Category Archives: Local News

ROME CITY SCHOOLS PRE-K REGISTRATION STARTS JANUARY 27
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools:Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that Pre-Kindergarten registration will open on Monday, January 27, and close on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to ...
Cripple Creek Jan 23, 2025

FIVE GNTC INSTRUCTORS NOMINATED FOR 2025 RICK PERKINS AWARD
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Faculty and staff at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have nominated five of their peer instructors for the Rick Perkins Award of...
Cripple Creek Jan 23, 2025

FLOYD COUNTY, GA ISSUES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AS FEBRUARY OBSERVANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH APPROACHES
Media release from Floyd County, GA:"I have decided to stick to love … Hate is too great a burden to bear." - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.February is recognized as African American History Month...
Cripple Creek Jan 22, 2025

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST ANGIOSCREEN BUS AT NORTHWEST GEORGIA HEALTH EXPO ON FEBRUARY 1ST
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Redmond is hosting the AngioScreen bus from 10 am to 2 pm, Saturday, Feb. 1. The AngioScreen bus will be parked in front of the main entrance of t...
Cripple Creek Jan 22, 2025

RED CROSS RESPONDS TO HOUSE FIRE IN ROME
Media release from American Red Cross of Georgia:On Sunday evening, local American Red Cross volunteers from the Northwest Georgia Chapter responded to a house fire at Pinecrest Dr...
Cripple Creek Jan 22, 2025

ROME HIGH STUDENTS FARE WELL AT FBLA COMPETITION
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools:Several Rome High School FBLA students recently brought home awards from the region competition.Several individuals placed well enough in their categories to a...
Cripple Creek Jan 22, 2025

SATURDAY PREVIEW DAYS COMING TO GHC THIS FEBRUARY AND MARCH
Media release from Georgia Highlands College:Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will host Preview Days this spring semester, with free community events on Saturday, February 8, at the Floyd/Rome site and...
Cripple Creek Jan 22, 2025
FLOYD EMA OFFERS PREPAREDNESS TIPS AS WINTER CONTINUES
More Winter weather on the way? That is possible as this season continues, and it is wise to be prepared.Tim Herrington, the Director of the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency, says that now is ...
Cripple Creek Jan 16, 2025
REMINDER: KING CELEBRATION 2025 SET FOR THIS WEEKEND
Here’s a reminder that Rome’s MLK Commission invites the public to a host of events to celebrate the life and legacy of late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. starting on Friday,...
Cripple Creek Jan 16, 2025

GNTC ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2025 GOAL AWARD
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Four Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students have been selected as the college's finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award o...
Cripple Creek Jan 16, 2025



