The annual celebration intended to honor slain Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will get underway on Friday night. The 2020 MLK Weekend Celebration will be hosted by the MLK Commission of Rome and Northwest Georgia. This four day celebration, the largest of its kind in Georgia, has taken place in Rome since…… read more »
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COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO HOST 2020 ANNUAL MEETING THIS THURSDAY
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth will host their 2020 Annual Luncheon on Thursday, January 16th. It will feature the State of the Children address. Past and incoming board members will additionally be honored, according to LaDonna Collins, Executive Director. The luncheon will begin at noon at Restoration Rome, the former Southeast Elementary…… read more »
FIRST MEETINGS OF ROME CITY, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION FOR 2020 BEGIN THE WEEK
The Rome City Commission held its first meeting of 2020 on Monday night. Three new and three returning commissioners were sworn in, following their election to Wards One and Three in November. Bill Collins was tapped to be the Mayor this year, while Craig McDaniel was chosen as Mayor Pro Tem. Floyd County Commissioners will…… read more »
ANHEUSER-BUSCH TO EXPAND OPERATIONS IN CARTERSVILLE
The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced on Monday that Anheuser-Busch will expand operations at its facility in Cartersville, GA. This move will generate an investment of $85 million and 12 new jobs. It is intended to support the creation of new brewing capabilities. … read more »
CITY OFFICIALS READY TO ROLL IN THE ’20S
Officials with the City of Rome are getting back to work now that the holiday season has concluded. The Rome City Commission’s first meeting of 2020 is slated for this coming Monday evening (January 13th). Sammy Rich, Rome’s City Manager, states that he looks forward to welcoming three new members to the Commission and tackling…… read more »
STATE LEGISLATORS PREPARE FOR NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO BEGIN ON MONDAY
If you would like to share a concern with local legislators, you may want to do it over the next few days. Katie Dempsey of Rome, who represents Georgia’s 13th District in the state House of Representatives, asserts that the best time to reach out to lawmakers is right now, before the 2020 session of…… read more »
GEORGIA HIGHLANDS COLLEGE ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Georgia Highlands College began the new year by establishing a partnership with Georgia College and State University that will give students an option to complete their associate degree with GHC before they move on to a four-year degree with GC, according to a GHC release. In addition, special scholarship options will be offered to GHC…… read more »
HAVE YOU RESOLVED TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY IN ’20? TAKE BABY STEPS!
Is your New Year’s resolution for 2020 to achieve financial stability? Take baby steps towards that goal, advises Cristin Warden, a financial planner and owner of Rome-based Financial Harmony. Whether your resolution is to get out of debt or to save enough money to take that dream vacation, Warden attests that it is important to…… read more »
GDOT TO UNVEIL PLANS TO REPLACE TURNER MCCALL BRIDGE
The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house event on Thursday, January 16th from 5 pm until 7 pm at the Rome Civic Center. The purpose of the event is to share proposed plans to replace the Turner McCall Boulevard bridge over the Etowah River and Norfolk Southern Railroad, as is stated in…… read more »
WATTERS PLANS TO SEEK A SECOND TERM ON FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSION
Allison Watters has announced that she will seek a second term on the Floyd County Commission. She has filled Post 3 for the past three years. Watters asserted on Wednesday in the announcment of her bid for re-election, “I appreciate the continued support I have experienced from the citizens of Rome and Floyd County and…… read more »