COMMUNITY EVENTS
nual Paperback Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 22. The sale will continue Feb. 24-26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the RomeFloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Books will be priced at 25 cents or 50 cents each. All proceeds will benefit the library and the Friends of the Library.
UPCOMING
The Floyd County Republican Party will hold its mass precinct meeting Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, to elect delegates and alternates to the County Convention, which will be held on March 21 at 10 a.m. at the senior center. All Floyd County registered voters who concur with the principles of the Republican Party are invited to attend.
The 20th annual Night at the Movies will feature great food and the classic movie “Casablanca” on Feb. 25 starting at 6 p.m. in downtown Rome. Tickets are $55 each, $100 for two, or $45 each for groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased at www.exchangeclubfrc.org or by calling 706-290-0764. Proceeds will benefit the Exchange Club Family Resource Center and its child abuse prevention programs.
The Georgia Department of Corrections will be hosting a hiring event at Rome Goodwill, 154 Hicks Drive, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be onsite interviews, PT, and Accuplacer testing. Eligible candidates will receive a hiring package on the same day. For more information about what to bring and how to dress, visit www.GDCJobs.com.
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Rome, 17 E. Pennington Ave., will be giving away groceries on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No ID required and it’s free and open to the public. For more information call 706-234-6413.
The Rome Area History Museum is hosting a “lunch and learn” on Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon to celebrate the contribution of black baseball to American history. Lunch will be catered by Doug’s Deli. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at: RomeGeorgia.org/LunchandLearn.
A Berry College professor will perform a trumpet recital at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Bell Recital Hall of the Ford Auditorium. Charles Calloway, artist affiliate of trumpet at Berry, has performed with orchestras in Carnegie Hall and chamber ensembles in Germany and China.
Rome Masonic Lodge No. 79 is sponsoring a bus to Selma, Alabama, for the 55th commemoration of Bloody Sunday on March 1. The bus will leave at 6:30 a.m. from the Kroger parking lot. Cost is $40 per person. For reservations and information, contact Anthony Hill at 706266-6148 or Sam Malone at 706-346-0597.