Category Archives: Local News
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is spearheading the local observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.Most people have either experienced domestic violence or know someone that has, ...
Oct 01, 2025
COOSA VALLEY FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY
The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair opened Tuesday and will continue through this Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome.Bryan Shealy, CVF Man...
Oct 01, 2025
CHIAHA ARTS GUILD MARKS 60 YEARS WITH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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 Histo...
Oct 01, 2025
ROME HIGH STUDENTS OUTPERFORM STATE, NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SAT
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 Depart...
Oct 01, 2025
FLOYD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS SURPASS STATE AND NATIONAL SAT AVERAGES FOR A SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR
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 achievemen...
Oct 01, 2025
IT’S TIME FOR THE COOSA VALLEY FAIR!
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...
Sep 30, 2025
ROME HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE CONTINUES TO RISE, SURPASSING STATE AVERAGE
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 graduatio...
Sep 30, 2025
GNTC BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMED A 2025 ROLE MODEL BOARD
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 20...
Sep 30, 2025
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF ROME TO PRESENT A YOUTH BUSINESS EXPO ON OCTOBER 25TH
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 a...
Sep 26, 2025
ROME HIGH’S LILIA MENDEZ-PAIZ SELECTED AS A NATIONAL FFA IN THE USA REPORTER
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools:Rome High School student Lilia Mendez-Paiz has been selected to serve as a National FFA in the USA Reporter.Mendez-Paiz, the historian for the Rome High FFA Ch...
Sep 25, 2025
