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Floyd County mails out 2024 property tax bills, lists due date for Nov. 15th

Floyd County mails out 2024 property tax bills, lists due date for Nov. 15th

September 16th, 2024 – 12:45 PM Floyd County Press Release – The Floyd County Tax Commissioner has announced that the 2024 property tax bills for Rome/Floyd County have been mailed out to residents. Here are a few facts regarding Floyd County property taxes: 1. The due date is November 15th. 2. Floyd County always mails…more »

Fortune Media and Great Place to Work name Coosa Valley Credit Union to 2024 Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance List

Fortune Media and Great Place to Work name Coosa Valley Credit Union to 2024 Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance List

Monday, September 16, 2024–10:00 a.m. -News Release- Great Place To Work® and Fortune have selected Coosa Valley Credit Union for the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ List. This is Coosa Valley Credit Union’s 2nd time being named to this prestigious list, and this year is the only Georgia financial institution in the small or medium category to…more »

Gas prices down another nine cents

Gas prices down another nine cents

Monday, September 16, 2024–9:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average plunges at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents less than a week ago, 27 cents less than a month ago, and 47 cents less than last year.  It costs drivers…more »

Rome man named YellaWood Five-Star Hero

Rome man named YellaWood Five-Star Hero

Monday, September 16, 2024–9:47 a.m. -News Release- YellaWood, a trusted manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, proudly announced Marshall Plants as the winner of its inaugural Five-Star Hero Contest. The contest awards one winner and their nominator a VIP experience at the YellaWood 500 this October. Plants was selected as the winning Five-Star Hero based on his extraordinary…more »

Motorcyclist killed in Gordon County crash

Motorcyclist killed in Gordon County crash

Monday, September 16, 2024–8:14 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- Georgia State Troopers responded to a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a Ford Expedition on Boone Ford Road in Gordon County on Friday. According to the GSP: The investigation revealed that the motorcyclist, 39-year-old Michael Burchfield of Calhoun, was traveling on Boone Ford Road behind…more »

ACC to consider alcohol licenses for 325 Broad Street

ACC to consider alcohol licenses for 325 Broad Street

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A request for a beer, wine, and liquor pouring license for Peachy Pub at 325 Broad Street will be back before the Rome Alcohol Control Commission Monday night. The application was discussed during the ACC’s June meeting. However, the ACC was not satisfied with the applicant’s…more »

GNTC to host Fall Mum Sale, Sept. 16-19

GNTC to host Fall Mum Sale, Sept. 16-19

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:35 p.m. -News Release- The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday, Sept. 19, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through…more »

GHC Field Naming Celebration on Oct 20

GHC Field Naming Celebration on Oct 20

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:30 p.m. -News Release- Mark your calendar to join us for a free and fun community celebration for the whole family! We will have a home run derby, softball bingo, inflatables, prizes, giveaways, and more. Georgia Highlands College will name and dedicate the new softball and baseball fields on Sunday, October 20 at…more »

Wrongfully convicted death row inmate of 30 years to speak at Berry College

Wrongfully convicted death row inmate of 30 years to speak at Berry College

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:25 p.m. -News Release- Former death row inmate Anthony Hinton, who is featured in the book “Just Mercy,” will speak at the Berry College Chapel at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16. Hinton is the keynote speaker at Berry’s Solidarity Week and the Conson Wilson Lecture series. He spent one of the longest…more »

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