(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): To help remedy a shortage of area healthcare professionals, Atrium Health Floyd and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have signed a new agreement designed to boost enrollment in three of GNTC’s healthcare programs and increase the number of Respiratory Therapists, Radiologic Technologists and Certified Nursing Assistants in the…… read more »
Local News
GHC GRADUATE ALYSSA KMITTA CONTINUES HER PURSUIT OF DENTAL HYGIENE
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Alyssa Kmitta plans to continue her education after she graduates this spring from the Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene program at Georgia Highlands College (GHC). Her next step? A Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from GHC. Her road toward GHC and dental hygiene started as a junior…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS TO HOST COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON JUNE 1ST
(Announcement from the Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers): The Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will present a workshop on “Making Your Own Hypertufa Plant Container” on June 1st from 10am to 12pm at Chieftains Museum and Major Ridge Home in Rome, GA. Participants will make original planters for their gardens. Advanced registration is…… read more »
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, GEORGIA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE PARTNER TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 400 SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS AT LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Human Services): The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) and Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) are partnering to provide free self-service benefits kiosks at Georgia public libraries. The kiosks provide convenient access for the public to access Georgia Gateway, the state’s integrated eligibility system, to review, change, or…… read more »
AAA: MAY IS NATIONAL BICYCLE SAFETY MONTH
(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): May is National Bicycle Safety Month, which reminds Georgians to examine their habits as drivers and riders to safely share the road. Unfortunately, injuries and deaths from bicycle crashes continue to be a serious problem in many states. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…… read more »
Local Sports
ATLANTA BRAVES SWEEP SERIES WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER BOSTON RED SOX
The Atlanta Braves shut out the Boston Red Sox by 5-0 on Wednesday night in the finale of a two-game set at Truist Park. That allowed Atlanta to sweep the series. Marcell Ozuna got the Braves on the board with a three-run homer during the bottom of the first inning. Orlando Arcia followed that with…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS NOTCH FIVE RUNS DURING THE EIGHTH IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WIN OVER BROOKLYN CYCLONES
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Nick Ward’s two-out, two RBI single in the eighth was the difference in Wednesday night’s 8-7 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones. It was the penultimate hit in Rome’s five-hit, five-run bottom of the eighth inning that saw ten Emperors come to the plate. Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. reached base safely…… read more »
KELENIC HOMERS AS ATLANTA BRAVES SNAP THREE-GAME LOSING SKID WITH WIN AT HOME OVER BOSTON RED SOX
The Atlanta Braves snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday evening in the first outing of a two-game set at Truist Park. The Braves opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning with a two-run homer by Jarred Kelenic, his first of the 2024…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS DROP FIRST-EVER MEETING WITH BROOKLYN CYCLONES
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): E.J. Exposito now leads the South Atlantic League in homeruns after his ninth-inning two-run bomb to left that ended Brooklyn’s shutout bid in the 6-2 loss. E.J.’s seventh homer of the year was just the fourth hit of the game for Rome, who went a combined 0-for-6 with RISP.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES TO PLAY HOST TO BOSTON RED SOX IN TWO-GAME SET AT TRUIST PARK, LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will be back on their home field at Truist Park this evening to open a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Reynaldo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Kutter Crawford will be on the mound for Boston. First pitch is slated…… read more »