Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: Atrium Health Floyd PresidentKurt Stuenkel has received the University System of Georgia Regents Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award in recognition of his support of Georgia Highlands College. A strong advocate for education and workforce development, Stuenkel has played a pivotal role in forging Atrium Health Floyd’s…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has received a donation of 32 student manuals for its Commercial Truck Driving – Class A program. J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. recently notified the GNTC Foundation that it would make a one-time donation of 32 copies of its “Entry-Level Driver Training…… read more »
Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: The Georgia gas price average is trending downward, offering drivers a modest reprieve. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.89 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average is 2 cents lower than it was a week ago, 3 cents lower than it…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: When students in our community returned to school this month, 44 Atrium Health Floyd school nurses joined them on campuses across the area, and one Cedartown mom is particularly grateful. With just two weeks to go in the school year last year, Kayla Shaw received a call from McCaela…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced the first recipients of the new Octaviano and Bertha Perez Scholarship.Jesus Arellano and Jackson Woodard—both students in Construction Management at GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun—received the scholarship for the fall 2025 semester.The scholarship was established by Octavio Perez in gratitude to…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a proclamation officially recognizing Sat. Sept. 27, 2025, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) is hosting 11 special events to celebrate, so select an event and plan to join…… read more »
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies continue to warn the public to be on alert for scams. Sheriff Dave Roberson says to beware whenever you receive an email or text that appears suspicious, as it just may be a scammer attempting to obtain your personal information. Older individuals tend to…… read more »
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School senior Kamran Bawa has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Bawa is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists from across the country in the 71st National Merit Scholarship Program. Bawa continues in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26…… read more »
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Sept. 18, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through…… read more »
Media release from Harbin Clinic: Harbin Clinic is proud to welcome Dr. Gerald “JP” Megna to Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Rome. Megna is a family medicine physician with qualifications in sports medicine. He began seeing patients on Aug. 31. Megna grew up in a close-knit suburb of south Florida and completed his undergraduate degree at…… read more »