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Media release: Tellus Science Museum Executive Director Jose Santamaria was recognized with one of the most prestigious awards during the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries (GAMG) annual conference in Albany, GA on Friday, January 22, 2016. read more Read more
Media release: Berry College Provost Kathy Brittain Richardson has been named president elect of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Penn. Richardson, who will be the Pennsylvania college’s 15th and first female president, will assume her new duties on July 1. read more Read more
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Media release: Floyd County Schools has scheduled the system’s Kindergarten Screening Day for Thursday, March 24, from noon until 6 p.m. A child must be five years-old on or before Sept. 1, 2016 to enroll for next year’s kindergarten class. A registration packet is available at each primary and elementary school with kindergarten classes. Parents with children anticipating… Read more
Where to go, what to do after the first ‘winter events’ of the season? For for a few grins, try ‘Laughs & Libations.’ Dining out? Perhaps some Speakcheesy with that SweetWater beer at River Dog Outpost? Feeling like wineing? (no, it’s not a word). Try Riverside Gourmet tonight. And then we’ll put a spin on… Read more
Media release: The relationship between water and energy will be explored at the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s annual membership meeting set for Jan. 26 at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rome. “When you flip the light switch, you’re also turning on the faucet,” said CRBI Executive Director David Tucker. “That’s because we use millions of… Read more
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The second and final round of repairs on the railroad crossing at Second Avenue between the YMCA and Riverbend Drive is expected to last from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. today. It will mean closing a good part of the road in that area as a massive crew from Norfolk Southern railroad — probably 130… Read more
The Floyd County Board of Education will have two called board meetings this week — Friday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7:15 a.m. Both will be held at the central office. The purpose of the meetings will be to go into “executive session” (closed meetings) to conduct superintendent interviews. Our… Read more
Smoothie King still a go in Rome: We tracked down Jarrod Johnson who, last year, announced plans to put a Smoothie King franchise at Turner McCall and Martha Berry. The shop, at the time, was due by early 2016. Says Johnson via a Facebook message: “All can say at this time is that Smoothie King… Read more
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Please make plans to avoid Second Avenue again this Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern Railroad will finish cross-tie upgrades and maintenance at the crossing just above the YMCA. Some signage already is in the area in advance of the project. A stretch of Second Avenue was closed last week… Read more
By Natalie Simms [email protected] If Bartow County officials have their way, construction would begin later this year on a road connecting Old Allatoona Road and Red Top Mountain Road to continue moving development forward at the LakePoint Sports Community. But since the project is headed by the Georgia Department of Transportation, the project has yet to receive… Read more