Standing Ovation celebrates 30 years of upright eggs on the Spring Equinox Friday. In 1985, a small group of Rome artists decided to make an experiment: would eggs balance on end on the first day of spring? The first event was successful and the Egg Balance has become a Rome tradition. Gather at noon on… Read more
By Natalie Simms [email protected] For 35 years, Mercy Care has provided leadership, advocacy and care for older adults and their families in Rome. And for 20 of those years, Rita Lawler has been at the helm as executive director. But her tenure will come to an end June 30 as Lawler retires from her “life’s… Read more
From Rome City Schools: Rome City Schools is joining in a statewide celebration this week to salute the efforts of local school board members. The week of March 16-20 has been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The week-long observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education. read more
Today, Tuesday: Blood Assurance will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day blood drive its donor center facility at the Midtown Crossing shopping center in Rome. All participating donors will receive a customized St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Walmart gift card, as well as a gift… Read more
It was a sea of green through the streets of Downtown Rome today with runners and walkers from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority‘s Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, presented by Harbin Clinic. Check out this aerial race video by Bradley Beauchamp. read more
Monday: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help a staffing company, Aerotek, recruit 11 workers to assemble office furniture at the The Hon Company’s manufacturing facility in Cedartown. The recruitment will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the GDOL’s Cedartown Career Center, 262 North Park Blvd. Details read more
A crowd of more than 500 packed Downtown Rome for the Annual Ginger Pride Parade and the Rome-Floyd Humane Society’s St. PET-rick’s Day parade. The Ginger Pride Parade celebrated redheads. Details Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority‘s Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, presented by Harbin Clinic also took place this afternoon. Race Results read more
Construction is now complete on the new Welcome Center at Berry College, but it won’t be fully operational for several months according to Berry officials. “The Welcome Center will not be fully operational for several months in terms of visitor check-in and registration. It currently works the same way as the previous gatehouse,” says Chris… Read more
By Tori Hughes for Hometown Headlines Chapel Hill Methodist Church came to Garden Lakes Realty to sell the little chapel. President Mark Brewster said the realty firm started the process by looking at who buys churches, in particular little churches. read more
Saturday: The Annual Rome-Floyd Humane Society’s St. PETrick’s Day Parade beginning at 11 a.m. at Bridgepoint Plaza. The pet parade will make it’s way down Broad Street to 4th Ave, turn on W 1st Street, and head back to Bridgepoint Plaza. read more
March 16 & 17: Blood Assurance will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day blood drive its donor center facility at the Midtown Crossing shopping center in Rome. All participating donors will receive a customized St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Walmart gift card, as well as… Read more
Media release: Kurt Stuenkel, Floyd President and CEO, announced today that Wade Monk, General Counsel, will retire later this fall, and that Tommy Manning is joining Floyd’s legal department on April 1. “Wade has been our trusted legal counsel for 30 years now,” Stuenkel said. “He joined Floyd as a full-time employee in 2002. We… Read more
Media release: Pepperell High School and The Dragon Club invite everyone to welcome Coach Hurst to the Lindale community at Pepperell High School on Monday March 16. Coach Rick Hurst will meet and greet Dragon supporters from 4-6 p.m. in the high school media center. Coach Hurst will be joined by his wife Velika, son Ryan, and daughter Aidyn.… Read more
Media release: Braden Gilleland, a senior, was named as the STAR student at Model High School recently. Gilleland selected, Dr. Brian Swanagan, math instructor now at the College and Career Academy, as his STAR teacher. To be named a STAR student, a senior must have the highest SAT score in the school on one test date… Read more
Action Ministries Rome has grown rapidly for the past several years in providing food and meals to low-income families. According to current Executive Director Gary Chagnon, “Our food distributions have grown 10 to 15 percent, and our local ministries are expanding in Floyd County through the community garden, Smart Lunch, Smart Kid, Backpack Buddies and… Read more