Media release: The Georgia Department of Education today released its first School Climate Star Ratings. The 2014 ratings are based on survey results and data from the 2013-2014 school year. Schools in Northwest Georgia got a mixed report (school-by-school breakdown below). read more
News since our morning alerts: At 1 p.m., a high of 73 and climbing under sunny skies. Bartow County joins statewide school board salute. Statewide business headlines from Georgia Trend Updated reports from the Floyd County Jail, Bartow County Jail and Cartersville Police. Ware Mechanical forecast Spring preview to continue to more days; more highs… Read more
The latest from GEORGIA TREND: Click here for more: Below are today’s top business and political stories from sources around the state of Georgia. March. 16, 2015 | WABE Georgia Leads Nation In Average Student Loan Debt Read more. March 16, 2015 | Georgia Trend - Exclusive! Eat, Drink, Enjoy Read more. March 16, 2015 |… Read more
By Natalie Simms [email protected] For 35 years, Mercy Care has provided leadership, advocacy and care for older adults and their families in Rome. And for 20 of those years, Rita Lawler has been at the helm as executive director. But her tenure will come to an end June 30 as Lawler retires from her “life’s… Read more
Team Lane has leased the last spot in the new center created by the Alfords at 712 Broad St., formerly home to Expert Tire. This will be an independent real estate office, not associated with Keller Williams. It is the second new real estate office in downtown Rome in the past year. Hardy Realty also opened… Read more
The forecast: After a beautiful Sunday with highs of 76 (record is 83, set March 15, 1946), look for two more days of temperatures at least 10 degrees above normal. We’ll cool down and get wetter later in the week. Spring starts Friday at 6:46 p.m. read more
Today, Tuesday: Blood Assurance will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day blood drive its donor center facility at the Midtown Crossing shopping center in Rome. All participating donors will receive a customized St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Walmart gift card, as well as a gift… Read more
Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report Basketball NCAA Tournament: Georgia to face Michigan State in Charlotte on Friday. On Thursday, Georgia State faces Baylor. Here’s the complete bracket. SEC Basketball Championship: Kentucky tops Arkansas, 78-63: SEC Norman Arey’s basketball picks: Coming Thursday, Norman’s picks for the Sweet 16. Chargers to take on the Grizzles of Butler Community College… Read more
A quick check of regional prices shows, courtesy of www.georgiagasprices.com: Rome/Floyd County: $2.12 at Quick Stop on Calhoun and also at Murphy USA (Walmart). Cartersville/Bartow County: $2.19 at Citgo at Tennessee Street and Felton Road. Cedartown/Polk County: $2.09 at Murphy USA (Walmart). Calhoun/Gordon County: $2.07 at Murphy USA (Walmart). Gas trends from aaa.com: Media release: Gas prices fell for… Read more
It was a sea of green through the streets of Downtown Rome today with runners and walkers from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority‘s Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, presented by Harbin Clinic. Check out this aerial race video by Bradley Beauchamp. read more
Ware Mechanical forecast Areas of fog this morning, then sunshine, high of 73, low of 40. Headlines: Floyd Police searching for murder suspect in death of 21-year-old Patrick Marcus Wall. Murder Week ahead: Job fairs, St. Patrick’s Day blood drive, Presidential historian coming to Berry, Big Fibbers and more. Week Georgia Health News: Health bills… Read more
From Floyd County Police: On March 14, 2015 at approximately 6:59 P.M, Floyd County Police Officers as well as Georgia State Patrol were dispatched to a location on Drummond Drive to a reported Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries. Upon their arrival, First Responders immediately determined that the driver of the vehicle had been shot. The… Read more
Monday: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help a staffing company, Aerotek, recruit 11 workers to assemble office furniture at the The Hon Company’s manufacturing facility in Cedartown. The recruitment will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the GDOL’s Cedartown Career Center, 262 North Park Blvd. Details read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Bruce Thompson has a personal stake in the topic of secondhand smoke. Thompson, a Republican state senator from White, says he has suffered from asthma since childhood. His mother was a smoker, he says, and secondhand smoke… Read more
The forecast: Sunday: Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. read more