Media release from New Echota State Historic Site: New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting ‘First Saturday Hike’ on June 7th, 2025, 10am-11:30 am. Visitors will join our ranger for the morning and explore the nature trails here at New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site. Escape the summer heat and step into the…… read more »
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SUMMER BREAK MAY HAVE JUST STARTED, BUT LOCAL NON-PROFIT EMPOWERED ELEGANCE IS ALREADY THINKING ABOUT HOMECOMING – DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Summer break may have only just started for local students, but Empowered Elegance is already thinking about homecoming. Empowered Elegance is a non-profit with a mission to make milestones such as homecoming and prom special for under-resourced girls in the community. They achieve this mission through the provision of dresses and accessories to those who…… read more »
BICYCLE RIDE ACROSS GEORGIA WILL KICK OFF IN ROME THIS WEEKEND, HERE’S A TRAVEL ADVISORY FROM FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Media release from Floyd County Emergency Management: Participants in the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia will gather in Downtown Rome this weekend for their kickoff and overnight festivities on Saturday at The Forum. The group ride leaves Downtown Rome on Sunday at 7 a.m. using local roads to travel to Cartersville. Please use caution as you…… read more »
GBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BARTOW COUNTY
Media release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation into an officer involved shooting that occurred on the evening of May 28, 2025. Preliminary information indicates that a woman, later identified as Carrie Hall, age 50, of…… read more »
AAA: “CRASHES HIT DIFFERENT WHEN THEY HAPPEN TO YOU”
Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: As the summer months approach, roads become busier with travelers heading to vacations, beaches, and family gatherings. This seasonal increase in traffic heightens the risk of crashes, often involving preventable factors. AAA – The Auto Club Group has launched the ‘Crashes Hit Different When They Happen…… read more »
FUN-FILLED SUMMER OF 2025 ANTICIPATED BY CAVE SPRING DDA
A fun-filled Summer of 2025 is anticipated by the Cave Spring Downtown Development Authority. Activities will include the 50th annual Cave Spring Arts Festival to be hosted by the Cave Spring Historical Society on June 14th and 15th at Rolator Park. Marley Peals, DDA Director, enthuses that vendors will sell a wide variety of arts…… read more »
REHOBOTH ROAD CLOSING THIS WEEK
Media release from Floyd County Emergency Management: Rehoboth Road is closing this week to allow for the construction of a new bridge. The road is expected to close on Friday May 30, 2025 and will remain shut down for 120 days while a new bridge is constructed by F.S. Scarbrough Civil Contractors with oversight by…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: 14 PEOPLE KILLED, NEARLY 189 INJURED DURING 2025 MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL PERIOD
Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety: Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers investigated four fatal traffic crashes, and local law enforcement agencies investigated 10 fatal traffic crashes resulting in 14 deaths across the state during the 78-hour Memorial Day holiday travel period. Local law enforcement agencies reporting fatalities during the holiday period which began…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH ANNOUNCES NEW CANCER PAVILION AND EXPANSION OF CANCER SERVICES IN ROME
Media release from AdventHealth: Officials at AdventHealth are excited to announce they are breaking ground on a new cancer pavilion focused on women’s health and cancer services. Construction will begin in June in front of AdventHealth Stadium on Braves Boulevard near the intersection of Veteran’s Memorial Highway and Riverside Parkway. “A cancer diagnosis impacts all…… read more »
EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 AND 3 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
Early voting in the Special Primary Election for District 2 and District 3 Public Service Commissioner (PSC) began on Tuesday and will continue every weekday from 8 am until 5 pm through June 13th at the Floyd County Elections Office, 18 East 12th Street in Rome, which will also offer Saturday voting on May 31st…… read more »