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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Cave Spring Historical Society welcomed the year 2025 with the annual Cave Spring Polar Plunge at Rolater Lake on Wednesday. Jennifer Pope of Cartersville attests that she chose to take the plunge because 2025 is her year for ‘never-experienced’ experiences. Pope’s recent cancer diagnosis motivated her to have new experiences like the Cave Spring…… read more »
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 »
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 »