(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for the first month of FY 2025 totaled $2.56 billion, an increase of $66.3 million or 2.7 percent over July 2023 (FY 2024), when net tax collections totaled almost $2.50 billion. The changes within the following tax categories account for July’s…… read more »
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GOHS: NEW REPORT CITES DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A FACTOR IN MORE THAN HALF THE TRAFFIC CRASHES IN GEORGIA IN 2022
(Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety): A new report from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System (CODES) found more than half of the motor vehicle traffic crashes in the state in 2022 were a distraction-related crash. The…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE
(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke awards for proven dedication to best practices and life-saving care. AdventHealth Redmond has received American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based…… read more »
DR. TIFFANY WORLD NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT ROME MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Media release from Rome, GA City Schools): Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that Dr. Tiffany World has been named an Assistant Principal at Rome Middle School. Dr. World is a Rome High graduate with more than 19 years of educational experience. Dr. World began her teaching career in Chattooga County Schools as a…… read more »
GNTC’S NURSING PROGRAM ACHIEVES 100% PASS RATE
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): All 16 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduates in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program have passed a national nursing licensure exam this year on their first attempt and achieved a 100% pass rate. The following ASN graduates received their degree on May 2, 2024, and…… read more »
KICKBACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS BACK AT FORD, GITTINGS & KANE JEWELERS
Kickback is back! Kickback to the Community, an annual silent auction of fine jewelry to benefit local charities, has returned to Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers, 312 Broad Street in downtown Rome. Jan Fergerson, FGK representative, says that bid cards are available for $10 apiece at the store and at participating 501(c)(3) organizations; the proceeds…… read more »
ROME BOE TO MEET TODAY
Announcement from Rome, GA City Schools: The Rome Board of Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at the Rome City Schools College and Career Academy located at 990 Veterans Memorial Highway NE., Rome, Georgia 30161. The caucus will be held at 4:00 p.m. in Room A201 and the regular meeting will…… read more »
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY’S PAPERBACK BOOK SALE SET FOR AUGUST 17-21
Announcement from the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library: The Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library will sponsor their annual Paperback Book Sale from Saturday, August 17th through Wednesday, August 21st. Sale hours will be from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, Sunday from 1pm to 4pm, and Monday through Wednesday from 10am to 6pm. The…… read more »
AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE SHIFTED DOWNWARD OVER THE PAST WEEK
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): The Georgia gas price average dropped at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.23 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 5 cents less than a week ago,16 cents less than a month ago, and 41 cents less than this time…… read more »
ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY EVENING, FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO GATHER TUESDAY
Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below: The Floyd County…… read more »