(Media release from AAA, The Auto Club Group): Georgia gas prices dropped slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are paying an average price of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is two cents less than a week ago, five cents less than last month and 97 cents more than this time last year. It costs Georgia motorists $43.35 to…… read more »
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FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET ON TUESDAY
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners is slated to meet this Tuesday at the county’s Administration Building on East 4th Avenue in downtown Rome. Caucus will be held at 4 pm in the Caucus Room (Suite 204), followed by the meeting at 6 pm in the Community Room (Suite 206). Wright Bagby, Chairman, states that…… read more »
HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO RETURN IN 2021
The Health Initiative for Men and Women, presented by 100 Black Men of Rome-Northwest Georgia with assistance by the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coaltion, will return in 2021. The event is slated for Saturday, August 21st from 8 am to noon at the Floyd County Health Department, located at 16 East 12th Street in Rome.…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Just 134 new cases of coronavirus and no virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Sunday by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 901,068 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide since the beginning of this pandemic. The state’s death toll…… read more »
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS WORKING TOGETHER ON ULDC REVISION
Officials from the City of Rome and Floyd County are currently in the midst of updating its ULDC (or Unified Land Development Code). Wright Bagby, Chairman of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners, says that city and county leaders need to be ‘on the same page’ in order to produce a document that would effectively…… read more »
LOCAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION SET FOR SATURDAY
Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 445 E. 14th Street in Rome, will host a Juneteenth Celebration this Saturday from 4 pm until 7 pm. The event will feature historical highlights, voter registration, coronavirus vaccines, and free food. It will be hosted in conjunction with the Rome-Floyd County branch of the NAACP. President Joe Biden signed…… read more »
CHIEFTAINS MUSEUM/MAJOR RIDGE HOME ‘SUMMER FUN KIT’ TO EXPLORE THE STARS
(Media release from the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home): Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is pleased to offer the second themed packet as part of the “Summer Fun Kit” program, beginning June 21st. In an effort to provide families with safe, educational and entertaining activities for the summer, the museum is offering different themed kits this summer.…… read more »
ROME TO HOST 2022 ACC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Rome, GA Sports media release): The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its championship dates and sites for the 2021-22 academic year on Wednesday. The ACC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships return to Rome, Georgia, for the second straight year April 20-24; to be held at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. “The staff at the…… read more »
HAMPTON NAMED INTERIM PRINCIPAL FOR CAVE SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Floyd County Schools media release): Pepperell Primary School (PPS) assistant principal Mrs. Courtney Hampton will be assuming the role of interim principal for Cave Spring Elementary School (CSES) beginning July 1, 2021. “As a student, teacher, and administrator, Mrs. Hampton has excelled at every level in the Floyd County School system and I’m expecting her…… read more »
GEORGIA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS AGAIN IN MAY
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s May unemployment rate dropped another 0.2 percentage points to reach 4.1 percent in May as the labor force declined 12,478 to reach a total of 5,160,501. The labor force increased gradually during the first quarter of 2021, but dropped in May despite the…… read more »