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New Website Will Allow Payment Of Property Tax Online

Posted under Floyd County, Taxes, Government on August 19th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Floyd County Tax Commissioners office announced a new tool that will be available to all Floyd County citizens startin this week.
Coinciding with the mailing of the 2008 property tax bills, a new web site is being launched relating to all the functions of the Tax Commissioner’s office.
The site, floydcountytax.com, will provide comprehensive information […]

Olive Garden License Suspended Six Days, Commission Says No To Paint And Body And Body Shop

Posted under City of Rome, Government on August 5th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

The Olive Garden will not be able to sell alcoholic beverages from today all the way through the coming weekend.
The restaurant admitted that a bartender had sold wine to an under-aged person in late May, a second such offense in seven months. Commissioner Bill Collins tried unsuccessfully to reduce the penalty to a three […]

118 year Old Historic Home To Be Demolished, Neighbors Try To Save The Structure

Posted under Historic Preservation, Government on July 30th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

(Top: Home as it is today. Left: Home prior to the 2005 fire)
After two years of back and fourth between property owners and building inspection officials, it appears the hope of saving one of Rome’s historic structures is about gone.
According to Rome chief building inspector Howard Gibson, the 118 year old home located at […]

County Commission to Look at Tax Levy, Pay Plan

Posted under Floyd County, Government on July 22nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

A new pay plan for Floyd County public safety employees will be formally presented to county commissioners tonight and a large contingent of public safety employees are expected to be in attendance to urge the commission to approve the pay plan.
The county commission will also conduct the first of three required public hearings […]

New Public Safety Pay Plan To Go Before County Commission

Posted under Sheriffs Department, Floyd County, Police, Government on July 8th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Floyd County public safety departments have been hemorrhaging employees to other departments over the last several years due to higher pay elsewhere. However, a special committee comprised of public safety workers and County commissioners has a plan that will hopefully be a first step in addressing those issues.
Under the new plan that will now go […]

Dempsey to Address Health Care Issues at Town Hall Meeting

Posted under Politics, Government on July 7th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Health care issues will be the focus for a town hall meeting hosted by State Rep. Katie Dempsey Tuesday night at 5:30 in Heritage Hall, the downtown campus for Georgia Highland College.
Dempsey will have State Rep. Sharon Cooper of Cobb County, the chair of the House Health and Human Services committee as her special guest. […]

Dempsey Named to Hospital Study Panel

Posted under Government on May 22nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

House Speaker Glenn Richardson has selected Rep. Katie Dempsey of Rome for a Study Committee on Hospital Tax and Indigent Care.
The Speaker said “I am confident that Representative Dempsey will be an asset to this study committee. She is an extremely diligent worker and I know she will work well with the other representatives […]

Poe Elected President Of GACMA

Posted under Floyd County, Government on May 6th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

At its annual meeting held April 29, Floyd County Manager Kevin Poe was elected President of the Georgia Association of County Managers and Administrators (GACMA). Poe has served on the GACMA executive committee the past two years as Secretary/Treasurer and Vice President. Due to his role as President of the GACMA, Poe was also elected […]

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