According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Public Health this past Friday afternoon, a total of 1,065,167 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the state since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll stands at 19,510. There have been 11,856 confirmed cases in Floyd County, which has also…… read more »
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FLOYD REVERTS TO RESTRICTED VISITATION
(Media release from Floyd Public Relations): In light of the continued rise of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and the increasing community spread of infection, Floyd is further limiting visitation at all locations, including outpatient services such as diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation services, wound care, primary care and urgent care. Effective Friday, August 27, no visitors will be…… read more »
ELM STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOVES TO PHASE TWO OF ROME CITY SCHOOLS’ COVID-19 PLAN
(Rome City Schools media release): Due to one percent of the students/faculty testing positive for COVID-19 during a seven-day period, Elm Street Elementary School will move into phase two of the Rome City School system’s COVID-19 three-phase plan. During phase two, all faculty, staff and students on this campus will follow the following protocol: Phase…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY CASA SEEKS VOLUNTEERS, VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSION TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 16TH
Floyd County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) seeks volunteers to serve as advocates for children in foster care. Virtual training is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 16th, asserts Lynne Barton, Recruitment and Training Coordinator. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, be able to pass a background check, and have a heart for…… read more »
FCS CCA NAMED FINALIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP DESIGNATION PROGRAM
(Floyd County Schools media release): The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) recently accepted Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy (CCA) as one of nine Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs in the state to be part of the 2021-2022 cohort of the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) Designation program. The EDP is a district-wide…… read more »
GEORGIA HOSPITALS ON DIVERSION
(Georgia Department of Public Health media release): The current surge of COVID cases throughout Georgia is stretching hospital and EMS personnel and resources to unprecedented levels. As a result, many hospitals are having to declare themselves on diversion meaning they are temporarily unable to provide normal emergency care to patients arriving by ambulance. Diversion is…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 7,917 new cases of coronavirus and 87 more virus-related fatalities 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 1,056,788 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO AN ALL-TIME LOW IN ROME, NWGA FOR JULY
The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the unemployment rate in Rome declined one and two-tenths percentage points from June to reach three percent in July, an all-time low for the metropolitan statistical area. That rate was 7.4 percent a year ago. Rome ended July with 40,600 jobs, a decrease of 100 from June…… read more »
SARA HIGHTOWER REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM TO OBSERVE LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH IN SEPTEMBER
The Sara Hightower Regional Library System (that includes the Rome-Floyd County Library) will observe Library Card Sign-Up Month in September. Amelia Blackmon, Branch Services and Outreach Manager, indicates that the yearly observation has been made in cooperation with the American Library Association since 1987. Anyone who signs up for a library card in September at…… read more »
GEORGIA FIRE SERVICE CONFERENCE POSTPONED
(Media release from the Rome-Floyd County Fire Department): The Rome-Floyd County Fire Department Chief, Troy Brock, announces the Fire Service Conference scheduled for September 7 to September 11 has been postponed by the Georgia State Firefighters Association and the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs. Unfortunately, COVID cases have spiked again and both associations decided to…… read more »