The Kickback to the Community charity silent auction enters its final days at Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers in downtown Rome. The bidding will end on Saturday at 2 pm at the jewelry store, located at 312 Broad Street. Kickback has been expanded this year to support any local non-profit in need due to the…… read more »
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CORONAVIRUS CASES INCREASED BY NEARLY 3,000 IN GEORGIA ON TUESDAY
Coronavirus cases increased by nearly 3,000 to exceed 240,000 as the death toll rose by 69 on Tuesday across Georgia, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 241,677 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 4,794…… read more »
RIBBON CUTTING HELD FOR HARBIN CLINIC’S NEW PEDIATRICS FACILITY
The Harbin Clinic held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon for its new facility located at the intersection of the John Maddox Connector and Woodrow Wilson Way. This facility is the brand new home to Harbin Clinic Pediatrics Rome and Harbin Clinic Pediatrics Rome Davis Sabino. Harbin physicians and community leaders were on hand…… read more »
HAUNTED ON BROAD TOURS WILL BE BACK IN 2020
The award-winning Haunted on Broad Tours will return in 2020, according to an announcement on Tuesday by the Rome Area History Center. This year’s tours will be highlighted by spooky storytelling of the Ridge and Valley Storytelling Guild, along with findings from the Southern Paranormal Investigators of recent investigations in downtown Rome. Kristi Kent, the…… read more »
JUST UNDER 1,850 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS AND 25 VIRUS-RELATED DEATHS REPORTED ON MONDAY IN GEORGIA
Just under 1,850 new cases of coronavirus were reported and the number of fatalities increased by 25 in Georgia on Monday, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 238,861 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of…… read more »
DR. JEFF WILSON HAS RESIGNED AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS
Dr. Jeff Wilson has resigned as Superintendent of the Floyd County Schools. According to an FCS media release, the Board of Education and Wilson have affirmed a Mutual Separation Agreement that will allow the school system to seek new leadership in the coming months. The agreement was announced at a called meeting of the board…… read more »
FLOYD EMA DIRECTOR IS ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
The world is a lot different now than it was a year ago due to the coronavirus outbreak, observes Tim Herrington, Director of the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency. He adds there is no distinct timeline to determine when the virus related issues will subside. Herrington hopes that local schools will be able to offer…… read more »
MORE THAN 237,000 IN GEORGIA HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS AS DEATH TOLL SLIGHTLY EXCEEDS 4,700
Just over 237,000 people have been infected with coronavirus, and the death toll slightly topped 4,700 on Sunday in Georgia, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 237,030 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. A total of 4,702…… read more »
AAA: GAS PRICES ROSE SLIGHTLY IN GEORGIA OVER THE PAST WEEK
Georgia’s gas prices increased slightly over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide are now paying the average price of $1.98 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. That’s a cent more than last week, three cents less than a month ago, and 50 cents less than this same time last…… read more »
DAVE ROBERSON SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO SERVING AS THE NEXT FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF
Dave Roberson is looking forward to serving as Floyd County’s next Sheriff. Roberson was selected by voters in last Tuesday’s run-off election to succeed Tim Burkhalter, who will retire at the end of this year. As a Sheriff’s office employee for over 25 years, Roberson says that he wants to be part of the effort…… read more »