Joy Bus

A 'bike bus' initiative at Garden Lakes is generating warm attention, with the Rome News-Tribune reporting that it inspires joy among participants. Bike buses, where groups of children and adults cycle together along a set route, typically to school, have been gaining popularity as a fun, healthy and eco-friendly alternative to car drop-offs. The report highlights the positive community spirit the effort has created locally.

The 161st Street Church of Christ is publicly looking to reconnect with people who once rode its Joy Bus, a long-running church bus ministry that brought riders to services. The congregation is asking former riders to get in touch, a nostalgia-driven outreach that has drawn local attention as churches revive bus programs from past decades.