In the Spring of 2020, Georgia Highlands College will add a host of classes on a condensed schedule that will begin later in the semester. According to a GHC media release, “Late Start Classes” will offer students an opportunity to complete certain courses more quickly. This new model follows a successful pilot on GHC’s Cartersville…… read more »
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DOWNTOWN RETAILERS TO STAY OPEN LATE AS PART OF ‘ROME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’
Downtown Rome will stay open late for holiday shoppers tonight as part of a new event supported by the Downtown Development Promotions Committee called “Rome for the Holidays”, which will take place from 5 pm until 9 pm. More than 25 retail shops will stay open late with sales and special offers this evening, according…… read more »
RECORD TRAVEL PREDICTED BY AAA FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
It’s almost time to hit the road for the holidays! AAA, The Auto Club Group, anticipates that more Americans than ever – 115.6 million – will travel during this holiday season. That number of travelers is the highest ever recorded in the nearly 20 years that AAA has been tracking holiday travel and represents an…… read more »
CAVE SPRING CHRISTMAS PARADE SET FOR SATURDAY
Cave Spring’s annual Christmas Parade is slated to take place this Saturday night at 6 pm. Line up will begin at 5 pm at the Georgia School for the Deaf. Don’t forget to bundle up if you go; low temperatures are expected to dip into the upper 30s that evening, according to the National Weather…… read more »
FORMER PARAPRO SENTENCED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
A Rockmart man that worked as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in Sandy Springs was sentenced to prison in federal court on Wednesday. According to a release by the US Attorney’s Office, Adam Brent Nesbitt, age 41, has been sentenced to two years, nine months in prison, to be followed by ten years of…… read more »
HARBOR HOUSE TO HOST BREAKFAST AT SANTA’S WORKSHOP AT THE FORUM ON ICE THIS SATURDAY
Harbor House: The Northwest Georgia Child Advocacy Center will team up with the Forum On Ice on Saturday to present Breakfast at Santa’s Workshop. The event will begin at 8 am at the ice rink at the Forum River Center. Those in attendance will enjoy ice skating and the new ice slide at the rink,…… read more »
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY FIFTH-GRADER WON FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS’ DISTRICT SPELLING BEE
Will Hosford, a fifth-grade student at Johnson Elementary School, emerged as the victor in the Floyd County Schools’ District Spelling Bee on Tuesday morning at the county schools’ Central Office. The event was sponsored by the Floyd County chapter of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), as well as Communities in Schools of Rome-Floyd County. …… read more »
GNTC ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY OVER 15 PERCENT FOR FALL 2019 SEMESTER
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) exhibited a 15.7 percent enrollment increase between the fall 2018 and fall 2019 semesters, according to enrollment numbers gathered by the Technical College System of Georgia, reports a GNTC media release. Stuart Phillips, Vice President of Student Affairs, states, “We’re getting them here and keeping them here.” Selena Magnusson, Vice…… read more »
ROME POLICE PREPARE FOR RAMPED-UP ENFORCEMENT EFFORT FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Local law enforcement are preparing for ramped-up enforcement efforts just for the holidays. According to a release from the Rome Police Department: Operation Zero Tolerance is enforced 24-7-365, although special enforcement periods are additionally used to target travel periods when impaired driving, distracted driving and seat belt usage can have a major impact on roadways. …… read more »
GEORGIA STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES FULL OF HOLIDAY CHEER WITH NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES, GIFT IDEAS
Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites are full of holiday cheer at this time of year. A number of parks around the state have scheduled special activities for this coming weekend, enthuses Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator. Those include Candlelight Tours of the Chief Vann House Historic Site over in Chatsworth this Friday and Saturday,…… read more »