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Truancy: More Than An Attendance Issue
Truancy is a significant problem in school systems, but school social worker Jackie Trammell said truancy isn’t just bad behavior. It is an indicator of deeper problems in a child’s life. School attendance is essential to a student’s education, so years ago, Georgia lawmakers established rules to monitor and regulate student attendance. Under Georgia law, school systems must have a truancy treatment team to address student absences. Floyd County and...
US Department of Education says 2025 FAFSA forms delayed, again, until December
The U.S. Department of Education announced the financial aid (FAFSA) forms for next year’s applicants will be delayed several months, becoming available Dec. 1, two months later than normal.
PAWS Adoptions Are Free Friday
Adoptions at the Floyd County PAWS are free Friday to mark the reopening of the shelter after it was closed under quarantine as they attempted to learn the reason behind the death of a dog. “We’re having free adoptions in celebration,” PAWS Director Katy Walters said. “We’re happy things are returning to normal.” The shelter was closed from Aug. 2 through Wednesday out of an abundance of caution after the...
Property Tax Measure Up For Vote Could Be a Game Changer
The property tax relief that Floyd County taxpayers have been asking for could be tucked inside a 390-page tax bill championed by state Sen. Chuck Hufstetler that will go before voters in November. “This could really be a game changer for property taxes,” Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne said. “And it could provide a lot of relief for property owners.” The part of the bill that could provide the...
Carjacking Suspect Returns To Floyd County To Face Charges
A Bartow County man accused of a March 2022 carjacking spree in Floyd County and murder in Bartow has been brought back from prison to face armed robbery and aggravated assault charges. On March 18, 2022, around 5:55 a.m., 33-year-old Alex Bernard Joyner took a 2006 Blue Chrysler Pacifica at gunpoint from a woman on the 300 block of New Heritage Road, an arrest warrant states. According to the warrant: ...
Local Murder Suspect Transferred To Floyd County Jail
Authorities transferred a Cartersville man accused of a Cartersville murder in March of 2022 from Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville to the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday to face armed robbery and aggravated assault charges there. The Calhoun Times reports that on March 18th, 2022, 33-year-old Alex Bernard Joyner took...
Dispute Leads Move Of South Floyd Voting Precinct To GHC
The South Floyd voting precinct is moving from Veterans of Foreign Wars Outpost 4911 on Cedartown Road to Georgia Highlands College’s Lakeview Building after a dispute. “By their request, we have ended our relationship with the VFW,” Floyd County Board of Elections Chair Jerry Lee said. “The environment became less than conducive to running an election.” According to Lee, the issue was a dispute with the post quartermaster that began...
Mayor Urges Rome To Take A Harder Line With Vagrants
Rome Mayor Craig McDaniel said the city needs to take a harder line against vagrants, especially in the downtown area. “I’m of the opinion that we should take a much harder approach,” McDaniel said. “And I think that’s what the City Commission will also say.” The statement came as McDaniel addressed the Rome-Floyd Joint Services Committee on Tuesday morning. The committee oversees services and agreements shared between Rome and Floyd...
DOCKET: Floyd Juvenile Court Handles More Than Just Crime
When it comes to juvenile delinquency, the most common factor is a lack of parental involvement. No one knows that better than a judge who sees these cases on a daily basis. “If you give me two involved parents in a household, I’d be out of a job,” Floyd County Juvenile Court Chief Judge Steven Bennett told members of the Rome Noon Optimist Club. When many think of juvenile court,...
Former Cave Spring Police Officer Sentenced to Prison
A former Cave Spring police officer was sentenced to serve three years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to violation of oath of office and use of a communications device as part of an attempt to purchase drugs in 2022. Marvin James Armstrong, 37, was originally arrested in November 2022 after he purchased drugs while in uniform and driving a police cruiser, prosecutors said during the hearing Monday. He, along...
Two-Vehicle Collision Monday Morning in Rome, Georgia
Fortunately, no one was hurt in a rollover crash during the morning rush hour in Floyd County on Monday. According to Police, a Toyota 4Runner was turning left from Martha Berry onto Turner McCall – when the Chevy Tahoe involved, traveling north on Second Avenue – ran the red light and t-boned the 4Runner on the passenger side.
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