(Media release from the Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living): Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living has promoted Kathy Baker to Assistant Director. NWGA CIL is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering people who have disabilities of all types and of any age in NWGA. The organization provides services and programs and works in partnership…… read more »
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COMMUNITY LOSES ONE OF ITS GREATEST CHEERLEADERS, WLAQ LOSES ITS FEARLESS LEADER…REST IN PEACE, RANDY DAVIS
The community has lost one of its greatest cheerleaders, WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM has lost its fearless leader. Randy Davis passed away on Friday, October 1st at age 74, just weeks from what would have been his 75th birthday on October 31st. Davis’ career in broadcasting spanned more than five decades. He assumed…… read more »
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER 2ND ELECTION, EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 12TH
This is the last day to register to vote in the November 2nd municipal general election. In this particular election, voters in the City of Rome will determine the fate of three posts in Ward Two of the City Commission and seven seats on the Board of Education. Down in Cave Spring, three City Council…… read more »
IT’S FAIR WEEK IN ROME, GEORGIA!
It’s fair week in Rome, Georgia! The 72nd annual Coosa Valley Fair will take place this Tuesday through Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. Discounted armbands for “Fall’s Finest Festival” are available until midnight tonight at www.coosavalleyfair.com. The new attractions for this year include the Aquatic Acrobatic…… read more »
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO KICK OFF FIDDLIN’ FEST WITH CONCERT AND FILM ‘SWEET DREAMS DO COME TRUE’
(Rome International Film Festival media release): The Rome International Film Festival will kick off Fiddlin’ Fest this year with an intimate concert by the “quintessential troubadour” himself, Nashville veteran, Verlon Thompson. The concert will be coupled with a screening of his musical memoir “Sweet Dreams Do Come True.” We’re sure he’ll even sit a spell…… 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 1,225,670 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 22,626. There have been 14,974 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has also…… read more »
CITY OF ROME TO OBSERVE GEORGIA CITIES WEEK
(City of Rome, GA media release): The City of Rome will celebrate Georgia Cities Week October 3-9, 2021. Cities provide an elevated level of service than most governments, are generally rated higher by the public than any other level of government, and yet, many residents are unaware of how city services impact their lives. Through…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 3,922 new cases of coronavirus and 157 more virus-related deaths were reported across Georgia on Thursday by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 1,223,189 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
ADDITIONAL MILITARY ACTS ADDED TO WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA AIR SHOW PERFORMER LINE UP
(Wings Over North Georgia media release): The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers Parachute Team and C-17 Globemaster II Demonstration Team have officially entered the lineup of military performers for the 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Hybrid Drive-In Air Show. The ninth annual air show will take place at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA on Oct 30-31. …… read more »
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS TO THE ROME ROTARY CLUB
(Rome International Film Festival media release): Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) Executive Director, Seth Ingram, and Board President, Mark Van Leuven, addressed attendees of Rome Rotary Club on Thursday about the upcoming festival in downtown Rome, November 11-14,2021. Ingram, humanities division chair for Georgia Highlands College, provided an overview of the scope of RIFF; boasting…… read more »