Category Archives: Local News

FUN-FILLED SUMMER OF 2025 ANTICIPATED BY CAVE SPRING DDA

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

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

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

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 »

FIRST FRIDAY CONCERTS TO RETURN TO DOWNTOWN ROME IN JUNE

FIRST FRIDAY CONCERTS TO RETURN TO DOWNTOWN ROME IN JUNE

Media release from Rome, GA Downtown Development Authority: It’s that time of the year again! You are invited to enjoy an evening of great music at the upcoming First Friday Concert on June 6th! Held at the Town Green, this free concert offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy downtown Rome.Guardians of the Jukebox will bring…read more »

ROME LITTLE THEATRE SUMMER ACADEMY ADVANCED PERFORMANCE COMPANY ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR RISING 8TH TO 12TH GRADE STUDENTS

ROME LITTLE THEATRE SUMMER ACADEMY ADVANCED PERFORMANCE COMPANY ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR RISING 8TH TO 12TH GRADE STUDENTS

Media release from Rome Little Theatre: The Advanced Performance Company is excited to announce its upcoming summer academy experience for returning participants rising from 8th to 12th grade. This immersive two-week program promises to elevate young actors’ skills in improvisation, scene-building, acting and characterization, musical theatre vocal technique, choreography, and technical theatre design, culminating in…read more »

LOCALS PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE

Memorial Day ceremonies were held across the U.S.A. and around Rome and Floyd County on Monday to pay tribute to the military personnel who gave their lives in service to our country. Local veteran John Fortune, a member of the Rome Exchange Club and the American Legion Post 52, states that some people paid the…read more »