Floyd County servers were hit by a virus over the weekend, according to an announcement from Erin Elrod, County Clerk. The county’s IT is working to reinstall servers and restore backups. This includes scanning over 650 PCs as they are off the network. Traffic will be allowed to resume once servers have been restored. Floyd…… read more »
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STATE TROOPERS URGE CAUTION ON GEORGIA’S ROADS OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
The Georgia State Patrol and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division will be on high visibility over the upcoming Labor Day weekend to remind motorists to practice safe driving habits. The holiday travel period, as defined by GSP, will span 78 hours from 6 pm on Friday to 11:59 pm on Monday night. Colonel Gary Vowell,…… read more »
FLOYD AGAINST DRUGS TO TEAM WITH SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FMC TO HOST DRUG DROP ON OCTOBER 10TH
Do you have prescription drugs of which you need to dispose safely? Hang onto them through October 10th! On that day, Floyd Against Drugs will team up with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and Floyd Medical Center to host a Drug Drop. The event will take place at the Floyd Corporate Support Center, 420 East…… read more »
MORE THAN 2,300 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED ACROSS GEORGIA ON TUESDAY
Almost 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 and over 100 virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest DPH report that was released just before 3 pm, there have been 272,697 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. A total of 5,733 fatalities have been attributed to…… read more »
MORE MILITARY DEMONSTRATION TEAMS ADDED TO THE 2020 WINGS OVER NORTH GEORGIA DRIVE IN AIR SHOW LINE-UP
Additional military demonstration teams have been added to the line up for the 2020 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show, as confirmed by an event media release on Tuesday. These additional teams include the US Air Force F-16 Viper and C-17 Globemaster II. The drive-in edition of the air show will take place on…… read more »
IT IS SEPTEMBER! THAT MEANS THAT FALL, FALL COLORS AND FIRST FROST ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER
September has arrived, which means that Fall is almost here. Perhaps you’ve noticed a bit of fall color already beginning to pop up among the trees around Northwest Georgia. Keith Mickler, UGA Extension Agent for Floyd County, anticipates that fall colors will really begin to emerge around the beginning of October. The color change, he…… read more »
MORE THAN 1,500 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS REPORTED ON MONDAY IN GEORGIA, KEMP EXTENDS PUBLIC HEALTH STATE OF EMERGENCY AND SAFETY MEASURES
Over 1,500 new cases of COVID-19 and nearly 30 virus-related deaths were reported in Georgia on Monday by the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest DPH report that was released just prior to 3 pm, there have been 270,471 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 5,633 fatalities have…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ROME GA CARES, SHERIFF’S POSSE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO HURRICANE LAURA VICTIMS
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, Rome GA Cares, and the Sheriff’s Posse are teaming up once again to pitch in assistance with hurricane relief efforts, this time for victims of Hurricane Laura. According to a post on the FCSO Facebook page, the team will provide relief and resources to the smaller communities that were hit…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICES HAVE RISEN OVER THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices have risen during the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide now pay an average price of $2.04 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That is five cents more than a week ago, five cents more than last month, and 36 cents less than this time last year.…… read more »
LOCAL NON-PROFIT BRIGHTER BIRTHDAYS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS, DONATIONS
Rome-based non-profit Brighter Birthdays continues its mission to help local underprivileged children celebrate birthdays in this time of coronavirus. Their mission is accomplished through delivery of backpacks filled with goodies to the students’ respective schools. Cristin Warden, founder of Brighter Birthdays, indicates that deliveries have resumed at schools within the Rome City and Floyd County…… read more »