Category Archives: Local News
RCS’ JOHN FRICKS NAMED TO 40 UNDER 40 BY KENNESAW STATE
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools:Rome City Schools Director of Instructional Technology, Safety, and Operations John Fricks has been selected to the inaugural class of Kennesaw State Unive...
Mar 11, 2025
ADI BAXTER NAMED GNTC’S 2025 STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Adi Baxter, Learning Management System specialist at GNTC's Walker County Campus in Ro...
Mar 11, 2025
GOVERNOR KEMP SIGNS AFY25 BUDGET
Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp:Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen Tille...
Mar 06, 2025
AAA URGES CAUTION AS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME APPROACHES
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:As Georgians prepare to "spring forward" an hour this Sunday (March 9, 2025), AAA is issuing a reminder about the dangers the time change can have on ...
Mar 06, 2025
MARCH SESSION OF FLOYD COUNTY EMA’S SAFE ACADEMY TO FOCUS ON CPR AND HEART SMART AED
The next session of the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency’s SAFE Emergency Preparedness Academy is scheduled for Monday, March 10th in the Emergency Operations Center, located at 407 East...
Mar 05, 2025
GARDEN LAKES ELEMENTARY MEDIA SPECIALIST NAMED FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS’ MEDIA SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools:Brandy McKenzie has been named Floyd County Schools' Library Media Specialist of the Year for 2025.Mrs. McKenzie has served as the Library Media Specialist ...
Mar 05, 2025
BALLET MAGNIFICAT! TO PERFORM IN ROME ON SUNDAY
Media release from ShowSavvy Productions:The internationally renowned Ballet Magnificat! will return to the Rome City Auditorium on Sunday, March 9, featuring Rome native Isaac Brackett among its tale...
Mar 05, 2025
EVENTS SEASON IS APPROACHING IN DOWNTOWN ROME!
Events season is approaching for Rome’s Downtown Development Authority. Sami Spangler, Marketing & Community Development Coordinator, enthuses that it will all begin with the 2025 Downtown L...
Mar 04, 2025
ROME HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIR WINS DIVISION AT MUSIC CITY INVITATIONAL
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools:For the second straight competition, Grand Finale, Rome High School's Show Choir, wowed the audience and the judges with their performance of their competi...
Mar 04, 2025
GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY: FLOOD SAFETY PREPAREDNESS WEEK BEGINS MARCH 10TH
Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency:The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), in partnership with the National Weather Servi...
Mar 04, 2025
