COMMUNITY CALENDAR
The right northbound lane and shoulder of Veterans Memorial Highway over the Oostanaula River will be closed Wednesday, July 13, through 3 p.m. as Georgia Department of Transportation crews perform routine maintenance on the bridge.
The Floyd County Republican Women will meet on Wednesday, July 13, at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., RSVP required. The meeting starts at noon. The speaker is Joel Thornton, on human trafficking.
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice will host a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the Rome regional youth detention center, 200 Marable Way for corrections officers, detention counselors, teachers, mental health providers, food service, housekeepers, and support staff. Bring Social Security card, valid driver’s license and proof of a high school diploma or GED.
THURSDAY
Compassionate Friends will have their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Life Church 17 John Davenport Drive. If you have lost a child, grandchild or sibling at any age please join us.
UPCOMING
The Rome-floyd Recycling Center, 412 Lavender Drive, has an Electronics Collection Event set for Saturday,
July 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 706-291-5266, Monday through Thursday.
American Legion Post 52, 1205 Calhoun Road, will not meet on Monday, July 18. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 15.
Liberty View Baptist Church, 101 Spur, Silver Creek, and Rev. Jerry Cowart are hosting a summer revival July 18-22, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night. Everyone is invited.
The City of Rome and Rome International Film Festival free movie this week is “The Wiz” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Concessions will be available. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, 24 Veterans Memorial Highway, will be hosting its free Community Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 23. For more information on exhibits and activities, visit Berry.edu/oakhill.
The City of Rome and Rome International Film Festival free movie this week is “The Goonies” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Concessions will be available. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show.
Dedication of a monument to the Deaf Priors, hosted by the Georgia School for the Deaf Alumni
Association, is set for 11 a.m., Thursday, July 28, at Asa Prior Cemetery on Brooks Street in Cedartown. Refreshments will be provided. Everyone is invited.
Paradise Garden Foundation will host a Creative Spirit Retreat at Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden in Summerville, on Saturday, July 30, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration is $30, online at Paradisegardenfoundation.org or by phone at 706-808-0800.
Second Avenue Baptist Church, 823 E Second Ave., is hosting a Homecoming Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 30. Snow cones, food truck and inflatable slide for kids. Entry is free. Call to register at 706-232-3663.
ONGOING
The Rome Police Department is seeking feedback from the citizens of Rome through a survey at Surveymonkey.com/r/7x3q68d. The survey only takes a few minutes and is anonymous.
The American Rosie the Riveter Association is looking for women or descendants of women who worked in formerly all-male jobs during the World War II years of 1942-1945. For more information on the Rosies, email brittany.sorrells@retireatberry.com.
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