Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation: The highly anticipated Rink at Ridge Ferry Park is set to open for its second season on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Located under a large tent in front of the Coca-Cola Stage, this enchanting winter wonderland features a real ice rink, providing a delightful experience for skaters of all ages. The…… read more »
One more class remains for the year 2024 in the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency’s SAFE Emergency Preparedness Academy. Emergency Searches will be the focus of the last class of the year, slated for Tuesday, December 10th from 6 pm until 8 pm in the Emergency Operations Center located at 407 East 12th Street in…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Archives: The Georgia Archives Lunch & Learn presentation, Oddities on the Georgia Rails by Todd DeFeo, will be held onsite. The presentation is on Friday, December 13, 2024, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA. The Lunch and Learn presentation is free, and…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s October unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in September. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “For the third month in a row, Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% –…… read more »
The Rome Noon Optimist Club will again be ‘Flipping for Youth’ at their 64th annual Pancake Breakfast slated for Saturday, November 23rd from 6 am until 11 am at the Rome Civic Center. This is the club’s major fundraising event of the year, states Daniel Bosarge, Chair of the Pancake Breakfast. Proceeds will benefit youth-related…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Thirteen students graduated on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart. The students experienced a vigorous, 10-week training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles and climbing equipment, as well as…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Smiling faces, lots of applause, laughter, and even a few happy tears flowed on Tuesday afternoon as five students and their families celebrated signed commitments for a college scholarship at the Rome High School College and Career Academy. Five Rome Middle School students and their parents signed the…… read more »
Media release from the Rome Symphony Orchestra: This weekend, the Rome Symphony Orchestra will highlight the talent of emerging virtuosos selected as winners of the 2024 Young Artist Competition. As part of its presentation of “The Magic of Mozart, The Brilliance of Brahms” on Nov. 16, the RSO will officially recognize tenor Ben Dixon and…… read more »
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home looks forward to hosting A Holiday Evening at the Museum, a two-night event slated for Friday and Saturday, December 6th and 7th from 5:30 pm until 9 pm. Cameron Abney, Interim Director, enthuses that the museum, located at 501 Riverside Parkway in Rome, will be decorated in a 19th Century Moravian…… read more »
Media release from the University System of Georgia: University System of Georgia (USG) enrollment climbed this fall to an all-time record of 364,725 students. The 5.9% increase over enrollment in Fall 2023 is the second consecutive year of growth for the system and outpaces a 2.9% increase observed nationally. Enrollment grew at all 26 of USG’s…… read more »