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Three Rome City Schools Earn Beating the Odds Recognition
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (245+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | Jun 10, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | Three Rome City Schools elementary schools have been recognized by the Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement as 2025 Beating the Odds schools, a distinction that highlights schools whose academic performance…...
Rome City Schools Earn Strong Climate Ratings, With Three Schools Reaching Highest 5-Star Status
1+ day, 59+ min ago (258+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | Jun 9, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | All eight Rome City Schools achieved strong results in the Georgia Department of Education's School Climate Star Ratings, indicating that all schools are on the path to successful school improvement....
Local Student Wins $10, 000 to Grow Sunshine Sitters at Entrepreneurship Contest
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | Jun 8, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | Ella Mc Kerrocher, of Rome, recently won $10, 000 from the Henry and Clara Ford Endowed Fund for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for her business, Sunshine Sitters. Mc Kerrocher, a Berry College management…...
Berry College students named Gilman Scholars
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (213+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | Jun 3, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | Three Berry College students have received Gilman Scholarships to support their study abroad programs in Japan, Spain and Costa Rica this summer. The Gilman Scholarship supplies up to $5, 000 in merit-based…...
GNTC receives donation of personal protective equipment
1+ week, 5+ day ago (287+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | May 30, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has received a large donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to help improve student safety and provide training using industry-standard gear. J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. donated…...
GNTC to host Open House events on all six campuses in June
1+ week, 5+ day ago (217+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | May 29, 2026 | Floyd News, Gordon News, Polk News | 0 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting Open Houses at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the programs offered at GNTC, tour the facilities…...
Forbes Gives Berry College A+ For Financial Health
1+ week, 6+ day ago (175+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | May 28, 2026 | Floyd News, Top Local News | 0 | For the second year in a row, Berry College was one of 103 private colleges in the U. S. that have earned the highest possible financial grade of A+, according to Forbes annual…...
Advent Health Gordon Foundation Awards Scholarship to Calhoun High School Senior
1+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | May 28, 2026 | Gordon News, Top Local News | 0 | The Advent Health Gordon Foundation recently awarded the healthcare careers scholarship to a local senior from Calhoun High School during the school's annual senior scholarship awards night, recognizing a student…...
GNTC Welding graduates see high job placement rates, salaries
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1164+ words) Posted by Staff Reports | May 22, 2026 | Floyd News, Gordon News, Polk News, Top Local News | 0 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Welding and Joining Technology program is one of its most in-demand programs because graduates feel a sense of satisfaction with their…...
Rome City Schools Eyes $86. 9 Million Operating Budget for FY27, Up 1. 8% From Last Year
3+ week, 4+ day ago (23+ words) Rome City Schools has released its tentative Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, with the district's actual operating budget projected at approximately $86. 9...