Severe weather concerns have led to several delays for today. Here is a list of those delays: Rome City Schools is observing a systemwide two-hour delay to class start times. The two-hour change to class start time includes faculty and staff. Please continue to check the RCS system social media pages and the system website…… read more »
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECLINED IN JANUARY FOR ROME AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Georgia’s Labor Commissioner Mark Butler has announced that Rome saw a decline in its unemployment rate in January. Rome’s rate dropped by 0.5 percentage points to reach 4.7 percent in January. A year ago, the rate was 4.1 percent. Butler says, “In January, we saw the rate drop in every MSA but one. Starting the…… read more »
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COOSA VALLEY PLANS ‘HAMMER IT HOME’ 5K AND HEALTH WALK FOR MAY 1ST
Would you like to support the Habitat for Humanity of Coosa Valley mission to help partner families attain safe, affordable housing? Well, you don’t have to lift a hammer to help! The local Habitat chapter invites the community to participate in the Hammer It Home 5K and Health Walk, slated for Saturday, May 1st. That…… read more »
CITY OF ROME PUBLIC WORKS WILL TEMPORARILY CONE OFF LANES ON THE FIFTH AVENUE BRIDGE ON FRIDAY
(CITY OF ROME MEDIA RELEASE): City of Rome Public Works plans to cone off the outside lanes on the 5th Avenue bridge this Friday, March 19 from 9 am to 6 pm. Traffic personnel will cone off the lanes to test a design concept for the bridge as part of the River District Streetscape Project. …… read more »
KEMP ANTICIPATES MORE COVID-19 VACCINES TO BE AVAILABLE TO GEORGIANS SOON
Governor Brian Kemp gave an update on COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Georgia on Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol in Atlanta. He stated that he anticipates an uptick in vaccine supply from the Biden administration later this month, particularly of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, and encouraged all eligible Georgians to make an appointment to…… read more »
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
A total of 1,129 new cases of coronavirus and just 16 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 837,443 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at…… read more »
MISSION ISPOSSIBLE FOUNDATION TO MARK 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH A RETURN TO IN-PERSON EVENTS LATER THIS MONTH
The Mission ISPossible Foundation, local grace-based non-profit, is looking forward to a return to in-person events later this month. Grant Magness, MIP founder, says that his organization will bring back their Birthday Club for special needs children with an event on Sunday, March 28th at Hot Shots Cheerleading, 181 Iron Street in Rome. He enthuses…… read more »
KEMP TO GIVE COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON, LATEST UPDATES FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Governor Brian Kemp will give an update on COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Georgia this afternoon, for which he will be joined by the Department of Public Heatlh’s Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey and Georgia Emergency Management/Homeland Security Agency Director Chris Stallings. The 4 pm update will take place at the State Capitol in Atlanta. A total…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS TO HOST PROMS AND GRADUATIONS IN ’21
The Floyd County Schools intend to host proms and graduations for all four high schools in 2021. Protocols will be implemented with regard to COVID-19. The announcement was made at the FCS Board of Education’s monthly meeting on Monday evening. That meeting was streamed live and may still be viewed on Facebook; search for Floyd…… read more »
RPD CHIEF DENISE DOWNER-MCKINNEY APPOINTED TO STATE’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
Denise Downer-McKinney, Chief of the Rome Police Department, has been appointed to Georgia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council by Governor Brian Kemp, as indicated in an announcement from the Governor’s office on Monday. Downer-McKinney has been with the RPD since February of 1985 and has moved up through the ranks over the years.… read more »