Category Archives: Floyd County

Nine Rome High School students receive AP Honors

Nine Rome High School students receive AP Honors

Tuesday, November 11, 2025–9:00 a.m. -News Release- Nine Rome High School students were recently honored by the College Board for earning AP Capstone Diplomas or AP Seminar and Research Certificates during the 2024-2025 year. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic and…Continue Reading

Georgia gas prices increase two cents

Georgia gas prices increase two cents

Monday, November 10, 2025–9:40 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices rose last week. The average price is now $2.80 per gallon for regular unleaded, up 2 cents from last week. That’s 9 cents less than last month and 13 cents lower than a year ago.  Filling a 15-gallon tank now costs about $42, nearly $2 less than last year. “Even…Continue Reading

Veterans Day observances in Rome and Floyd County

Veterans Day observances in Rome and Floyd County

Monday, November 10, 2025–8:30 p.m. -Staff reports- The public is invited to come out and show their support for those who served in the United States military on Tuesday morning. A Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Broad Street. “The parade will go down Broad Street to Myrtle Hill, in time for…Continue Reading

Widespread freeze on Tuesday

Widespread freeze on Tuesday

Monday, November 10, 2025–10:45 a.m. -National Weather Service- The first widespread hard freeze of the season is expected on Tuesday morning. Temperatures of 20 to 28 degrees are possible (even colder in the higher elevations in North Georgia. With the wind chill, temperatures will feel like they are in the teens, so make sure kids…Continue Reading

Arrest reports for November 10

Arrest reports for November 10

Monday, November 10, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Hawaii man accused of assaulting an officer at Floyd County Jail A man from Hawaii has been arrested on charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution. According to Floyd County Jail records: 32-year-old Timothy James…Continue Reading

Georgia Highlands College breaks ground on nearly $12 Million Lakeview Healthcare Education Center renovation

Georgia Highlands College breaks ground on nearly $12 Million Lakeview Healthcare Education Center renovation

Monday, November 10, 2025–10:20 a.m. -News Release- Georgia Highlands College recently celebrated a major milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly $12 million renovation of the Lakeview Healthcare Education Center on the Floyd Campus. The project will transform the Lakeview Building into a state-of-the-art home for GHC’s Nursing and Dental Hygiene programs—expanding the college’s…Continue Reading