Category Archives: Local News
SUMMER RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR BURNING TO BE LIFTED OCTOBER 1ST
Media release from the Georgia Forestry Commission:Outdoor burning restrictions in 54 northern Georgia counties will be lifted on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The Georgia Environmental Protection Divis...
Sep 25, 2025
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECLINE IN AUGUST FOR ROME AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor:The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of ...
Sep 25, 2025
FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS OVER ROME, GA
Media release from BBIG Marketing:With the kids out of school on fall break, it's the perfect opportunity to spend the afternoon and evening Friday, Oct. 17, watching the Wings Over North Georgia Air ...
Sep 25, 2025
ADVENT HEALTH GIVES BACK WITH DAY OF SERVICE, NIGHT OF HOPE
Media release from AdventHealth Georgia:On Saturday, September 20, AdventHealth Georgia hosted a Day of Service, Night of Hope. Over 100 AdventHealth team members from across Northwest Georgia volunte...
Sep 25, 2025
DR. GEORGE BOSWORTH RETIRING, NAMED CHAIR EMERITUS
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd:Dr. George Bosworth, former chair of Floyd Healthcare Management Inc., (FHMI) and retired Harbin Clinic pediatrician, is retiring from his board position and has...
Sep 25, 2025
GOVERNOR KEMP: GEORGIA NO. 1 FOR BUSINESS FOR 12TH STRAIGHT YEAR
Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp:Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), on Wednesday announced that the state has been ...
Sep 25, 2025
CAVE SPRING PIG-OUT BBQ COOKOFF AND CAR SHOW SET FOR THIS SATURDAY
The Cave Spring Downtown Development Authority invites everyone to the 2025 Cave Spring Pig-Out BBQ Cookoff and Car Show, set for this Saturday, September 27th from 10 am to 3 pm at Rolator Park. Admi...
Sep 23, 2025
THREE FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS NAMED 2025 GEORGIA TITLE 1 DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools:Floyd County Schools is proud to announce that Armuchee Primary School (APS), Garden Lakes Elementary School (GLES), and Model Elementary School (MES) have ...
Sep 23, 2025
WAX ROAD CLOSURE SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Announcement from Floyd County Emergency Management:Traffic on Wax Road may experience delays Wednesday as Public Works replaces a failed cross drain.Work will begin at 8 a.m. in the area of 720 Wax R...
Sep 23, 2025
GEORGIA LOTTERY PLAYERS CELEBRATE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCRATCHER WINS
Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation:A Union City resident won one of the $5 million top prizes playing the Jumbo Bucks Extravaganza scratcher from the Georgia Lottery. The win...
Sep 23, 2025
