Category Archives: Local News
DPH CONFIRMS FOURTH MEASLES CASE FOR 2025 IN GEORGIA
Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health:The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Greater Atlanta resident. The individual a...
May 20, 2025
FLOYD COUNTY EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS TO PRESENT COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON “MAKING YOUR OWN FLUTED HYPERTUFA PLANT CONTAINER” ON JUNE 7TH
Announcement from the Floyd County, GA Extension Master Gardener Volunteers:The Floyd County, GA Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will present a Community Workshop on “Making Your Own Fluted...
May 20, 2025
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE SPEEDS UPWARD
The Georgia gas price average increased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.92 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight....
May 18, 2025
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS AT 3.6% FOR 11 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor:The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’sApril 2025 unemploymentrate was 3.6%,unchanged from a revised 3.6% in Marc...
May 15, 2025
RIFF, HDTF TO CONTINUE FILM SERIES WITH “MOANA” IN MAY, “MOANA 2” IN JUNE, AND “THE BIG LEBOWSKI” IN JULY
The Rome International Film Festival and the Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation invite families to a screening of Disney’s "Moana" on Sunday, May 18th at 3 pm at the DeSoto Theatre, 530 Broad St...
May 15, 2025
NURSE PRACTITIONER KRISTEN HOOD VALUES RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd:Kristen Hood, a family nurse practitioner at Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care Family Medicine in Cartersville, emphasizes that approaching patients with dignity ...
May 15, 2025
THE DAVIES SHELTERS APPRECIATE AND CONTINUE TO SEEK SUPPORT FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS
The Davies Shelters greatly appreciate and continue to seek support from the community. This support enables the non-profit to provide shelter, resources, and more to the homeless.Lenora Santoro, memb...
May 14, 2025
ADVENT HEALTH TO OFFER ANGIOSCREENINGS TO THE COMMUNITY
Media release from AdventHealth:AdventHealth is excited to share that the AngioScreen bus will be available at AdventHealth Redmond on May 29, AdventHealth Gordon on June 11, and AdventHealth Murray o...
May 14, 2025
NEW ECHOTA – CHEROKEE CAPITAL TO HOST ‘COME FLY WITH ME: BIRDING HIKE!’ ON MAY 24TH
Media release from New Echota State Historic Site:New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting 'Come Fly with Me: Birding Hike!' on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at 10am. The Ranger gui...
May 14, 2025
AMERICAN RED CROSS OFFERS EMERGENCY APP FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, CONTINUES TO SEEK NEW VOLUNTEERS
The American Red Cross encourages the public to download its Emergency App in anticipation of an active hurricane season and wildfires in parts of the Southeast in the months ahead.Patti Duckworth, Ex...
May 13, 2025
