Georgia’s gas prices rose slightly over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide now pay an average of $2.01 a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, two cents more than a week ago, 10 cents more than last month, and 65 cents less than this time last year. It now costs…… read more »
Early voting begins today for the August 11th run off election. Floyd County voters may cast their advance ballots at the county’s Administration Building on East 4th Avenue, anytime from 8 am to 5 pm every Monday through Friday until August 7th. Saturday voting is set for August 1st from 9 am to 4 pm.…… read more »
Sunday, July 26th marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living will celebrate this milestone with a pair of upcoming events. The ADA will be the focus of the center’s weekly Peer Support Call slated for Monday, July 27th and of a two-part…… read more »
More than 131,000 people in Georgia have been infected with coronavirus while the death toll has exceeded 3,100, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH at just prior to 3 pm on Thursday afternoon, there were 131,275 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of…… read more »
The Rome-Floyd Chamber continues its efforts to help local small businesses thrive amid the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Jeanne Krueger, President and CEO, says that the Chamber will soon offer to small business owners the opportunity to sell their wares via the Rome-Floyd Chamber website at www.romega.com. She believes that this will give…… read more »
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler reported on Thursday that Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased in June to 7.6 percent; that was 3.5 percentage points lower than the national rate of 11.1 percent. June 2020 statistics from the Georgia Department of Labor also revealed over-the-month increases for the labor force, employment, and jobs. The state unemployment rate…… read more »
FROM CITY OF ROME PRESS RELEASE: July 16, 2020, Rome, GA – In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Rome City Commission acted on Monday July 13, 2020 to adopt an emergency order to promote health, safety and welfare. Subsequently, Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order on July 15, 2020 that suspends…… read more »
Close to 128,000 people in Georgia have been infected with the coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH released on Wednesday afternoon just prior to 3 pm, there were 127,834 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across this state. There were 3,091 deaths attributed to the virus. In…… read more »
Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order on Wednesday evening to extend the state’s coronavirus guidelines through the end of this month. This continues a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, renews restrictions for businesses, maintains the shelter-in-place for the medically fragile, and urges that masks be worn in public. Kemp’s order also…… read more »
Many people have been hitting local rivers in recent weeks as a way to beat the summer heat and practice safe social distancing. The slate of paddle trips that had been scheduled for 2020 by the Coosa River Basin Initiative was called off due to coronavirus concerns. However, a meet up paddle took place last…… read more »