Category Archives: Local News

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST FREE NWGA CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST FREE NWGA CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM

Media release from AdventhHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Redmond is hosting a free NWGA Cardiovascular Symposium from 8 am to 4:30 pm on Wed., Sept. 18, at the Forum Rivercenter Ballroom, located at 301 Tribune St., Rome, Georgia 30161. This event will offer health care professionals, including EMS, nurses, and others who work with cardiovascular patients, the…read more »

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE SLIGHTLY IN JULY, STILL LOWER THAN NATIONAL RATE

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE SLIGHTLY IN JULY, STILL LOWER THAN NATIONAL RATE

Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s July unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.3 percent in June. The unemployment rate was nine-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “Georgia’s labor force is larger and more dynamic than ever,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “Our…read more »

HOUSE RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO HOST FIRST 2024 MEETING IN ROME

Announcement from the Georgia House of Representatives Media Services Office: The House Rural Development Council, co-chaired by State Representatives Gerald Greene (R–Cuthbert) and Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville), will hold its first meeting of 2024 on Thursday, August 29, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum in Rome. The House Rural…read more »

GNTC GRADUATE HELPS COORDINATE ELECTION POLL WORKERS IN FLOYD COUNTY

GNTC GRADUATE HELPS COORDINATE ELECTION POLL WORKERS IN FLOYD COUNTY

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduate has been recognized for her outstanding work as the primary coordinator for election poll workers in Floyd County. TeCorian Rowland, senior elections technician for the Floyd County Board of Elections and Registration, was raised in Rockmart and attended GNTC’s Polk County…read more »

FLOYD COUNTY ELECTIONS BOARD WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH

Announcement from Floyd County, GA: The Floyd County Board of Elections & Registration will meet on Tuesday, August 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Floyd County Election Center, located at 18 East 12th Street, Rome. Caucus will be held prior to the meeting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please contact the…read more »

ADVENT HEALTH GORDON TO HOST MATERNITY FAIR

ADVENT HEALTH GORDON TO HOST MATERNITY FAIR

Media release from AdventHealth: AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a maternity fair on Sunday, September 15, for those who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or parents of an infant. The event will be held from 2 to 4 pm in Conference Room E (enter through the North Entrance at AdventHealth Gordon). “We are thrilled to…read more »

GOVERNOR KEMP: JULY NET TAX REVENUES UP 2.7% TO BEGIN FY2025

(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for the first month of FY 2025 totaled $2.56 billion, an increase of $66.3 million or 2.7 percent over July 2023 (FY 2024), when net tax collections totaled almost $2.50 billion. The changes within the following tax categories account for July’s…read more »

GOHS: NEW REPORT CITES DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A FACTOR IN MORE THAN HALF THE TRAFFIC CRASHES IN GEORGIA IN 2022

GOHS: NEW REPORT CITES DISTRACTED DRIVING AS A FACTOR IN MORE THAN HALF THE TRAFFIC CRASHES IN GEORGIA IN 2022

(Media release from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety): A new report from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System (CODES) found more than half of the motor vehicle traffic crashes in the state in 2022 were a distraction-related crash. The…read more »

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE

ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE

(Media release from AdventHealth Redmond): The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke awards for proven dedication to best practices and life-saving care. AdventHealth Redmond has received American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based…read more »