Rome Floyd Parks and Recreation Media Release: The POWERADE Power Dash 5K and Health Walk is almost ready to hit the trails around Ridge Ferry Park. The race and walk marks the first in-person 5K in Rome since March. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 17 at Ridge Ferry Park. The waves for the…… read more »
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MORE THAN 332,000 GEORGIANS HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) COVID-19
More than 332,000 people in Georgia have (or have had) coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 937 new cases in addition to 14 virus-related deaths on Monday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 332,311 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state.…… read more »
PLAN TO VOTE EARLY? MIGHT WANT TO PACK YOUR PATIENCE
If you plan to vote early in the November 3rd general election, you may want to pack your patience along with that hand sanitizer and face mask. Advance in-person voting began on Monday across Georgia. Voters in Floyd County encountered long lines and technical glitches upon going to cast their ballots at the Elections Office…… read more »
CHAMBER PREZ: MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE RETURNING TO PRE-COVID-19 LEVELS
Many local businesses are returning to pre-COVID-19 levels while others are working towards that achievement, states Jeanne Krueger, President and CEO of the Rome-Floyd Chamber, who cites an uptick in job postings as evidence that businesses are beginning to rebound. Krueger also cites The Spires at Berry College and the debut of the East Bend…… read more »
OVER 331,000 GEORGIANS HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) CORONAVIRUS AS THE DEATH TOLL NEARS 7,500
More than 331,000 people have (or have had) coronavirus in Georgia as the death toll is nearing 7,500, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 1,162 new cases and 23 virus-related deaths on Sunday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 331,409 confirmed cases…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES HELD STEADY IN THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices held steady over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists now pay an average price of $2.00 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That is the same as last week, three cents less than last month, and 46 cents less than this time last year. It now costs…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET TONIGHT; FLOYD COUNTY’S COMMISSIONERS MEET ON TUESDAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session this evening. Their 6:30 pm meeting will be preceded by a caucus at 5 pm. Both of those will be held at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street and will be open to the public. Commissioner Wendy Davis asserts that city committees have…… read more »
ADVANCE IN-PERSON VOTING SET FOR TODAY UNTIL OCTOBER 30TH IN NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION
Advance in-person voting begins today for the November 3rd general election. Floyd County voters may cast their early ballots on any weekday from 8 am to 5 pm until October 30th at the Elections Office, located inside the county’s Administration Building on East Fourth Avenue, and at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Garden Lakes Boulevard.…… read more »
MORE THAN 327,000 PEOPLE IN GEORGIA HAVE (OR HAVE HAD) THE CORONAVIRUS
More than 327,000 people in Georgia have (or have had) coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health, which reported 1,297 new cases as well as 36 virus-related deaths on Thursday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 327,407 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state.…… read more »
WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA DRIVE-IN AIR SHOW TO SERVE AS A HOMECOMING FOR ONE THUNDERBIRDS MAINTENANCE TEAM MEMBER
The Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show will be a homecoming for a member of the US Air Force Thunderbirds’ maintenance team. The show is set for October 24th and 25th at Rome’s Russell Regional Airport. Master Sergeant Thomas Clonts, a 2001 graduate of Armuchee High School, serves as Maintenance Production Superintendent for the…… read more »