In need of something to bolster your holiday spirit? WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM invite you to tune in this Sunday evening at 6 pm for a rebroadcast of The PERC Radio Players’ production from 2017 of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’. Mark Van Leuven, Director, indicates that some of Rome’s finest performers brought the…… read more »
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DPH PROVIDES UPDATE ON COVID-19 TRENDS IN GEORGIA
A total of 4,257 new cases of coronavirus were reported across Georgia on Wednesday by the state’s Department of Public Health, along with 52 more virus-related fatalities. Three of those fatalities were reported here in Floyd County. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 488,338 confirmed…… read more »
SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA REMAINS IN SEARCH OF DONATIONS AMID FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES IN 2020
The Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia continues to seek donations, even though its had to cancel all in-person fundraising events amid this era of coronavirus. Kimberly King, Executive Director, says that the center has generated around $20,000 via an Annual Fund Campaign held in lieu of the ever-popular Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge that was…… read more »
STATE REPRESENTATIVE KATIE DEMPSEY TO SERVVE AS A STATE RESPONDENT IN NATIONAL MATERNAL MORTALITY WEBINAR
State Representative Katie Dempsey of Rome, the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, will participate as state respondent for the National Conference of State Legislatures’ webinar about maternal mortality set for Friday, December 18th from 2 pm to 3 pm. During the “Saving Mom: Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in the US”,…… read more »
NEARLY 5,000 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS REPORTED ACROSS GEORGIA ON TUESDAY
A total of 4,860 new cases of coronavirus were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health, which additionally noted 35 more virus-related fatalities. Two of those fatalities were reported here in Floyd County. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 484,152…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY’S SHERIFF-ELECT DAVE ROBERSON IS LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING OFFICE ON JANUARY 1ST
Floyd County Sheriff-elect Dave Roberson looks forward to officially taking office on January 1st. He says that his primary goals upon assuming that role of Sheriff include attending to the needs of the Sheriff’s Office and Rome and Floyd County as a whole, along with the completion of a medical wing at the jail and…… read more »
EARLY VOTING CONTINUES IN JANUARY 5TH RUNOFF; LOEFFLER CAMPAIGNS IN ROME
Advance voting for the January 5th runoff election continues until December 31st (aside from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). The nation’s eyes are on this election, as it will determine whether Republicans or Democrats hold the majority in the US Senate. GOP incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face opposition from Raphael Warnock and Jon…… read more »
HOSFORD WINS FCS DISTRICT SPELLING BEE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
Will Hosford, a sixth-grader at Model Middle School, won the Floyd County Schools’ District Spelling Bee for a second straight year on Tuesday morning at Coosa High School’s Performing Arts Center. According to an FCS media release, Will correctly spelled “inexorably” and then “Ganges” to win the ’20 bee, sponsored by the Floyd County chapter…… read more »
OVER 3,000 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS REPORTED MONDAY IN GEORGIA; STATE’S FIRST DOSES OF THE VACCINE ARRIVE AT COASTAL GEORGIA
A total of 3,302 new cases of coronavirus were reported across Georgia on Monday by the state’s Department of Public Health, which additionally noted 13 more virus-related fatalities. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 479,340 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. The state’s death toll now…… read more »
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ROME DISTRIBUTES A SECOND ROUND OF SMALL GRANTS FROM COVID-19 RECOVERY FUND
The Community Foundation for Greater Rome has announced a second round of small grants from their COVID-19 Recovery Fund to six Rome nonprofits. This fund is an initiative to help local nonprofits address the long-term needs in Rome/Floyd County as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to unfold. Over $25,000 in this second round…… read more »