There is still time to enter into the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home’s Holiday Cake and Pie Raffle. The raffle got underway at the beginning of the month and continues through this Friday, November 12th. All participants will have the chance to win a gift certificate for a cake from Honeymoon Bakery or a pie from…… read more »
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CLOSE COMPETITION IN 2021 CHILI FEST ON SATURDAY
(Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation media release): More than 600 people visited Ridge Ferry Park on Saturday, Nov. 6, sampling from a wide variety of chilis in the 2021 edition of the Chili Fest presented by Courtesy Ford of Rome. The competition proved super close for the teams. Papa Dew’s Chili grabbed the overall title and…… read more »
‘CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN’ TO SCREEN AT ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(Rome International Film Festival media release): On closing night of the Rome International Film Festival, Sunday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m., RIFF will screen “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” (2020) at the Historic DeSoto Theatre and will host, for the first time in the U.S., an exhibition of Shane MacGowan’s art…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Georgia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Daily Status Report was not published on Monday due to an issue processing eletronic laboratory reports, as indicated by the agency’s website. According to the latest update from the DPH on Friday, 1,268,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across Georgia since the beginning of the pandemic.…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE REMAINS ELEVATED
Georgia’s gas prices remain elevated. AAA, The Auto Club Group, indicates that motorists statewide now pay an average price of $3.25 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That’s one cent more than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month, and $1.33 more than this time last year. It now costs $48.75 to fill…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION WILL MEET THIS EVENING, THE FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION WILL MEET TUESDAY
Rome City Commissioners will gather this evening at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. Their 6:30 pm meeting will be preceded by a caucus session at 5 pm. Mayor Craig McDaniel asserts that the Commission is a diverse group that is committed to the community. Their meetings are open to the public.…… read more »
THINKING ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE 2021 ROME CHRISTMAS PARADE? BETTER SUBMIT THOSE ENTRIES THIS WEEK!
Have you been thinking of participating in the 2021 Rome Christmas Parade? Better go ahead and submit those entries! The deadline to enter the parade is one week from today, Monday, November 15th, an extension from the original deadline of November 10th. The parade will head back to Broad Street in downtown Rome this year…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPANDS PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE AGES FIVE TO ELEVEN
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District): The Floyd County Health Department has expanded Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include ages five to 11. For convenience, please schedule all COVID-19 vaccinations by calling the Floyd County Health Department at 706-295-6123. All Georgians five and older are now eligible for free…… 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 1,268,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 25,094. There have been 15,490 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has also…… read more »
LESS THAN A WEEK REMAINS UNTIL THE ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
Less than a week remains until the ’21 Rome International Film Festival gets underway. The 18th annual festival will be held November 11th through 14th. It will be mostly in-person this year, asserts Mark Van Leuven, the President of the RIFF Board of Directors. Billy Bob Thornton will be among the special guests on hand…… read more »