LATEST HEADLINES Second Cole Swindell show added at Brewhouse: “Because of popular demand, Cole Swindell has added a second show on Friday, Dec. 28. “Tickets on sale now: bit.ly/CSRomeGA2 RSVP – facebook.com/events/2184260775236437 PREVIOUSLY Cole Swindell returns to Brewhouse Music & Grill on Dec. 27; tickets on sale this morning. Looking for a stocking stuffer for the music fans in your family?… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Voters in parts of Floyd and Bartow counties will head back to the polls onDec. 18 for the House District 14 special election to fill the seat vacated by Judge Christian Coomer who was appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals in October. The four candidates seeking the seat… Read more
A closed door meeting of the board of directors of the Rome Floyd Chamber on Wednesday ended with a tweaked endorsement of The Big Switch and the apparent abandonment of the very first thing someone reads about first on the chamber website as you click the “about us” feature at romega.com. The first words you… Read more
Update from Wednesday morning’s closed, called meeting of the Rome Floyd Chamber board of directors: Members of the Rome Floyd Chamber’s Board of Directors gathered in closed door meeting Wednesday morning at 1 Riverside Parkway. Scheduled to convene at 8 a.m., the doors remained closed through 9:30 a.m. We stopped by at 9:10 a.m. to find… Read more
FROM TUESDAY Perhaps it was Rome Mayor Jamie Doss’ comments as time expired Tuesday morning that said the most about a joint city/county commission meeting and the future of economic development. “We need to meet more often,” said Doss, adding that “it’s important that we come together.” He closed with a wish for a… Read more
It’s fitting that a joint meeting of the Rome City and Floyd County commissions is being held Tuesday at 8 a.m. at 409 E. 12th St. as it is the home of Floyd County’s Emergency Operations Center. It is where critical personnel track severe weather and work to keep the community safe. In… Read more
Getting ahead of this week’s headlines: Monday-Saturday: Five Christmas parades across Northwest Georgia. Click home page. Tuesday: Statewide runoff election to decide Georgia’s next secretary of state and Public Service Commissioner. Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Election preview Tuesday: Joint meeting, Floyd County Commission and Rome City Commission. 8 a.m., emergency operations center, East 12th… Read more
Here’s the latest on the bid to move economic development from the Rome Floyd Chamber to yet another development authority filled with appointees from the city and county commissions. Expanded reports follow: A special called Joint Commission meeting of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners and the Rome City Commissioners is set for Tuesday,… Read more
THE LATEST Economic development: A special called meeting of the Rome Floyd Chamber’s board of directors is now set for 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. PREVIOUS There are additional questions today about the bid to move economic development duties from the Rome Floyd Chamber to a government-controlled authority. Among them: Did the chamber’s executive board… Read more
New Wednesday morning: Above please find the first part of our Hometown Headlines’ radio interview with City Commissioner Wendy Davis on WRGA. Barely 23 hours after Rome City commissioners concluded more answers were needed before they could endorse moving economic development from the chamber to a government-appointed panel, Floyd’s county commissioners… Read more
“That’s to be decided.” “To be determined.” “We’ll have to make an educated guess.” “We don’t have all the details at this time.” “The devil’s in the details.” Those were some of the words Rome City Manager Sammy Rich used Monday evening in response to some of the 57 questions submitted by city commissioners… Read more
Plans to move economic development responsibilities from the Rome Floyd Chamber to an authority appointed by the Rome City and Floyd County commissions is the topic of this week’s Community Watch from Georgia Highlands College. Dr. Jon Hershey, dean of Humanities at GHC, and Greg Shropshire, Rome City Schools, anchor the public affairs program, now celebrating… Read more
Two weeks ago, a historic voter turnout statewide ended with Republican Brian Kemp was a tight lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams. It took another 10 days to certify Kemp as Georgia’s next governor. Kemp joined us on the Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM Tuesday morning to talk about the… Read more
On radio: Steve Miller, chair of Floyd County’s elections board, and Floyd’s new elections chief, Robert Brady, join us at 8:40 this morning on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on WRGA 98.7 FM to discuss what’s next for voters including the Dec. 4 runoff and, for some, the Dec. 18 election to select a new… Read more
From Secretary of State: Today Georgia Secretary of State Robyn A. Crittenden certified the election results of the November 6, 2018 General Election. In accordance with judicial orders and state law, counties have submitted their certified election results. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499, after receipt of certified election results from all county election superintendents, the Secretary… Read more