A total of 989 new cases of coronavirus and 14 more virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Tuesday afternoon by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 870,517 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands…… read more »
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LOCAL EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION BEGINS TODAY
The observation of Earth Day 2021 is this Thursday, April 22nd, though Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful has teamed with Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation to celebrate our home planet all week long. The Earth Week Celebration begins with a National Arbor Day Celebration today at 2:30 pm at Etowah Park. The public is encouraged to attend. Earth…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS PARTNER WITH FLOYD MEDICAL TO OFFER VACCINATION EVENTS AT AREA HIGH SCHOOLS
(FCS media release): Floyd County Schools (FCS) is excited to partner with Floyd Medical to offer community-wide Covid-19 vaccination events to all FCS families and the general public 16 years of age and older in the four FCS attendance areas on the following dates and times: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, from 2 to 6 p.m.…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Just 725 new cases of coronavirus were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state Department of Public Health, in addition to 27 more virus-related deaths. Two of those fatalities were here in Floyd County. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 869,590 confirmed cases of…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES HELD STEADY DURING THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices held steady over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists across the state paid the average price of $2.70 per gallon of regular unleaded; that’s four cents less than one month ago and $1.03 more than at this same time last year. It now costs $40.50 to fill…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY CASA (COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES) JOIN LOCAL OBSERVATION OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
Floyd County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is participating in the annual observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Lynne Barton, Recruitment and Training Coordinator, asserts that CASA and many other organizations are poised to assist those who want to prevent child abuse in Rome and Floyd County. CAP Month is spearheaded locally by…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 713 new cases of the 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 868,865 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES AS JOBS INCREASE
The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the state’s unemployment rate stood at 4.5 percent in March ’21, a decline of 0.3 percentage points from February. The rate was 3.6 percent in March ’20. Georgia also saw its number of jobs increase significantly over the month by 21,800 to total 4,486,000, down by 151,000…… read more »
DAVIES SHELTERS TO HOLD FIRST IN-PERSON FUNDRAISING EVENT IN OVER A YEAR ON JUNE 27TH
Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 27th! That’s the date of the Dog Days of Summer event to benefit the William S. Davies Homeless Shelters. It will be held at River Dog Outpost and Paddle Company, 1 Broad Street. Devon Smyth, Executive Director, states that this will be the Davies Shelters’ first in-person fundraiser in…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 1,004 new cases of coronavirus and 61 more virus-related fatalities were reported on Thursday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 865,827 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at 17,130. In…… read more »