flipping for Youth” • 61st Annual Pancake Breakfast • Saturday, November 20th • Rome Civic Center on Jackson Hill • 6:00 am until 11am. • Tickets are $7 in advance and $8 at the door. • Sausage is available in…… read more »