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 »
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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 »
COUNCIL ON POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON LOCAL HOMELESS PROBLEM
The United Way of Rome and Floyd County seeks the public’s support of its efforts to address the homeless problem in the community. Cathy Aiken-Freeman has been tapped by the nonprofit organization to serve as the support staff for the newly formed Interagency Council on Poverty and Homelessness. This followed a change to the United…… read more »
ELECTIONS EXPECTED TO GRAB HEADLINES IN 2020
Politics are sure to grab the headlines, nationally as well as locally, in 2020. Not only is the post of US President up for a vote this year, local voters will determine who will serve as the next Sheriff of Floyd County to succeed Tim Burkhalter, who will not seek re-election. Three Republican candidates who…… read more »
DDA BOARD MEETING SET FOR THURSDAY
The monthly meeting of the Rome Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors is slated for this Thursday, January 9th at 8:30 am in the Carnegie Training Room of the Carnegie Building, 607 Broad Street. Questions should be directed to Megan Treglown at [email protected]… read more »
KEEP ROME-FLOYD BEAUTIFUL HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN 2020
Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful has hit the ground running with their mission to clean up the community in 2020. Emma Wells, KRFB Director, says that her organization’s first major clean up event for the year will be the MLK Service Day Cleanup on Monday, January 20th from 9 am to noon at Armuchee Creek. Berry College…… read more »
HERE ARE SOME EDUCATION HEADLINES AS LOCAL STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO CLASS AFTER WINTER BREAK
Here are some headlines from the Floyd County Schools as students return to class today after their Winter Break: Ten of the Floyd County Schools ‘beat the odds’ in 2019, having performed better than had been statistically expected on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), the statewide accountability system. Schools that received the…… read more »
JOB FAIR SET FOR TODAY
Looking for a job? The Georgia Department of Labor is partnering with GCP Applied Technology to host a job fair today from 10 am to noon at the Rome Career Center, 462 Riverside Parkway. Day and night knitting operators and tapeline operators are sought. Applicants are urged to bring their resumes and driver’s licenses. Dress…… read more »