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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
The Floyd County Board of Education approved the fiscal year 2026 budget Monday with a proposed decreased millage rate, which is reportedly the lowest millage rate in 20 years, according to Superintendent Glenn White. The budget of $129.5 million was unanimously approved at the June 16 board meeting. When presenting the budget to the board, White shared that the total costs in the budget are only around $100,000 more than in the 2025 budget.
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
From novices in the theater crowd to students born for the limelight, the Rome High Theater Performance Camp brought together 21 kids and, in five days, put together a performance of “Peter Pan” for the community. The camp, held the week of June 9, focused on teaching campers the magic of theater by walking them through the stages of preparing a production. The goal of the camp is to foster a love of theater and give these students the skills and confidence to work in the theater.
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
At Paris Lake, when the morning fog was clinging to the water’s surface, kids gathered on the shore with fishing rods in hand, hoping to catch the largest fish at the Georgia Highlands College Fishing Rodeo. More than 150 people attended the Saturday fishing tournament at the college’s Floyd County campus, with some attendees bringing their children to compete and others there to fish and watch the tournament.
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
An event full of color, laughter and music, Rome GA Pride weekend brought thousands of people from Rome and surrounding areas together as a community to amplify one message: love is love. On the morning of June 14, a vibrant procession of people marched down Broad Street in a Pride parade before gathering for a family-friendly festival at Ridge Ferry Park.
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1 week ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
After nearly two decades leading Berry College, President Stephen Briggs says goodbye to the college that changed his and his family’s lives, leaving a lasting impression on the school and its staff. “My wife and I are very grateful because there aren’t many jobs around the country, if you’re a college president, as great as Berry,” Briggs said. Since starting his career at Berry in 2006, Briggs and his wife Brenda have become fixtures in the Berry community.
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2 weeks ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
After nearly two decades leading Berry College, President Stephen Briggs says goodbye to the college that changed his and his family’s lives, leaving a lasting impression on the school and its staff. “My wife and I are very grateful because there aren’t many jobs around the country, if you’re a college president, as great as Berry,” Briggs said. Since starting his career at Berry in 2006, Briggs and his wife Brenda have become fixtures in the Berry community.
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2 weeks ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
In the reception hall at the back of Lovejoy Baptist Church, around 90 kids are scattered around, sitting, standing or in some cases clinging to their fathers and grandfathers at the Summer Explosion Camp Father’s Day celebration. The summer camp, run by Lovejoy Community Services out of the Baptist church, is a summer-long program where kids throughout Rome spend the day learning and playing together.
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2 weeks ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
At the first Rome City Board of Education meeting of the summer, the board approved an $86.3 million budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget was approved unanimously by the board members present. Board Chair Faith Collins and member Melissa Davis were absent from Tuesday’s meeting. The largest portion of the budget, $55.8 million, is allotted to instruction and around $8 million is slated for administration in the schools and systemwide.
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2 weeks ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
While Floyd County is home to a large selection of higher education institutions, there are many residents who go outside of the community for a college degree. With the end of the 2024-2025 school year, local students attending schools across the nation are being highlighted by their schools for their accomplishments while away at college. The University of Alabama placed 11 local students on the President’s and Dean’s lists and graduated four students from the Floyd County area.
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2 weeks ago | 
northwestgeorgianews.com | Rachel Hartdegen
At the first Rome City Board of Education meeting of the summer, the board approved an $86.3 million budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget was approved unanimously by the board members present. Board Chair Faith Collins and member Melissa Davis were absent from Tuesday's meeting. The largest portion of the budget, $55.8 million, is allotted to instruction and around $8 million is slated for administration in the schools and systemwide.
