Remnants of Hurricane Zeta zipped through the Greater Rome area Thursday with strong winds and heavy rain. This resulted in widespread power outages, along with downed trees and limbs. Tim Herrington, Floyd County’s Emergency Management Agency Director, indicates that wind gusts as high as 55 miles per hour were reported in Rome. Several roads were…… read more »
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NEARLY 357,000 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) THE CORONAVIRUS
Close to 357,000 people across Georgia have (or have had) COVID-19, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 1,866 new cases along with 47 virus-related fatalities on Thursday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 356,848 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A…… read more »
COOSA RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES LOCALS TO VOTE ‘YES’ TO AMENDMENT 1 ON NOVEMBER 3RD BALLOT
The Coosa River Basin Initiative is encouraging locals to vote in support of a constitutional amendment that appears on Georgians’ ballots in the November 3rd general election which would ensure that all of the fees and taxes collected for specific purposes would be used for those purposes. Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, Executive Director, states that his organization…… read more »
ZETA CONCERNS RESULTS IN CLOSURES AND DELAYS
Concerns about the weather has led to numerous closures and delays around the area, which has been placed under a Tropical Storm Warning as well as a Flash Flood Watch by the National Weather Service as Zeta zips through with high winds and heavy rain. Here’s a look at weather related closures and delays locally:…… read more »
MORE THAN 355,000 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) CORONAVIRUS
More than 355,000 people in Georgia have (or have had) coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 1,734 new cases as well as 34 virus-related deaths on Wednesday. One of those fatalities was reported in Floyd County. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have…… read more »
DPH PROVIDES UPDATE ON COVID-19 TRENDS IN GEORGIA; THE ROME CITY SCHOOLS SHIFT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING
A total of 1,623 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Georgia by the state Department of Public Health on Tuesday, in addition to 18 virus-related fatalities. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 353,372 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 7,844…… read more »
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF ROME AND FLOYD COUNTY ADJUSTING THEIR MEANS OF SERVICE IN THIS ERA OF COVID-19
Communities in Schools of Rome and Floyd County has been adjusting their means of providing services to local schools in this era of coronavirus, attests Gregory Wooten, Executive Director. This has resulted in the creation of the new CIS Mini Grants. The one-time grants are given to school counselors to support special initiatives at their…… read more »
EARLY VOTING TOPS THREE MILLION IN GEORGIA
Georgia continues to break records for early voting ahead of the November 3rd general election. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger reports that a total of 3,195,642 ballots had been cast statewide as of 8 pm on Tuesday. Of those, 2,137,428 were cast early in-person, while the remaining 1,058,214 were cast absentee by mail. Early voting…… read more »
TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR OUR AREA
Rome is in the midst of a Tropical Storm Watch as Zeta moves through this area, according to the National Weather Service. Tropical storm force winds are possible with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect from 8 am today through 8 pm on Thursday night.… read more »
CLOSE TO 352,000 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED IN GEORGIA BY THE DPH
A total of 975 new cases of COVID-19 were reported across Georgia by the state Department of Public Health on Monday, in addition to 18 virus-related fatalities. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 351,881 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 7,827…… read more »