Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation: WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will be relocating utilities along 2nd Avenue Friday, January 24 through Monday, February 24. The utility work will close one right lane along 2nd Avenue in one direction at a time. Relocating utilities is part of the larger 2nd Avenue project stretching from the Oostanaula…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the…… read more »
Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: Following the disruption of Thursday’s Joint Appropriations committee hearing schedule due to the inclement winter weather affecting much of Georgia, Governor Brian P. Kemp shared a copy of the below prepared remarks with the committee members to provide further context on his budget proposals currently before…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s December unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.7 percent in November. The unemployment rate was four-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “Once again, Georgia has proven to the nation why we have been the destination of choice for…… read more »
The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, 412 Lavender Drive, will hold the first of four Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Events for 2025 on Saturday, February 8th. Emma Wells, Director of Solid Waste for Floyd County, attests that recycling events have been whittled down from six for this year. This is due in part to a…… read more »
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of Riley Benter as the new director of heart and vascular services for the Georgia Market, and Julie Smith as the director of neuroscience and orthopedics for the Georgia Market. Riley Benter has been a dedicated member of AdventHealth Redmond since 2012, serving…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that Pre-Kindergarten registration will open on Monday, January 27, and close on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day at the respective schools. Rome City Schools offers Pre-K classes at Anna K. Davie, Elm Street, Main, West…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated five of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of Excellence in Technical Instruction competition. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing…… read more »
Media release from Floyd County, GA: “I have decided to stick to love … Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. February is recognized as African American History Month across the United States, and Floyd County would like to recognize members of our community who have made an…… read more »
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Redmond is hosting the AngioScreen bus from 10 am to 2 pm, Saturday, Feb. 1. The AngioScreen bus will be parked in front of the main entrance of the Forum River Center, located at 301 Tribune St, Rome, Ga, 30161. An AngioScreen is a noninvasive, 10-minute vascular screening designed…… read more »