Category Archives: Local News

DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN JANUARY 5TH RUNOFF IS DECEMBER 7TH; LOCAL RECOUNT OF VOTES IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS NOW COMPLETE

The deadline to register to vote in the January 5th runoff election is coming up on Monday, December 7th. The runoff, which has garnered national headlines, will determine who will fill Georgia’s seats in the US Senate; hotly contested races are among the Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and their Democratic challengers Raphael…read more »

DPH PROVIDES UPDATE ON COVID-19 TRENDS IN GEORGIA

Close to 425,000 people in Georgia have (or have had) coronavirus, per the state’s Department of Public Health, which reported 2,892 new cases as well as 23 virus-related deaths on Tuesday. According to the latest report by the DPH issued just before 3 pm, there have been 424,929 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state.…read more »

THE 2020 ROME CHRISTMAS PARADE IS ON FOR TONIGHT!

The Rome Christmas Parade is on for tonight! The first-ever drive in edition of the parade will take place from 6 pm to 8 pm at State Mutual Stadium, the home of the Rome Braves. Janet Byington, Co-Chair, acknowledges that while this “COVID edition” of the parade will be different, it will still be fun.…read more »

LOCAL NON-PROFITS SEEK DONATIONS ON GIVING TUESDAY ’20

Today is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday has been observed since 2012 on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving as a ‘global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world’, according to GivingTuesday.org. Local non-profits are rallying their troops to pitch in donations on this Giving Tuesday 2020, since many…read more »