Georgia’s gas prices have decreased by five cents over the past week, reports AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists statewide now pay the average price of $2.21 per gallon of regular unleaded. That’s five cents less than last week, six cents less than last month, and 15 cents less than this time last year. It…… read more »
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CRBI TO HOST RIVERKEEPER AWARDS AND ANNUAL MEETING ON MARCH 26
The Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) will host their Riverkeeper Awards and Annual Meeting on the evening of Thursday, March 26th from 6 pm until 9 pm on the outdoor patio of the Courtyard Marriott Rome Riverwalk. Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, Executive Director, says that this special event will give his organization an opportunity to recognize local…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO GET COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE AT AN EARLY CAUCUS TODAY
The Rome City Commission will meet in regular session this evening. Their 6:30 pm meeting will be preceded by a caucus at 4 pm. Both will take place at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street downtown and are open to the public. Commissioners will get an update on this community’s emergency response…… read more »
EARLY VOTING CONTINUES IN THE MARCH 24TH PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
Early voting continues in the March 24th Presidential Preference Primary. It will be offered each day this week from 8 am until 5 pm at the Floyd County Elections Office, at the county’s Administration Building on East 4th Avenue, and at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Circle. Weekend voting will be offered Saturday from…… read more »
New Cases of COVID-19 Identified in Georgia
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Three cases confirmed, One Case Pending Confirmation ATLANTA – There have been a number of developments overnight regarding COVID-19 in Georgia. Governor Kemp and DPH Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H. want to remind all Georgians that the overall risk of COVID-19 to the general public remains…… read more »
PATIENT AT FLOYD PRELIMINARILY TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)
Floyd Medical Center received notification late Thursday evening from the Georgia Department of Public Health that a patient at the local hospital has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus, according to an FMC media release. A 46-year-old female visited Floyd’s Emergency Care Center with some flu-like symptoms on Saturday, February 29th. She was screened…… read more »
BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD RAISE THE AGE OF JUVENILE COURT JURISDICTION FROM 17 TO 18
A bill is now being taken into consideration by state legislators which would raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 18 instead of 17. House Bill 440 was introduced in 2019 by the Juvenile Justice Committee of the state House of Representatives. Greg Price, Floyd County’s Juvenile Court Judge, asserts that it is aimed…… read more »
HOSPITALITY HOUSE FOR WOMEN, BERRY COLLEGE NURSING STUDENTS SEEK DONATIONS FOR ‘SPA DAY’ AT THE HOUSE
The Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is teaming up with the Berry College Department of Nursing to offer a “Spa Day” to women at the House in April. A supply drive is being held now through Friday, March 28th to gather items for the event, says Liberty Grant, Community Outreach Coordinator. Grant attests that donations…… read more »
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: GEORGIA SETS RECORDS YET AGAIN TO START 2020
Mark Butler, Georgia’s Labor Commissioner, has reported that the number of employed Georgians reached an all-time high in January 2020, totaling nearly five million. Statistics from the Georgia Department of Labor also revealed a record number of jobs, exceeding 4.5 million. The state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged from December 2019 to January 2020 at 3.1…… read more »
KEEP ROME-FLOYD BEAUTIFUL GAUGES THE COMMUNITY’S APPEARANCE IN 2020 LITTER INDEX
Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful conducted their annual Litter Index on Monday. It is required by Keep America Beautiful, according to KRFB Director Emma Wells. The effort to gauge the community’s appearance has historically taken place during the summer, but it was moved to late winter/early spring for the past couple of years; this offers volunteers a…… read more »