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September 22, 2021–7:53 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Rome City Commission has voted down a proposal to include a bond referendum on the November ballot. The motion made by Commissioner Mark Cochran would have let voters decide a 10-year, $25 million general obligation bond with the money being used to pave 235 miles of city streets…… read more
September 22nd, 2021 – 3:50 PM Georgia Highlands College – Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has been ranked No. 1 by University HQ as the “Best Affordable College” to earn your degree in Healthcare Administration. GHC’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management offers students the foundational knowledge and practical skills that are essential for a demanding and…… read more
September 22, 2021–11:39 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A 21-year old Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with statutory rape. According to the warrant, David lee Austin Eubanks had sex with a female under the age of 16 at a location on Little Texas Valley Road. The exact date of…… read more
September 22nd, 2021 – 11:35 AM Rome City Schools – Georgia public school students have, for the fourth consecutive year, exceeded the nation’s average SAT scores. The recorded mean score for Georgia’s class of 2021 was 1077 – 39 points higher than the national average. As the state of Georgia recorded an increase in scores…… read more
September 22nd, 2021 – 11:00 AM Staff Reports – During the 2021 Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) Annual Conference in Savannah, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced new ‘GRAD Certified Select’ sites across the state. Economic developers representing each newly recognized and newly renewed ‘GRAD Certified Select’ property were presented with a special certificate. Among those sites recognized was the Development Authority of Polk County’s Cedartown North Business Park – Phase…… read more
September 22, 2021–11:19 a.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A teenager is facing charges of simple assault on a school system employee, obstruction of law enforcement, disorderly conduct, and terroristic threats and acts following an incident at Rome High School back on September 17. According to Floyd County Jail records, 17-year old Lanaya Maire Johnson pushed…… read more
September 22nd, 2021 – 10:25 PM Exchange Club Family Resource Center – The Rome Tennis Center and local pickleball enthusiasts are joining forces to present the Inaugural Pickleball Partnership Tournament on September 25th. Proceeds will benefit the Family Resource Center, a child abuse prevention agency serving Rome/Floyd County families since 1991. The event will be…… read more
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September 22, 2021–8:30 a.m. CITY OF ROME VIDEO Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held earlier this week for the newly refurbished Shag Williams Park on Minshew Road in Shannon. Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Director Todd Wofford said the park now features disc golf, new signs, and concrete, along with new tennis courts, which can also be used for…… read more
September 22, 2021–5:54 a.m. STAFF REPORTS More candidate forums ahead of the November 3rd municipal elections are coming up next week. Last night, the Rome chapter of the NAACP held a forum with city commission candidates. On Wednesday, September 29, the League of Women Voters of Rome-Floyd County will host a forum for the Rome…… read more
September 21, 2021–7:40 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Nearly 43,000 Floyd County residents have now had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. That’s about 44% of the total population. Just over 37,000, or 37%, of Floyd County residents, are now fully vaccinated. That’s the…… read more
