Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are blanketed with fall color right now. Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator, encourages all Georgians to check out the Leaf Watch travel planner at www.gastateparks.org for a listing of the Top 10 Parks for Fall Color. That list includes nearby Cloudland Canyon and Fort Mountain. James H. “Sloppy” Floyd…… read more »
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FLOYD NOW ALLOWING TWO VISITORS PER PATIENT
(Media release from Floyd Public Relations): Most patients at Atrium Health Floyd will be able to have two visitors, effective Wednesday, Nov.10. Some visitation restrictions remain because of COVID-19 to ensure the safety of patients, staff members and visitors. No visitors younger than 18 will be permitted for hospitalized patients. Requests for additional visitors due…… read more »
NO APPLICATION FEE AT GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE FOR ‘NO FEE NOVEMBER’
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Georgia Highlands College is waiving its $30 application fee through the month of November to help reduce barriers for those seeking to attain a college education. Called “No Fee November,” this opportunity is available to all student types, from high school seniors to transfer students to non-traditional working adults and…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 2,224 new cases of coronavirus and 97 more virus-related fatalities 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 1,270,625 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES IN SEARCH OF ADOPTERS
Floyd County PAWS (Public Animal Welfare Services) remains in search of reliable, trustworthy individuals to adopt the dogs and cats currently housed at its shelter. Jeff Mitchell, Director, attests that there are plenty of furbabies to adopt. Mitchell indicates that PAWS is open every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm…… read more »
THERE’S STILL TIME TO ENTER INTO THE CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM – MAJOR RIDGE HOME’S HOLIDAY CAKE AND PIE RAFFLE!
There is still time to enter into the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home’s Holiday Cake and Pie Raffle. The raffle got underway at the beginning of the month and continues through this Friday, November 12th. All participants will have the chance to win a gift certificate for a cake from Honeymoon Bakery or a pie from…… read more »
CLOSE COMPETITION IN 2021 CHILI FEST ON SATURDAY
(Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation media release): More than 600 people visited Ridge Ferry Park on Saturday, Nov. 6, sampling from a wide variety of chilis in the 2021 edition of the Chili Fest presented by Courtesy Ford of Rome. The competition proved super close for the teams. Papa Dew’s Chili grabbed the overall title and…… read more »
‘CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN’ TO SCREEN AT ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(Rome International Film Festival media release): On closing night of the Rome International Film Festival, Sunday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m., RIFF will screen “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan” (2020) at the Historic DeSoto Theatre and will host, for the first time in the U.S., an exhibition of Shane MacGowan’s art…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Georgia Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Daily Status Report was not published on Monday due to an issue processing eletronic laboratory reports, as indicated by the agency’s website. According to the latest update from the DPH on Friday, 1,268,462 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported across Georgia since the beginning of the pandemic.…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA GAS PRICE AVERAGE REMAINS ELEVATED
Georgia’s gas prices remain elevated. AAA, The Auto Club Group, indicates that motorists statewide now pay an average price of $3.25 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That’s one cent more than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month, and $1.33 more than this time last year. It now costs $48.75 to fill…… read more »