The annual summer ban on outdoor burning will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties from May 1st through September 30th. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division puts the ban in place every year to minimize air issues related to ozone pollutants, as indicated by Shasta Farrer, Life/Fire Safety Educator with the Rome-Floyd Fire Department. According…… read more »
Local News
GNTC GRADUATE BLAZES NEW CAREER PATH FOR WOMEN WELDERS
(Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College): When Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Yosdel Castaneda receives her diploma in Welding and Joining Technology, she knows that she is helping to forge a new career path for women in that profession. Castaneda, at 19, was the youngest of eight female students GNTC Welding and Joining Technology…… read more »
FROM ASSOCIATE DEGREE TO BACHELOR’S DEGREE: GHC BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAMS QUICKLY GROW CAREER OF STUDENT FELIX MONTERROSA
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Felix Monterrosa is applying the skills he has learned at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) to his career, recently taking on the role of Director of Environmental Services at Advent Health Redmond Hospital in Rome. In his role, Monterrosa oversees more than 60 employees who are tasked with sanitizing and…… read more »
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO BENEFIT FROM ‘TEE OFF AGAINST CHILD ABUSE’ GOLF TOURNAMENT SET FOR MAY 10TH
(Media release from the Exchange Club Family Resource Center): Hampton Inn & Suites and the Family Resource Center are excited to host the 12th Annual “Tee Off Against Child Abuse” Golf Tournament on May 10, 2024. The event has raised thousands of dollars to date to support child abuse prevention programs offered by the Family…… read more »
MEASLES CASES IN U.S. HAVE PEDIATRICIAN CONCERNED
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): The rising numbers of measles cases in the U.S. have both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Atrium Health Floyd pediatrician Dr. Tyler Barnes concerned. From January 1 to March 14, 2024, there were 58 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S., compared to 58 for all of…… read more »
Local Sports
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP SERIES OPENER AT SEATTLE VERSUS MARINERS
The Atlanta Braves opened up six-game road trip out west with a loss to the Seattle Mariners by 2-1 on Monday night in the first match of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. The Braves opened the scoring in the top of the seventh inning with an RBI double from Ozzie Albies which drove Ronald…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS’ OWEN MURPHY EARNS SAL PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): The South Atlantic League on Monday announced their weekly award winners which included Rome’s Owen Murphy who struck out 10 over seven one-hit innings in Winston-Salem this past Thursday. The former 20th overall pick in the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES FINISH HOMESTAND WITH EXTRA-INNING VICTORY OVER CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Guardians by 4-3 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It allowed Atlanta to take the weekend series by two games to one. The Guardians scored one run on an RBI single from Andres Gimenez in the top of the…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS WRAP UP SERIES IN WINSTON SALEM, NC WITH LOSS TO THE DASH
The Rome Emperors fell to the Winston Salem Dash by 5-2 on Sunday in the finale of a six-game set in Winston Salem, NC. The Dash took that series by four games to two. The Emperors have a scheduled off day today and will return to their home field at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome on…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES CONTINUE HOMESTAND WITH WEEKEND SET VERSUS CLEVELAND GUARDIANS THIS WEEKEND, LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will be back in action this weekend with a three-game set at Truist Park versus the Cleveland Guardians. Chris Sale will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta in this evening’s series opener, and Logan Allen will be on the mound for Cleveland. The first pitch…… read more »