Announcement from New Echota State Historic Site: New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting ‘Super Museum Sunday’ on February 9th, 2025, 9:00am-5:00pm, all admission fees will be waived for this event. This event is a state-wide effort in conjunction with the Georgia Historical Society, Coca-Cola, and SouthState. Explore history, arts, and culture in…… read more »
Media release from the City of Rome, GA: The City of Rome is excited to announce the launch of its new text messaging platform designed to help residents stay informed and engaged with the latest updates from the city. With this new service, residents can choose to receive alerts on a variety of topics, from…… read more »
The Junior Service League of Rome will present Follies 2025, “Follies or Bust! All Roads Lead to Rome”, on Friday and Saturday, February 7th and 8th at the Rome City Auditorium. Showtime is 8 pm each night. Megan Treglown, Follies Chairwoman, says that this show is centered around a road trip to the big city…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation: WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will be relocating utilities along 2nd Avenue Friday, January 24 through Monday, February 24. The utility work will close one right lane along 2nd Avenue in one direction at a time. Relocating utilities is part of the larger 2nd Avenue project stretching from the Oostanaula…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the…… read more »
Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: Following the disruption of Thursday’s Joint Appropriations committee hearing schedule due to the inclement winter weather affecting much of Georgia, Governor Brian P. Kemp shared a copy of the below prepared remarks with the committee members to provide further context on his budget proposals currently before…… read more »
Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia’s December unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.7 percent in November. The unemployment rate was four-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “Once again, Georgia has proven to the nation why we have been the destination of choice for…… read more »
The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, 412 Lavender Drive, will hold the first of four Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Events for 2025 on Saturday, February 8th. Emma Wells, Director of Solid Waste for Floyd County, attests that recycling events have been whittled down from six for this year. This is due in part to a…… read more »
Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of Riley Benter as the new director of heart and vascular services for the Georgia Market, and Julie Smith as the director of neuroscience and orthopedics for the Georgia Market. Riley Benter has been a dedicated member of AdventHealth Redmond since 2012, serving…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that Pre-Kindergarten registration will open on Monday, January 27, and close on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day at the respective schools. Rome City Schools offers Pre-K classes at Anna K. Davie, Elm Street, Main, West…… read more »