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Rome City Commission to consider alcohol ordinance amendments Monday

Rome City Commission to consider alcohol ordinance amendments Monday

Sunday, February 10, 2025–5:05 p.m. -Davis Crowder, WRGA News- Rome City Commissioners are set to vote on two alcohol ordinance amendments when they meet Monday. The first deals with variances for Rome’s 50-50 food-to-drink ratio, according to Rome City Clerk Joe Smith. “Basically this ordinance, if adopted, would prohibit the option for any future food-to-drrink…

Floyd County Board of Education meets Monday

Floyd County Board of Education meets Monday

Sunday, February 9, 2025–4:55 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education will consider a number of agenda items when it meets Monday. Among those items is an Acer Chromebook replacement in the amount of $550,375 and the appointment of Melissa Free with Georgia Power to the College and Career Academy Board…

Arrest reports for February 8

Arrest reports for February 8

Saturday, February 8, 2025–4:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of harassing woman from prison A 43-year-old West Rome is accused of harassing a woman while he was incarcerated. According to Floyd County Jail records: Reginald E. Garrett contacted the victim by phone and video FaceTime while he was in prison and was under…

Nurse Receives DAISY Award for Outstanding Compassion

Nurse Receives DAISY Award for Outstanding Compassion

Saturday, February 8, 2025–4:30 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd News Release- Daniela Huggins was at a sad place at the right time, and her calming influence made an impression on her teammates as she comforted a woman who had no family present as she passed. As the patient neared the end of her life, Huggins, a…

DPH confirms additional cases of measles in Metro Atlanta

DPH confirms additional cases of measles in Metro Atlanta

Saturday, February 8, 2025–4:00 a.m. -Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two additional measles cases in unvaccinated metro Atlanta residents. These two cases are family members of the case confirmed earlier this year in January. DPH contacted persons who may have been exposed through contact with the…

Sen. Ossoff urges Trump Administration to quickly implement Social Security Fairness Act

Sen. Ossoff urges Trump Administration to quickly implement Social Security Fairness Act

Thursday, February 6, 2025–5:00 p.m. -News Release- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is urging the Trump Administration to swiftly deliver expanded Social Security benefits for Georgia law enforcement and teachers. Sen. Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators are urging the Social Security Administration to immediately deliver full Social Security benefits for teachers, law enforcement, firefighters, first…