Area News

ROME, GA: This is a difficult, uncertain, and frightening time. Our job now, everyone’s job, is to bear what we’re all feeling and take appropriate action to help protect our families and loved ones, ourselves, […]

MEDIA RELEASE Touched by the outpouring of compassion and care from members of the community, Floyd Healthcare Foundation has established the COVID-19 Essential Needs Fund as a way to help. While much has been made about the […]

On Tuesday, a joint resolution was voted on and approved by the city councils of Rockmart and Aragon, as well as Cedartown City Commissioners and the Polk County Commission to deal with the local impact […]

From Polk County Water Authority: It appears that Polk County and the State of Georgia are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases.  While this trend may change at any time, and given the essential nature […]

    MEDIA RELEASE DALTON, Georgia – March 23, 2020 – As an essential community healthcare provider, Highland Rivers Health is currently maintaining services at its nine outpatient clinics, but has instituted a host of […]

ROME, GA: The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District is working with federal, state and local partners to expand COVID-19 specimen collection for testing in our communities as rapidly as possible. We wish […]

MEDIA RELEASE March 19, 2020– Hospital and healthcare leaders across Northwest Georgia are working collaboratively to respond to the increasing presence of COVID-19 in Northwest Georgia. Following the guidelines from both the U.S. Surgeon General […]

MEDIA RELEASE ROCKMART, GA: Today Sequatchie Concrete Service, Inc. announces the acquisition of WDC Block in Rockmart, Georgia. The acquisition took place March 13, 2020. “This acquisition places our concrete masonry business firmly in North […]