Five individuals tapped to serve on the new Floyd County Board of Elections and Registration were officially sworn in on Tuesday by Probate Judge Steve Burkhalter. Jerry Lee serves as the Chairman. The board also includes Ralph Davis, Pam Peters, Gary Stamper, and Corey Townsend. They held their first public meeting not long after the…… read more »
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COOSA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE DIVING RIGHT INTO A BUSY ’22
The Coosa River Basin Initiative anticipates a busy ’22 as they advance their efforts to protect area waterways. Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, Executive Director, indicates that a number of restoration projects are already underway in Northwest Georgia. The goal is cleaner water for humans and wildlife. The CRBI will expand its bacterial monitoring of area waterways during…… read more »
GEORGIA’S DECEMBER NET TAX REVENUES UP BY 24.3 PERCENT
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in December totaled $2.98 billion, for an increase of $582.9 million, or 24.3 percent, compared to December 2020 when net tax collections totaled $2.40 billion. Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections totaled $14.85 billion, for an increase of $2.28 billion,…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 10,841 new cases of coronavirus and 33 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,679,773 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
AAA CONTRIBUTES OVER $50,000 IN TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS IN GEORGIA
(Media release from AAA, The Auto Club Group): AAA recognizes 2021 was a challenging year for law enforcement agencies and traffic safety organizations across the state of Georgia, as they attempted to equip their organizations with much-needed traffic safety resources. In response, AAA established a traffic safety grant program which provided these organizations with an…… read more »
LOCALS OBSERVE MLK DAY WITH FREEDOM MARCH, FLOYD COUNTY ISSUES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IN CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
Monday marked the annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day across the USA. The slate of weekend activities hosted by the MLK Commission of Rome/NWGA, which went mostly virtual for this year, culminated with an in person Freedom March in downtown Rome. Alvin Jackson, organizer of the local march, asserts that marches were King’s…… read more »
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME SLATED TO HOST A MARDI GRAS FUNDRAISER ON FEBRUARY 19TH
(Media release from Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home): Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home will host an evening of dinner, drinks and dancing Mardi Gras style at the Louisiana Hot Sauce Mardi Gras Low Country Boil & Barbecue event scheduled for Saturday, February 19that the Coosa Country Club located at 110 Branham Avenue in Rome. Doors open for…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE REMAINS STEADY
(Media release from AAA, The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices remain unchanged this week. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $3.11 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents less than a month ago, and 88 cents more than this time last year. It costs motorists $46.65 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline. “Gasoline…… read more »
ROME DDA SEEKS INPUT FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS
(Media release from the City of Rome’s Office of Downtown Development): The City of Rome Office of Downtown Development is seeking input from Rome and Floyd County small business owners and entrepreneurs who own businesses or would like to start a business.The city is currently planning a new business incubator that will be located at…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER SCHEDULES HEALTHCARE AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB FAIR FOR FEBRUARY 2ND
(Media release from the Rome-Floyd Chamber): Healthcare and First Responder employers are recruiting talent from the community at the Rome Floyd Chamber’s job fair held at the Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Floyd County campus (Building H Conference Center – Room H-101, 1 Maurice Culberson Dr. SW, Rome, GA 30161) on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, between…… read more »