Mark Butler, Georgia’s Labor Commissioner, has announced that the annual numbers in Rome are all heading in the right direction to start the year 2020. According to preliminary data from the state Department of Labor, this one-county metropolitan statistical area (MSA) exhibited annual increases in jobs, labor force, and employment. In addition, there were fewer…… read more »
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FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS CONFIRMED EMPLOYEE COVID-19 CASE
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS PRESS RELEASE: Floyd County Schools has been alerted by public health officials of a confirmed employee COVID-19 case within our district. The employee is currently being treated at a local hospital. We are working with public health officials to determine the impact on our local schools and community. Cave Spring Elementary School…… read more »
LATEST COVID-19 UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmatory testing by the CDC on five new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Georgia. These additional cases are in Charlton County, Fulton County and three in Cobb County. All but one of the individuals are hospitalized (the one in Fulton). One of the Cobb presumptive…… read more »
FLOYD EMA, NWGA PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATE OFFICIALS (AND THE COMMUNITY) ON LOCAL COVID-19 RESPONSE
The Floyd County Emergency Management Agency has teamed up with the Georgia Department of Public Health, Northwest Health District, this week to inform city and county officials on COVID-19 (coronavirus). Tim Herrington, Floyd EMA Director, says that this is not necessarily a time to panic, but it is a time to prepare. Herrington urges the…… read more »
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE CORONAVIRUS IS IMPACTING THE STOCK MARKET? DON’T PANIC!
Are you concerned about how COVID-19 (coronavirus) is affecting the stock market? Global concerns like these can impact individuals emotionally, says Rob Harbison, Financial Advisor with the Peachtree Planning Corporation in Rome. He encourages investors to refrain from their pulling money out of the stock market at this time, as there are still opportunities for…… read more »
LATEST COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on another five presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Georgia. These additional cases are in Cobb, Fayette, Gwinnett and two in DeKalb Counties. The individuals are hospitalized, and the sources of their infections are unknown. There…… read more »
CRBI DIRECTOR LAUDS PASSAGE BY SENATE OF HR 164
The Georgia Senate voted Monday to pass House Resolution 164. The Trust Fund constitutional amendment paves the way for dedicated funds to be used on the initiatives for which they were intended. It is now poised to go before voters in November, asserts Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, Executive Director of the Coosa River Basin Initiative. If passed,…… read more »
PRODUCTION-RELATED ROAD CLOSURE CONTINUES TODAY; LOCALS APPRECIATIVE OF BUSINESS FROM FILM CREWS
A production-related road closure will continue today along East 2nd Avenue from East 9th Street and East 12th Street. Traffic will be detoured around the area. According to a release from the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, the closure will occur from 9 am to 3 pm and again from 6:30 pm to 9 pm.…… read more »
THE ORIGINAL DAISY DUKE, CATHERINE BACH, TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT ’20 CAVE SPRING MOTORCYCLE RALLY
Attention, “Dukes of Hazzard” fans! Make plans to attend the annual Cave Spring Motorcycle Rally, slated for the last weekend in July. It will feature an appearance by Catherine Bach, who portrayed Daisy Duke on that series from 1979 to 1985. Sandra Lindsey, Executive Director of the Cave Spring Downtown Development Authority, enthuses that Bach…… read more »
LATEST COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Georgia Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmatory testing on four new presumptive positive tests for COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Georgia residents, according to a DPH media release. This testing was completed on Sunday at the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the results have been submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…… read more »