Blood Assurance media release: The Rome and Floyd County heroes unified and collected 124 units of life-saving blood in Tuesday’s Third Annual Heroes Unified event. These nine first responder units hosted a community-wide blood drive that saw 104 donors in three locations with two bloodmobiles as well as the addition of an outstanding inside… Read more
From Floyd County Police: The investigation of an arson-burglary found that the suspect was involved in other crimes prior to the incident at the convenience store he tried to burn down near Cave Spring in May. A Boaz man was arrested overnight and charged with the offense. Dustin Wade Smith, age 21, was arrested… Read more
THE LATEST From Cherokee, Ala., EMA: Areal Flood Advisory for SE Cherokee County until 3:45 p.m. (CDT) Up to 2 inches of rain has already fallen. From WEIS, 990 and 100.5 FM: Fire Department units from Spring Garden, Ellisville and McCords are responding to a report of a garage fire caused by a lightning strike… Read more
Another milestone for Coosa Valley Credit Union and its more than 100 employees. The Rome-based financial center with offices across Northwest Georgia has again been recognized as a “Best in State” credit union by Forbes magazine. The update was posted on Tuesday; you can read the summary here. Media release: Coosa Valley Credit Union once again… Read more
Media release: Tuesday, at 1 p.m., a female inmate who was being held for booking on multiple felony charges at the Floyd County Jail attempted to hang herself in her cell. The inmate had been placed in the cell for close observation because of her display of hostility, aggression and potentially self-harming behaviors when brought to the jail approximately… Read more
The Troy Lee Turner case: From Floyd County Police: “Officers have been notified by Dawsonville Police Department that Turner has been located at his family’s home and that he is safe.” Turner, age 76, left his home in Silver Creek around 11 a.m. Monday to visit family in Dawsonville but had not arrived as expected.… Read more
Insurance Commissioner media release: Around midnight Tuesday night, the Polk County Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 11 E. Third St. in Aragon. When emergency personnel made their way inside the home, they discovered the body of Robert Eugene Brinkley, 84, of Aragon, GA. The fire originated in the living room… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES One of three suspects in a Rome shooting one week ago now in custody; search continues for two others. Arrest Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails. MORNING REPORT The silent player as the East Bend (former Kmart) deal unfolds: The resurgent Etowah Crossing shopping center. Etowah Crossing Health: Employee at… Read more
Public Health restaurant scores: Health inspections are totally unrelated to the tested employee. We did check the recent restaurant inspection scores for Willy’s and they’re all in the 90s: March 25, 98 (A); Oct. 2, 2018, 96 (A); and Feb. 22 2018, 91 (A). Media release: A case of hepatitis A has… Read more
There are a lot more eyes on the former Kmart in East Rome these days. As Ledbetter Properties works to secure the purchase of nearly 20 acres off Turner McCall and Hicks Drive with visions of the new East Bend “power” center on the way, anxious motorists are looking for the first signs of… Read more
An idea that we hope spreads in Northwest Georgia: You can talk about summer safety — and water safety — or you can do something about it. And that’s exactly what Yamaha, Keep Bartow Beautiful and Bartow County Parks and Recreation did. Their summer safety initiative includes the above new additions at the local Etowah… Read more
To listen: Click the area above, to the left, for all the radio you need in around eight minutes. From Studio 1A, brought to you in part by Giggity’s Sports Bar & Grill. The silent player as the East Bend (former Kmart) deal unfolds is the resurgent Etowah Crossing shopping center. Opened in the 1980s,… Read more
One of three men wanted in the June 19 shooting of a Rome man remains in the Floyd County Jail today on aggravated assault charges. Tylan Dwight McCluskey, 19, of 100 E. 19th St., Apartment B, surrendered at the county jail on Sunday, jail records show. He is one of three Rome men police… Read more
HHPodcast Interview. Real Americana: The red, white and blue tradition that is Cave Spring’s Fourth of July Parade with founder Christa Jackson. Click the arrow in the box to your left or click here. SATURDAY Restoration Lindale Inc. will host its Fifth Annual Independence Day Celebration Parade/Festival on Saturday June 29. The parade line-up… Read more
So who’s headed out of town for the Independence Day holiday week/weekend? At least 1.48 million Georgians, based on a media release from AAA. Some factoids to consider: By automobile: 1,285,643 Georgians, a 5.3% increase more than last year. Planes: 104,845 Georgians will travel by air, a 5.3% increase over last year. Trains, buses and cruise… Read more
Rising Darlington senior Alexander Greene recently represented the state of Georgia at the 2019 Al Neuharth Free Spirit & Journalism Conference. He blogged about the experience at the Freedom Forum Institute and the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Some excerpts appear below; you can read his article by clicking Journalism. “… We had a wide variety of platforms used… 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. The YMCA Arsenal Rome Boys U14, 2005 team’s run at the USYS Southern Regionals in Baton Rouge ended this past weekend. They were up against State Champions and selected Finalists from LA, MS, TX, AL, OK, FL, SC, NC, and TN.… Read more
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