Three individuals face murder charges in connection with the May deaths of Vanita Nicole Richardson and Truvenia Clarece Campbell, this according to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Thursday. The arrested include: Desmond Lavonta Brown, age 28. He has been charged with two counts of malice murder, two counts of felony murder,…… read more »
Floyd County PAWS (Public Animal Welfare Services) continues its mission to attend to the welfare of animals amid the days of coronavirus. Jeff Mitchell, Executive Director, indicates that PAWS’ hours of operation are temporarily limited to 1 pm until 4 pm every Monday through Friday, though that is subject to change. The facility is sanitized…… read more »
Over 150,000 people in Georgia have been infected with coronavirus, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm Wednesday afternoon, there have been 152,302 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. A total of 3,335 fatalities have been attributed to the virus. In Floyd County,…… read more »
Mark Butler, Georgia’s Labor Commissioner, reports that the unemployment rate for Rome declined in June. Rome’s unemployment rate stood at seven percent last month for a decrease of 1.9 percentage points from the previous month. The rate was four percent in June of 2019. The number of jobs rose in Rome by 1,100 from May…… read more »
The Hospitality House for Women, Inc. has made the decision to cancel their annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event that had been slated for this October as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Lynn Rousseau, Executive Director, indicates that the committee that plans the walk annually, which is headed up by Rome…… read more »
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet on Friday in a planning session to discuss law enforcement compensation, this according to a release from the county. The meeting will begin at 11 am in the Berry-Shorter Room at the Forum River Center and will be open to the public. The attendees may be screened…… read more »
The number of coronavirus cases in Georgia is nearing 150,000, per the state Department of Public Health. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm on Tuesday afternoon, there have been 148,988 confirmed cases of COVID-19 statewide. A total of 3,254 fatalities have been attributed to the virus. In Floyd…… read more »
The Exchange Club Family Resource Center will benefit from the 9th annual Jim Bishop Memorial “Tee Off Against Child Abuse” Golf Tournament slated for Wednesday, September 2nd at Stonebridge Golf Club in Rome. Proceeds from the golf tournament will fuel the FRC’s mission of child abuse prevention, says Tina Bartleson, Executive Director. Registration is available…… read more »
Habitat for Humanity of Coosa Valley will host a Grand Opening for the new location of their ReStore at 504 East 1st Avenue in Rome (just behind Central Plaza) on Saturday, July 25th from 9 am until 2 pm. Betsy Allgood, Executive Director of Habitat, encourages the public to join this celebration and save 25…… read more »
The Rome City Schools have released a Board-approved decision matrix for handling any potential COVID-19 situations when school is back in session; it may be viewed on Facebook via the Rome City Schools – Rome, GA page. The 2020-2021 is slated to begin on August 13th.… read more »