Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student faces the future with an associate degree in Medical Assisting and a new smile. Jessica Motes completed the program at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome on July 9 and will graduate in December. Motes, a native of DeKalb County, Ala.,…… read more »
Media release from AdventHealth: AdventHealth has received Great Place To Work® Certification from Great Place To Work®, an independent third-party organization regarded as the global authority on workplace culture. The recognition is based entirely on feedback from a random sampling of 5,000 team members across the organization who were invited to take part in the…… read more »
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: The card that Kylee Davis, RN, gave to a patient at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center left an impression. The patient, who was also an Atrium Health Floyd teammate, was scared. Davis made her feel better. “When I was admitted to the hospital in March, I was extremely frightened…… read more »
Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group: The Georgia gas price average continues to decline at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians pay an average of $3.06 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 8 cents less than a week ago, 19 cents less than a month ago, and 51 cents less than this…… read more »
Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below: The Floyd County…… read more »
Announcement from the Floyd County, GA Emergency Management Agency: Railroad improvements resume on Monday in southern Floyd County. Detour signs are up and will direct traffic around closed rail crossings, which include: Byrd Station Road, Brice Station Road, Bethel Church Road and Donahoo Road.… read more »
Media release from the Floyd County, GA Police Department: On September 8, 2024, the Floyd County Police Department responded to a report of threats made against Pepperell Middle School via Snapchat. Responding officers investigated this and subsequently charged a juvenile with Terroristic Threats and acts. The FCPD would like to assure the community that they…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: In light of recent events, Rome City Schools has seen an increase in social media threats that can disrupt the safety and security of our schools. We urge parents to closely monitor their children’s social media activity to ensure these threats do not continue to circulate. Students are…… read more »
Fall is rapidly approaching. It will not be too long until beautiful Fall colors begin to adorn the state of Georgia. Kim Hatcher, Public Affairs Coordinator for Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, anticipates that parks in the north Georgia mountains will soon be filled with leaf-peepers. If you want to avoid the crowds, she…… read more »
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Six Rome High School students were recently honored by the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program for earning either an AP Capstone Diplomaor an AP Seminar and Research Certificate. Seniors Samuel Hard and Karly Nguyen have been awarded the AP Capstone Diploma for earning scores of three or higher…… read more »