Category Archives: Local News
REPRESENTATIVE KATIE DEMPSEY OF ROME APPOINTED BY HOUSE SPEAKER JON BURNS TO COMMITTEE ON ASSIGNMENTS
Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives’ Media Services Office:State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, was...
Jan 12, 2025
GOVERNOR KEMP: DECEMBER TAX REVENUES UP 9.6%, ADJUSTED YTD DOWN 1%
Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp:The State of Georgia's net tax collections in the month of December totaled almost $3.34 billion, for an increase of $291.4 million, or 9.6%, compa...
Jan 12, 2025
GEORGIA’S ROME OFFICE OF TOURISM: ROMAN ROYAL CARRIAGE AVAILABLE FOR OCCASIONAL TOURS, SPECIAL EVENTS
The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism encourages the public to book a ride aboard the Roman Royal Carriage.Ticketed rides will be offered on select dates around special holidays in 2025 on this h...
Jan 07, 2025
AAA OFFERS TIPS TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR A WINTER WEATHER BLAST
Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group:With the season's most frigid temperatures on the way, AAA reminds homeowners and renters that preparing for inclement weather is essential to avoiding win...
Jan 07, 2025
WORLD-RENOWNED WORKS BY PICASSO, WARHOL, AND MORE ON DISPLAY AT GHC
Media release from Georgia Highlands College:Explore works by artists Andy Warhol, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso at the Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Cartersville site library on Friday, J...
Jan 07, 2025
KING CELEBRATION 2025 SET FOR JANUARY 17-20
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, January 17th and continuing ...
Jan 07, 2025
ROME-FLOYD FIRE DEPARTMENT: BE PREPARED FOR COLDER WEATHER
Be prepared for colder weather. This is the message of the Rome-Floyd Fire Department.Inevitably, people will break out their space heaters with chilly temperatures in the forecast this week. Shasta F...
Jan 07, 2025
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: THIS WEEK’S LANE CLOSURES ON SECOND AVENUE HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, WILL BE RESCHEDULED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER
Announcement from the Georgia Department of Transportation:Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) canceled planned construction on 2nd Avenue this week that would have periodically shut down lane...
Jan 07, 2025
ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST NORTHWEST GEORGIA HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO ON FEBRUARY 1ST
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond:AdventHealth Redmond is proud to announce the upcoming Northwest Georgia Health and Wellness Expo, a free event dedicated to promoting health, fitness, nutritio...
Jan 07, 2025
GNTC CULINARY ARTS GRADUATE REALIZES HER DREAM OF OPERATING A FOOD TRUCK
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College:Kayla Crabbe's education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has positioned her to open her own food truck business.Crabbe, ...
Jan 07, 2025
