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 2,330,404 ballots had been cast statewide as of 8 pm Thursday; 1,458,444 of those were cast early in-person, while the remaining 871,960 were cast via absentee by mail. Early in-person…… read more »
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TWO CORONAVIRUS-RELATED FATALITIES REPORTED IN FLOYD COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY
The number of Georgians confirmed to have (or have had) the coronavirus is nearing 344,000, while the number of virus-related deaths has now exceeded 7,700, per the state’s Department of Public Health, which reported 1,352 new cases along with 30 fatalities on Wednesday. Two of the deaths were reported in Floyd County. According to the…… read more »
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RISE SLIGHTLY FOR ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA
Mark Butler, Georgia’s Labor Commissioner, has announced that Rome saw an uptick in jobs for September. Rome’s unemployment rate stood at five percent last month, up slightly from 4.7 percent in August. The rate was 3.3 percent in September 2019. The number of jobs in Rome totaled 41,900 for September 2020, an increase of 100…… read more »
LOAD UP YOUR DOGS AND TAKE THEM TO HOWL-O-WEEN THIS EVENING AT THE RIDGE FERRY DOG PARK
Floyd County PAWS (Public Animal Welfare Services) invites all Romans to load up their pups and head over to the dog park at Ridge Ferry Park, located on Riverside Parkway, for Howl-O-Ween. The free event is scheduled for this evening from 5 pm until 7 pm. Jeff Mitchell, PAWS Director, states that Howl-O-Ween will feature…… read more »
PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR URGES LOCALS TO GET A FLU SHOT, KEEP TAKING PRECAUTIONS IN REGARD TO CORONAVIRUS
Here is a reminder from Dr. Gary Voccio, the Health Director of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Northwest Health District, to every resident of Northwest Georgia (especially if you are over 65) – get a flu shot! An uptick in flu cases, paired with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, could overwhelm local medical facilities, asserts…… read more »
DPH PROVIDES UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS IN GEORGIA
The number of Georgians confirmed to have (or have had) coronavirus now exceeds 342,000, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 1,174 new cases and 18 virus-related deaths on Tuesday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 342,438 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the…… read more »
GEORGIA CONTINUES TO BREAK RECORDS IN EARLY VOTING, PER THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Georgia continues to break records in early voting, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. A total of 1,912,045 ballots were cast statewide as of 8 pm on Tuesday evening; 1,146,416 of those were cast early in-person, as the remaining 765,629 were submitted via absentee by mail. This marks the second week of early voting…… read more »
WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA 2020 WILL FEATURE A NUMBER OF NEWCOMERS TO ROME; US ARMY’S BLACK DAGGERS TO HONOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH DEMO AT REDMOND THURSDAY
The countdown is on – t-minus three days until day one of the two-day 2020 Wings Over North Georgia drive-in air show. This year’s show will feature a number acts that will be performing in Rome for the first time. The line-up of newcomers to the local air show will include Matt Younkin of Younkin…… read more »
LIMITED NUMBER OF BOOTHS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ROME-FLOYD CHAMBER’S BUSINESS EXPO, F&P GEORGIA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION IN FLOYD COUNTY
A limited number of booths remain available for the Rome-Floyd Chamber’s 2020 Business Expo, slated for Thursday, November 5th from 10 am to 5 pm at the Forum River Center. In addition to the in-person event, there will be a virtual component to this year’s Expo. Thomas Kislat, Director of Membership and Entrepreneurial Development, urges…… read more »
MORE THAN 341,000 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) CORONAVIRUS; DEATH TOLL TOPS 7,650
More than 341,000 people in Georgia have (or have had) coronavirus, while the death toll has exceeded 7,650, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 766 new cases and 19 virus-related deaths on Monday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 341,310 confirmed cases…… read more »