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Rome Approves Standardized Drink Price And Alcohol Penalties
The Rome City Commission approved a formula to standardize drink prices so businesses that sell higher end alcoholic beverages can more readily comply with the city’s food to drink ratio. The measure was suggested after owners of businesses that offer expensive elite brands of liquor argued that they couldn’t meet the ratio despite robust food sales. “It’s really designed for places that sell a higher end product,” City Clerk Joe...
ARC Selects Floyd County for READY Local Governments Program
Floyd County has been selected to participate in the Appalachian Regional Commission’s READY Local Governments initiative. The free training program is designed to help leverage federal funding opportunities for projects that will benefit the community. The ARC announced on Wednesday the 90 entities in 12 states that were chosen to participate. Whitfield County is the only other Georgia government selected. READY Local Governments is a nine week, virtual training program...
Rome Exchange Club Presents First Schools Staff Book of Golden Deeds Award
After joining the army at 18 years old, serving for 20 years, and having a successful business career, Charles Elliott surprised his family by selling his business and returning to school attending Shorter University. He wanted to find a way to be helpful and serve his community much as he did when he served in the military, so he became a teacher. “I want to apologize to all the teachers...
Floyd County to Award $2.4M Construction Contract for New Police Headquarters
The Floyd County Commission is poised to approve a $2.4 million contract to renovate the former Glenwood Primary School as the new county police headquarters. Cartersville-based Pennant Construction Management, Inc. was the low bidder on the project and the county purchasing department is recommending a contract not to exceed $2,447,000. However, County Manager Jamie McCord and Facilities Manager Ryan Davis have said they expect to negotiate some cost savings before construction starts. ...
Floyd County 4-H’ers Complete District Leadership Roles
Lee Donahue and Hailee Palmer were selected to serve on the Northwest District 2023-2024 Georgia 4-H Board of Directors. Palmer served as junior board vice president and Donahue served as a senior board member. Youth are elected to these positions by their peers and receive extensive leadership training as representatives of the organization. “We are so incredibly proud of both Hailee and Lee. It takes courage to be able to...
Calhoun Gets Update from PFAS Mitigation Engineer
CALHOUN — InSite Engineering Principal Engineer and CEO Bryan Pate was in town to provide an update to city officials and residents about the ongoing “forever chemical” mitigation process. Like a host of other municipalities across the nation, the City of Calhoun has been attempting to find ways to significantly reduce traces of per- and polyfluorinated substances in its drinking water supply. PFAS are more often called “forever chemicals” due to the difficulty in removing them from the environment once they enter. ...
Walker County angler reels in new state record fish
DALTON – Angler Jeffrey Forester of Rossville landed a record 1-pound (10 13/16-inches) rock bass on April 6 on South Chickamauga Creek in north Georgia. Forester's catch will be the first recognized rock bass state record, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “Until this catch, I think I have literally caught maybe 600-plus rock bass, and only two of those hit the length limit for...
Cancer Navigators’ Walk and Daisy Drop Set for Sunday
Cancer Navigators’ annual 1-Mile Walk and Daisy Drop will take place this on Sunday. Participants can help local cancer patients in their fight against cancer by signing up for the walk, which will begin at Barron Stadium at 2 p.m. Registration is $20 and includes an event T-shirt. The public’s support will help Cancer Navigators provide the following free services to cancer patients: social support, counseling, nutrition assistance, transportation assistance,...
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