MORNING EDITION Business: ‘Downtown Brown’ name gets a bit litigious so Rome City Brewing Co. wants you to name that brew. Oh! Baby space now available on Broad Street. Brewed on Broad Business: Synovus analyst Dan Morgan walks Rome audience through ‘The Most Joyless Bull Market Ever’ but remains ‘relatively positive’ about the economy. Synovus… Read more
Don’t ask Dan Morgan about the impact of “Trade Wars” with China. He’ll assume you’re with the media and are fixated on one of the minimal players causing investors anxiety in what he calls “The Most Joyless Bull Market Ever.” Armed with a data dump that would make CNBC blush with envy and… Read more
Trouble brewing over Rome City Brewing’s ‘Downtown Brown’ name — so pick a new handle: One of the top selling beers brewed on Broad by Rome City Brewing Co. is known as “Downtown Brown.” And for good reason. It is an excellent beer, brown in color and it is produced downtown — as in 333… Read more
Saturday morning update from Floyd Sheriff’s Office: Happy to report that our jail officer from last nights incident is at home, resting, and doing well. Media release: Earlier this evening an off-duty jail officer was leaving our Employee Appreciation Banquet when he observed a Rome City Police Officer fighting with a suspect on the side of… Read more
Hardy Realty presents eight homes in Rome, Cave Spring, Armuchee and Acworth, priced from $225,000 to $646,500. Open houses, 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday 5587 CAVE SPRING ROAD, CAVE SPRING. $399,000 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bath. 439 MOUNT ALTO ROAD, ROME. $375,000 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath. 207 GREEN VIEW ROAD, ROME. $225,000 3 bedrooms, 2 bath. 20 GLENMORE… Read more
Rockmart will be on the ‘big screen’ again soon as Jon Stewart’s new movie “Irresistible” starring Steve Carell is now casting talent to work on scenes filming in Atlanta and Rockmart. The film will be a political satire feature, but no other details have been released yet. According to projectcasting.com, producers are looking for talent… Read more
OUTLOOK A gorgeous spring weekend ahead with sunshine, temps near 66 today and up to 70 on Sunday. High fire danger conditions are today with relative low humidity. Rain returns Monday with isolated to scattered thunderstorms as a cold front moves through the area. FORECAST Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 5… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES Emily Claytor named head girls basketball coach at Pepperell High; 2005 Dragon honor grad. Emily Claytor A unique homecoming: Rome High Baseball plans to play behind the levee on Monday for its home game against Hiram. The Wolves have been… Read more
Mr. Dicky Stewart, age 68, of Rome, passed away on March 20, 2019, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Mr. Stewart was born in Winnfield, LA on July 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Floyd Calvin Stewart and Margaret Bryant Stewart. He loved the outdoors and deer hunting. He graduated from… Read more
FLOYD HAWTHORN SUITES – CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 100 W SECOND AVE ROME, GA 30161 Last Inspection Score: 97 LONG JOHN SILVERS / A&W 1603 TURNER MCCALL BLVD ROME, GA 30161 Last Inspection Score: 87 MISS JULIA’S CAFÉ (VFW) 2632 CEDARTOWN HWY ROME, GA 30162 Last Inspection Score: 91 BARTOW COUNTRY INN & SUITES 43 SR 20… Read more
Community safety: Track registered sex offenders in your community. Click Offender Watch Crime Mapping: See what crimes have been reported in your neighborhood. Crime Mapping Rome Police Department’s anonymous crime tip line. 706-236-5000.” Click for details. Floyd County Jail 4 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Polk County Jail report: Friday Cartersville Police reports: Thursday 1 / 2 / 3 /… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Media release: Pepperell High School announces Emily Claytor is the new head girls basketball coach. Claytor played college basketball at Truett-McConnell College and later at the University of North Georgia under Coach Buffie Burson. “I am thrilled about this decision. I… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails. MORNING EDITION Business: Look for Chick-fil-A to build its first distribution center on 50 acres of I-75 north off Cartersville. WXIA/Business Chronicle say purchase price was $3.7 million. Chick-fil-A Business: Next likely upgrade for Martha Berry Boulevard — new office for Dr.… Read more
