Wednesday, November 6, 2024–6:04 p.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for three road projects in Northwest Georgia. The first two are in Chattooga County. Northwest Georgia Paving of Calhoun was the low bidder for the resurfacing of just over six-and-a-half miles on State Route 48 and U.S. 27 beginning north…
Wednesday, November 6, 2024–5:57 p.m. -News Release- The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center has announced dates for their 2025 recycling events at their facility on Lavender Drive. In previous years, the Recycling Center hosted three electronics-only events, and three household hazardous waste and electronics combined events for a total of six events, but according to Floyd County…
Wednesday, November 6, 2024–5:45 p.m. -Staff reports- Floyd County residents have just over a weekend to pay their property taxes. Tax bills were mailed on August 15, and payment is due on November 15. Interest and penalties begin to accumulate on November 16. Taxes may be paid in person at the Floyd County Historic Courthouse. …
Wednesday, November 6, 2024–4:45 p.m. -Rome City Schools- “There are a lot of fake people out there and I’m going to keep this real. When I was in high school I probably wouldn’t have been excited about coming to hear a speaker like me. By the time I’m done, I’m going to give you guys…
Tuesday, November 6, 2024 -Staff reports- Floyd County election results. These are unofficial and incomplete. 45,003 of 61,077 registered voters cast ballots, which is 74 percent. Turnout was 73 percent in 2020. 31,113 voted in advance. President (Floyd County numbers only) Donald Trump (R) 31,583 Kamala Harris (D) 12,824 U.S. House of Representatives – District…
Tuesday, November 5, 2024–10:25 a.m. -Staff reports- Two Rome City School System professionals and one Regional Education Service Agencies educator have been nominated for the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement’s 2024 Hidden Heroes campaign. They are Ashley Hamby, an Agriculture Education Teacher at Rome Middle School; Haley Hall, a Resource Teacher for 7th & 8th…