Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will join with Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation to host an Earth Week Celebration next week. The slate of activities includes a National Arbor Day Celebration on Tuesday, April 20th at 2:30 pm at Etowah Park. International Paper has donated some trees to that park, says Mary Hardin Thornton, Special Services Manager for…… read more »
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Inspired by the Charger Innovation Challenge (CIC), Georgia Highlands College (GHC) and Sierra Nevada University (SNU) will partner to present the virtual East-West Innovation Bowl (EWIB) on April 16. The EWIB will follow the same format as the CIC. Similar to the popular television series “Shark Tank,” teams will present their ideas…… read more »
A total of 1,125 new cases of coronavirus and 42 more virus-related fatalities were reported Wednesday across Georgia by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest update by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 864,895 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at 17,072.…… read more »
The Georgia Department of Public Health is following guidance by the CDC and the FDA to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccinations in this state until further notice. This follows six reported cases of a rare and severe blood clot occuring in women aged 18-48. The DPH and district health departments are working to offer…… read more »
The Rome-Floyd Chamber invites the public to attend Confluence, a one-day conference where commerce meets innovation and technology set for Friday, April 23rd from 8 am until 3 pm in person at the historic DeSoto Theatre (and virtually via Zoom). Curtis Morley, author of “Entrepreneur’s Paradox” and director of the Kahlert Initiative on Technology at…… read more »
(GHC media release): Georgia Highlands College’s (GHC) upcoming Spring Virtual Career Fair will feature more than 20 local employers with career options in healthcare, finance and more. The event is free and open to the public and available via Zoom on April 15. While the event will be held virtually, Director of Student Support Services…… read more »
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted on Tuesday to refrain from raising tuition rates for the 2021-2022 academic year, this is according to a USG media release. Students will again pay the same tuition rates at all 26 USG institutions as they do this year. The University System has limited…… read more »
The Rome City Commission gathered in a hybrid in-person/virtual meeting on Monday night. They voted to approve an alcohol ordinance amendment which allows for Sunday package sales to begin at 11 am as opposed to the previous time of 12:30 pm. A contract for a rewrite of Rome-Floyd’s Unified Land Development Code (or ULDC) was…… read more »
The annual Ellen Axson Wilson ArtsFest will return to downtown Rome on Saturday, May 1st from 10 am to 4 pm. Megan Otwell, the Director of Public Relations for Rome’s Downtown Development Authority, indicates that road closures will not be necessitated by this event, which will feature art exhibits hosted by the Rome Area Council…… read more »
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Georgia Highlands College President Don Green has accepted a new position as president of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “President Green’s outstanding work has emphasized student success both in the classroom and in the workforce, helping GHC expand its degree programs and carry out its mission as an access…… read more »