A total of 4,840 new cases of coronavirus and 101 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 1,169,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
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INAUGURAL PICKLEBALL PARTNERSHIP TOURNAMENT SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH TO BENEFIT EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
Locals are invited to play pickleball for a good cause on Saturday, September 25th! The Rome Tennis Center and pickleball enthusiasts will join forces that day to present the Inaugural Pickleball Partnership Tournament to benefit the Exchange Club Family Resource Center. The tourney will be held over at the Downtown Tennis Center at 8 am.…… read more »
PARKS AND REC TO CELEBRATE RECENTLY COMPLETED SPLOST PROJECTS WITH SEPTEMBER 21ST RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT SHAG WILLIAMS PARK IN SHANNON
(Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation media release):Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation invites the public to visit Shag Williams Park in Shannon on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 11:30 a.m. for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open several recently completed SPLOST projects. The ceremony celebrates the completion of several amenities at the park and facility, including a new…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP ANNOUNCES THAT HOPE SCHOLARSHIP HAS HELPED OVER TWO MILLION GEORGIANS
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program has helped more than 2 million Georgia students pursue postsecondary education in Georgia. “The HOPE Scholarship Program has been a game-changer for our state and helped over 2 million Georgia students…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TEXTRON WILL HOST A VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 16TH
(Georgia Department of Labor media release): The Georgia Department of Labor partnered with Textron GSE to host a series of virtual recruitment information sessions with the final session to be held between 11 am and 1 pm on Thursday, September 16, 2021. The company is looking to fill over sixty positions including Assembler-Manufacturing 6621359839, Electrical…… read more »
HOSPITALITY HOUSE FOR WOMEN, INC. IS GEARING UP FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER
October is drawing ever nearer, and the Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is preparing for its observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Lynn Rousseau, Executive Director, attests that the slate of activities for next month includes a Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, October 21st and the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event on Friday, October…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 13,292 new cases of coronavirus and 128 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 1,164,634 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
GNTC UNVEILS SHAW INDUSTRIES AUTOMATION ENGINEERING LAB
(Georgia Northwestern Technical College media release): Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is proud to announce its partnership with Shaw Industries through the company’s recent sponsorship of the Automation Engineering Technology lab on the Whitfield Murray Campus (WMC) in Dalton. The Shaw Industries Automation Engineering Lab will give GNTC students hands-on experience with the same equipment…… read more »
RENOVATION PROJECT AT GHC’S PAULDING SITE NOW COMPLETE
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Georgia Highlands College received a total of $4.1 million in state funding to renovate its Winn Building in Dallas near the current Paulding instructional site under the fiscal year 2019 state budget. A ribbon cutting is planned for September 28. The project has transformed the facility into a modern academic…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES DIPPED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices dropped slightly over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists pay an average price of $2.97 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline; that’s one cent less than a week ago, one cent more than last month, and 95 cents more than this same time last year. It now…… read more »