For most of two hours, Rome city commissioners heard business owners, citizens and others talk about the pros and cons of the downtown parking plan thrust before them in less than a week following a 4-2 vote by the Downtown Development Authority. Concerns about severe customer reaction — including taking their business elsewhere —… 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
MONDAY EVENING We received these comments from restaurant owner Curtis Gardner on Monday afternoon: “As you’re aware, we transitioned our concept to West End Grill this past March. After operating West End Grill for a few months, I decided after being in the business for over 40 years I was eager for a change… Read more
With Rome City Schools, Unity Christian, Cartersville and Bartow County all out and Darlington’s senior class already graduated, some families are beach-bound. Please keep an eye on this weather system in the Gulf of Mexico. Chances of it becoming a tropical storm are low at this time but it will bring plenty of rain and… Read more
From WRGA News: About 1,057 Georgia Power customers in the South Broad Street were affected by one outage and another 469 customers in the Maple Avenue area from East 16th Street to East Ninth. All were repaired by 10 a.m. A few smaller outages remain, including a handful of customers near Cedartown as of… Read more
UPDATE Good news: County crews have reopened Autry Road at Kirby Road near the Floyd/Bartow County line. PREVIOUS Autry Road near the Floyd/Bartow county line should be open by later today as clean up continues following a surprise storm l ate Friday. Michael Skeen, Floyd County’s director of public works, says large trees, fencing and… Read more
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 With nine deaths since 2014 at Little River Canyon, including three from Northwest Georgia, is there more that can be done to improve safety at the popular attraction? Canyon… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Every year more than 200,000 people visit Little River Canyon/Little River Falls Preserve near Fort Payne, Ala., to hike, swim, kayak and enjoy the beauty of the national park. But while it’s beautiful, it is also unforgiving. With nine deaths since 2014, including the May 12 drowning of a Rome teenager,… Read more
Updates on Voting / Interviews with the judicial candidates / Sample ballots Time to vote: Precincts open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Don’t know where to vote? Go to the Secretary of State’s office and click the My Voter Page or call the elections office in your county. Weather forecast: A chance of showers… Read more
THE LATEST Busy week ahead for Floyd, Polk and Gordon county schools. Baccalaureate services tonight for Model and Wednesday for Pepperell. Graduation ceremonies set for Friday and Saturday. FLOYD COUNTY Armuchee High School – Graduation May 25 at 7 p.m. Coosa High School – Graduation – May 26 at 2:30 p.m. Model High School – Baccalaureate – Monday at… Read more
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BERRY SOFTBALL The Berry College softball team saw their record-breaking season come to an end in Virginia Beach on Sunday, as Berry fell to the No. 1-ranked Virginia Wesleyan Marlins 7-6 in the NCAA Division III Super Regionals. The game picked up in the bottom… Read more
Mr. James Daniel “Danny” Grogan, age 83, of Rome, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, in a local nursing facility. Mr. Grogan was born in Floyd County on August 4, 1934, son of the late James Floyd Grogan and the late Annie Pearl Tillery Grogan. He was a retired employee of Camp Oil Company… Read more
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BERRY SOFTBALL The Berry College softball team saw their record-breaking season come to an end in Virginia Beach this morning, as Berry fell to the No. 1-ranked Virginia Wesleyan Marlins 7-6 in the NCAA Division III Super Regionals. Media release: The game picked up in… Read more
The Berry College community celebrated the dedication of the new event pavilion on the grounds of Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum on Saturday. The pavilion has truly been a labor of love for alumni Al and Becky Christopher, two members of the Berry College class of 1961. The couple has committed time, treasure and talent… Read more
Following their trip to Washington D.C. to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, members of the Americanism Committee of the Rome Exchange Club are gearing up for Memorial Day. The group will host the annual Memorial Day remembrance event at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Monday, May… Read more
