Spring Break is just around the corner for local schools. Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites have much to offer families in search of fun Spring Break activities. Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator, encourages locals to join the club – the Canyon Climbers Club and/or Tails on Trails Club! All details are posted online at…… read more »
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ROME FLOYD CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD FINALISTS
(Rome-Floyd Chamber media release): The Rome Floyd Chamber is excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 Exceptional 7- Young Professionals Awards, Small Business of the Year, and Emerging Small Business of the Year. “Each year, we have the privilege of celebrating outstanding business leaders and businesses, and this year is significant. This year we…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION HOLDS REGULAR MEETING AT THE FORUM RIVER CENTER; DOWNTOWN VENUE SOON TO BE USED BY LOCAL COURTS
The Floyd County Commission met in regular session on Tuesday. Highlights included the recognition of a trio that rescued a teenager from a fiery crash on Georgia 53 this past Saturday. That meeting was streamed live and may still be viewed via the Floyd County, GA – Government page on Facebook. Commissioners have been gathering…… read more »
FMC TO HOLD VACCINE DAY FOR EDUCATORS; CORONAVIRUS, VACCINE UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Floyd Medical Center plans to host a Vaccine Day for Educators on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at the P-1 field hospital on the FMC campus. The clinic will be open to Pre-K and K-12 teachers, administrators and staff who meet the guidelines established by Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp. The educators will receive…… read more »
ROME LITTLE THEATRE WILL SOON RETURN TO THE STAGE AT THE HISTORIC DESOTO THEATRE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A YEAR
The Rome Little Theatre will soon return to the stage at the historic DeSoto Theatre for the first time in over a year. Auditions will be held next week for ‘Love Letters’, written by A.R. Gurney. Show dates are April 9th through 17th; show times are 7:30 pm Friday nights and 2:30 pm on Saturday…… read more »
CDC ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS VACCINATED AGAINST CORONAVIRUS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued their first set of recommendations for those who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Such individuals may now meet up with other fully vaccinated people indoors without having to wear masks or stay six feet apart. They may also gather with unvaccinated people from…… read more »
COVID-19, VACCINE UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Just 752 new cases of coronavirus and 43 virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 829,077 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now stands at 15,640. In Floyd…… read more »
PLENTY OF SPACE FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AT TODAY’S FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, ROME CITY COMMISSIONERS EXTEND CITY’S MASK MANDATE
Floyd County Commissioners will meet today at the Forum River Center in downtown Rome. Caucus will take place at 4:30 pm in the Floyd Room with the meeting to follow at 6 pm in the ballroom. Chairman Wright Bagby invites the public to attend today’s meeting. He says that there’s plenty of space for social…… read more »
HOSPITALITY HOUSE FOR WOMEN URGES COMMUNITY SUPPORT BY SHOPPING ITS THRIFT STORE – AND THERE’S A SALE GOING ON!
Local philanthropists in search of a non-profit to support are encouraged to consider a donation to the Hospitality House for Women, Inc. One way to do that is to shop at their Thrift Store, located at 610 Shorter Avenue. According to Lynn Rousseau, Executive Director of the non-profit, the store is now open each Tuesday…… read more »
LIST OF THOSE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE EXPANDS TODAY TO INCLUDE TEACHERS
Today is the day that the list of Georgians eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine expands to cover Pre-K and K-12 public and private school teachers and faculty as well as Department of Early Care and Learning educators and staff, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (and caregivers), and parents of children with complex medical…… read more »