Category Archives: Local News

AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE SLIGHTLY IN THE PAST WEEK

AAA: GEORGIA’S GAS PRICE AVERAGE ROSE SLIGHTLY IN THE PAST WEEK

Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: The Georgia gas price average has reversed its downward trend. Drivers now pay an average of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 1 cent more than a week ago, 1 cent less than a month ago, and 7 cents less than last year. It costs drivers an average price…read more »

GDOT: EXPECT NIGHTLY LANE CLOSURES THIS WEEK ON SECOND AVENUE

GDOT: EXPECT NIGHTLY LANE CLOSURES THIS WEEK ON SECOND AVENUE

Media release from the Georgia Department of Transportation: WHAT: Weather permitting, crews will periodically close lanes on 2nd Avenue nightly beginning Monday, January 6 through Friday, January 10. The lane closures are part of the 2nd Avenue improvement project that stretches from the Oostanaula River to just north of the intersection with Turner McCall Boulevard. Motorists…read more »

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – COOSA VALLEY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FLOYD, CHATTOOGA, AND POLK COUNTY FAMILIES

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – COOSA VALLEY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR FLOYD, CHATTOOGA, AND POLK COUNTY FAMILIES

Media release from Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley: Habitat for Humanity – Coosa Valley is now accepting applications for homeownership for families in Floyd, Chattooga, and Polk counties. Those interested can find applications online at             https://www.habitatcoosavalley.org or you can pick up at our office located at 504 East First Ave, Rome, GA 30161. Habitat for…read more »

CIVIL RIGHTS ICON RUBY BRIDGES TO SPEAK AT BERRY COLLEGE ON MLK DAY

CIVIL RIGHTS ICON RUBY BRIDGES TO SPEAK AT BERRY COLLEGE ON MLK DAY

Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Associate Abigail Dunagan: Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate an all-white elementary school in 1960, will speak at Berry College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though Bridges’ experience in school was harrowing due to blatant racism and the…read more »

A NEW YEAR, A NEW CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM NORTHWEST GEORGIA HUNGER MINISTRIES

A NEW YEAR, A NEW CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM NORTHWEST GEORGIA HUNGER MINISTRIES

Now that we have entered a new year, Northwest Georgia Hunger Ministries seeks new volunteers. Lindsey Kilby, Executive Director, attests that great volunteer opportunities are available to those who wish to serve, particularly groups. Concerned citizens may support the local non-profit by assisting with the Backpack Buddies program for local schools, the Bagwell Choice Pantry,…read more »

BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH

BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH

Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful invites the community to the annual Bring One for the Chipper scheduled for Saturday, January 4th from 9 am to noon in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 103 Hicks Drive in Rome. Hannah Bagley, KRFB Director, says that the live Christmas trees accepted at the event will be repurposed…read more »

GA DNR: STUDENTS K-12 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR MOST FIN-TASTIC ARTWORK!

GA DNR: STUDENTS K-12 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR MOST FIN-TASTIC ARTWORK!

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The time has come for students to start creating their most fin-tastic artwork!  The International Fish Art Contest for 2024-25 is underway. This contest program is free to enter and open to youth in kindergarten through grade 12 anywhere in the world, according to the Georgia…read more »

PARADISE GARDEN FOUNDATION: ADD MORE ART TO YOUR LIFE IN 2025

Resolve to add more art to your life in 2025. That is the recommendation of Tina Cox, Executive Director of the Paradise Garden Foundation, which has charge of Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville. Cox attests that art can enhance one’s life. Those in search of artistic inspiration may find it at Paradise Garden, which…read more »

FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR

FIRST BABY OF THE YEAR

Announcement from Atrium Health Floyd: Congratulations to Benjamin and Sandra Perez, of Cedartown, who are the proud parents of the first baby born in 2025 at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center. Dylan Perez arrived Wednesday morning at 4:24. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. Dylan has a 2-year-old…read more »