Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will hit the ground running with special events in April. Those include activities for Earth Week, according to Emma Wells, Director. KRFB’s full slate will additionally feature county and city employee clean-up events. A Community Clean-Up will also take place next month down in Lindale and the Jamestown community. Wells encourages the…… read more »
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ALL GEORGIANS AGE 16 AND OVER NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE
This is the day that the list of those eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Georgia expands to include everyone age 16 and over. Those ready to roll up their sleeves may find a vaccination location and book an appointment to be vaccinated on the Georgia Department of Public Health website, www.dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine or by…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS AGAIN IN FEBRUARY
The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the state’s unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in February, down by .3 percentage points from January and by 7.7 percentage points since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The rate stood at 3.5 percent a year ago. Georgia’s unemployment rate was 1.4 percent lower than the national…… read more »
EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO HOST A PAIR OF FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN MAY
The Exchange Club Family Resource Center has announced their inaugural fundraising concert, “An Evening with Scott Thompson, Songs I Wrote and Songs I Wish I Wrote”, on Saturday, May 8th at 6 pm over at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds’ Special Events Pavilion. Tina Bartleson, FRC Executive Director, states that attendees will be seated in groups…… read more »
JILL THACKER NAMED PRINICPAL OF MODEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Floyd County Schools media release): Jill Thacker was named the permanent Principal at Model Middle School (MMS) at the regular Board of Education meeting for March. She has held the position of Interim Principal since the start of the current school year when she replaced Steve Turrentine who retired. Prior to that, Jill served as…… read more »
PEPPERELL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS NAMED TO NATIONAL PEER-TO-PEER ADVISORY BOARD
(Floyd County Schools media release): Sometimes teens need to be influenced and taught by their peers and that is exactly what students at Pepperell High School continue to do. Briley Cordle and Nikki Fosha have been selected for the 2021-2022 Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Teens Advisory Board (TAB). “This will be Briley’s third…… read more »
ALL GEORGIANS AGE 16 OVER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE AS OF THIS THURSDAY
Governor Brian Kemp has announced that all Georgians age 16 and over will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, effective this Thursday, March 25th. He made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol down in Atlanta, for which he was joined by the Georgia Department of Public Health…… read more »
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 1,119 new cases of coronavirus and 17 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 844,720 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at…… read more »
ROME-FLOYD PARKS AND RECREATION TO HOST ’21 BACKYARD BBQ BASH IN MAY
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation will offer an opportunity to local backyard cooks to prove that their barbecue is the best around during the ’21 Backyard BBQ Bash, set for May 7th and 8th at Ridge Ferry Park. Jim Alred, Recreation Services Manager, asserts that this is different from the Roman Roast that was previously held…… read more »
GHC STUDENT CHOSEN AS BOARD OF REGENTS ACADEMIC DAY REPRESENTATIVE
(Georgia Highlands College media release): Recently, Chinelo Nwokike received a surprise phone call from Georgia Highlands College (GHC) President Don Green. She had been chosen as the Board of Regents Academic Day representative for GHC. Her perfect 4.0 GPA and a nomination by her mentor and advisor, Jon Hershey, who serves as dean for the School of Humanities, led to…… read more »