Diane Wagner

In the middle of the long and hectic last day of the 2024 Georgia General Assembly session, colleagues awarded state Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, a tongue-in-cheek “trophy” recognizing him as the Senate State Tax and Spending Cutter. Contributed, File

Local lawmakers will spend this week in joint budget hearings, getting reports from agency heads on the ongoing initiatives and upcoming needs of their departments.

State lawmakers' plans to spend this week in joint budget hearings were thrown off course due to the forecast of potentially dangerous weather.

Local lawmakers will spend this week in joint budget hearings, getting reports from agency heads on the ongoing initiatives and upcoming needs of their departments.

Rome and Floyd County officials will meet Feb. 4 to go over the annual reports and 2025 plans from some of the departments they share.

A request to store construction materials and machinery on two undeveloped acres at 3280 Rockmart Road will go before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday.

After a series of snow days last week, local lawmakers will be back in Atlanta on Monday for the sixth day of the 2025 Georgia General Assembly.

A request to store construction materials and machinery on two undeveloped acres at 3280 Rockmart Road will go before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday.

After a series of snow days last week, local lawmakers will be back in Atlanta on Monday for the sixth day of the 2025 Georgia General Assembly.