Your 100% local news source: Locally owned, managed and focused. Hometown Headlines. LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County, Bartow County and Polk County jails. MORNING REPORT Latest on body found at landfill: Investigators still trying to determine identity. Sanitation worker says victim was a woman who had been dismembered. Updates Health: President of Rome News’… Read more
Tuesday evening updates: The official word: Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton says investigators are still awaiting positive identified of the victim found at the Bartow County Landfill at 12:30 p.m. Monday. For now, investigators are not commenting on the crime scene and the way she was found. What we’re hearing: The landfill was open… Read more
Here’s a note that is sure to get some attention today from Northwest Georgia’s medical community. The man who runs Times-Journal Inc. — the Marietta-based newspaper group that purchased the Rome News during the bankruptcy auction in 2015 — now chairs the board of one of the main healthcare concerns edging into this market.… Read more
Today’s Heroes Unified event takes on an even greater meaning as the supply of O negative blood is at a critical level and your help is asked to help guarantee blood is readily available for hospital patients. Nine organizations in Rome and Floyd County are coming together today to sponsor Heroes Unified, a community-wide blood… Read more
The Salvation Army of Rome announces the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new family store at the Gala Shopping Center off Redmond and Shorter Avenue, set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29. The move represents a significant increase in the footprint of the store, allowing for more product sales. Supporters will not… Read more
New Wednesday: Hometown Headlines has added a Twitter survey on the curfew. To vote, click here. Also: You can leave a comment on Facebook if you’re not on Twitter. New Tuesday: Hometown Headlines has filed an Open Records Request with the city of Rome regarding any and all data shared with city commissioners —… Read more
Junior Service Leagues helped 2,223 kids with school supplies this year thanks to your support. The Junior Service League of Rome’s League4Learning project provides school supplies for needy children in the Rome City and Floyd County school districts and is funded by JSL projects such as Poinsettia Sales, Garden Tour and Follies. Established in the 2004-2005… Read more
OUTLOOK Steady rainfall is forecast Friday through Sunday. The cumulative amount probably won’t top 1.5 inches but the advance forecast shows rain for much of the weekend. Bring an umbrella to Friday night’s game (maybe Thursday as well). FORECAST Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high… Read more
Chick-fil-A Sports Report Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HIGH SCHOOLS Rome, Calhoun preparing for separate games in Corky Kell Classic at Barron Stadium on Thursday: Tickets are on sale today through Thursday from noon until 3 p.m. at Barron Stadium. Advance tickets: $12; day of game, $17. For more:www.corkykell.com #1Rome… Read more
Mr. Robert Wayne Ayer, age 69, of Rome, passed away Monday, August 13, 2018, in a local hospital. Mr. Ayer was born in Rome, GA on December 13, 1948, son of the late Donald Ernest Ayer and the late Irma Jean Webb Ayer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during… Read more
About this report: We update CrimeWatch around 5:30 each weekday morning as well as at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. We also add the Bartow County Jail report between 5:30 and 6 a.m. weekday mornings and throughout the weekend. The Polk County Jail report usually is posted between 8 and 9 a.m. weekdays. These reports… Read more
For the second time since December, the Adairsville Police Department is preparing to bury one of its own Tuesday afternoon. Adairsville Police Capt. Louis Dean, 47, died Saturday at Gordon Hospital. He served several roles at the police department, including assistant police chief as well as public information officer. It was Dean who notified the… Read more
Media release: During the 2017-18 school year, 91 Darlington students earned the designation of AP Scholar by The College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. The College Board’s AP Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and… Read more
Dr. John-Scott Carroll joins Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Rome: Taking a few extra minutes to dig deeper into someone’s family medical history can bring about a wealth of change for their future. This is something Dr. John-Scott Carroll knows well, and it flourishes within his philosophy as a Family Medicine physician. “I had a patient in his late… Read more
