Media release from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (or DECAL): The Georgia Foundation for Early Care + Learning and the Georgia Foundation for Public Education (GFPE) are offering $5,000 mini-grants to 15 elementary schools partnering with local child care programs to help students transition into Georgia’s Pre-K Program and Kindergarten. To receive…… read more »
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OPEN DOOR HOME SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS VIA THE FOSTERING SUCCESS ACT TAX CREDIT
Did you know that you can direct Georgia state taxes to help transitioning youth in foster care? The Fostering Success Act is an income tax credit for approved Georgia taxpayers on donations made to qualifying organizations that provide care for foster youth ages 16-25. Rome’s Open Door Home welcomes such donations. Tracie Ball, Executive Director,…… read more »
FUN AT THE FAIR CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND
The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair will continue today and Saturday on the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome. The fair is sponsored by the Exchange Club of Rome, which funnels much of the proceeds back into the community, says CVF Manager Bryan Shealy. Shealy encourages the community…… read more »
ROME LITTLE THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF “NOW AND THEN” RUNS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS AT THE DESOTO THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN ROME
Media release from the Rome Little Theatre: Rome Little Theatre’s Now and Then opens this friday. at the DeSoto Theatre, October 3 – October 12, 2025. Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm. About Now and Then by Sean Grennan“Now and Then” explores the unexpected connections we make in life. On one fateful night…… read more »
FIVE ROME HIGH STUDENTS EARN NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HONORS
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School is celebrating a major academic achievement. Five of its students, Asher Cochran, Audrey Loveman, Andrew Neal, Giuseppe Rutledge, and Liam Samples, have been named Commended Students by the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program. This honor places them among the top 50,000 students who took the…… read more »
AAA: SPEEDING HITS JUST AS HARD AS DRUNK DRIVING
Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: Speeding may not feel reckless, but AAA warns it’s just as deadly as drunk driving. Through its bold new campaign, “Crashes Hit Different,” AAA aims to change public perception and highlight the real consequences of excessive speed. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drunk driving accounted for 30 percent…… read more »
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Hospitality House for Women, Inc. is spearheading the local observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Most people have either experienced domestic violence or know someone that has, according to Krystal Raines, Executive Director. Help is available 24/7 to those who need it at (706) 235-4673. Local DVAM activities will include the annual Walk…… read more »
COOSA VALLEY FAIR CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY
The 76th annual Coosa Valley Fair opened Tuesday and will continue through this Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, located at 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome. Bryan Shealy, CVF Manager, encourages fairgoers to check out the exhibits in the Village Building and the Community Building. The theme for Coosa Valley Fair 2025…… read more »
CHIAHA ARTS GUILD MARKS 60 YEARS WITH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Media release from the Chiaha Arts Guild: The Chiaha Arts Guild will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a free public event on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rome Area History Center, 305 Broad Street. The celebration will honor six decades of Chiaha Harvest Fair while introducing the organization’s…… read more »
ROME HIGH STUDENTS OUTPERFORM STATE, NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SAT
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School students again outperformed public school students in Georgia and across the nation on the SAT, according to a release from the Georgia Department of Education. Rome High School students in the class of 2025 scored an overall mean score of 1054, which is 25 points…… read more »