Category Archives: Local News

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

ANNA K. DAVIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECOGNIZED AS CSI PROGRESS SCHOOL
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools:The Georgia Department of Education has recognized Anna K. Davie Elementary School as a Comprehensive and Support and Improvement (CSI) school that has sho...
Cripple Creek Jan 16, 2025

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND ANNOUNCES NEW HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond:This week, AdventHealth Redmond announced construction on a 40,000 square-foot medical office building that will be home to the AdventHealth Redmond Heart and V...
Cripple Creek Jan 15, 2025

WORLD’S FOLK ART CHURCH AT HOWARD FINSTER’S PARADISE GARDEN TO RE-OPEN IN LATE JUNE
A section of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville, GA that has been closed for more than a quarter of a century will re-open to the public this Summer.Tina Cox, Executive Director of ...
Cripple Creek Jan 15, 2025



