If being active is among your New Year’s resolutions for ’22, then take a hike! First Day Hikes are scheduled for this Saturday, January 1st around this state, including in our own backyard. According to Kim Hatcher, the Public Affairs Coordinator for Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, all of these First Day Hikes are…… read more »
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BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 8TH
Now that Christmas is over, are you looking for a way to dispose of that live tree? Bring One for the Chipper! Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will host their annual “Bring One for the Chipper” tree recycling event on Saturday, January 8th from 10 am to 12 pm in the parking lot of Home Depot, 103…… read more »
REMINDER: FLOYD COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, WILL UPGRADE GEORGIA DRIVES MOTOR VEHICLES SYSTEM STARTING THIS THURSDAY
(Media release from Floyd County): Beginning Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) will begin a system upgrade to the state’s DRIVES system (Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System) to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. The upgrade will require vehicle registrations and titling services, including e-Services and tag renewal kiosks, to be…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 23,064 new cases of coronavirus and 38 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,362,530 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
ROCKMART WOMAN KILLED IN FLOYD COUNTY CRASH ON SUNDAY MORNING
(Media release from the Floyd County Police Department): A Rockmart woman was killed Sunday morning in a single vehicle crash on the southern Rome bypass near Black Bluff Road. The driver of that vehicle is in serious condition at a local hospital. Specialized crash investigators from the police department were requested by patrol to respond…… read more »
LOCALS RECEIVE TASTY GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS WITH RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE VARSITY IS COMING TO ROME
Locals received a tasty gift this Christmas with the recent announcement that The Varsity is coming to Rome. Agents Craig McDaniel and Bill Temple with Toles, Temple, and Wright Real Estate have worked for quite a while to bring the popular fast food restaurant to town. It will replace the Dairy Queen, 879 Spider Webb…… read more »
MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR JANUARY 6TH TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF FORMER US SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON
(Media release from the Isakson Initiative): On behalf of the family of former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, the Isakson Initiative has announced that a memorial service will be held to celebrate the life of Senator Isakson at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022. The service will be held at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church,…… read more »
UGA EXTENSION URGES GEORGIANS TO TEST FOR RADON THIS JANUARY
(Media release from University of Georgia Extension): January is national radon action month. Many Georgians spend these cold months huddled inside waiting for a warmer spring. This makes it even more important that we test our homes for radon, a colorless, odorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer. In Floyd county,…… 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 1,339,502 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 26,239. There have been 16,148 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has additionally…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORTS AN ALL-TIME LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that Rome recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 2 percent, down four-tenths of a percent over the month. A year ago, the rate was 4.5 percent. “We are seeing the highest number of employed Georgians in our state’s history,” said…… read more »