Hometown Headlines has teamed with Harbin Clinic to present Holiday Happenings, a 30-page digital magazine with details on parades, concerts, performances and live Nativity scenes across Northwest Georgia. You can view it in two formats: Desktop or Mobile. You’ll find expanded details of any holiday events below inside this week: read more Read more
Hometown Headlines has teamed with Harbin Clinic to present Holiday Happenings, a 30-page digital magazine with details on parades, concerts, performances and live Nativity scenes across Northwest Georgia. You can view it in two formats: Desktop or Mobile. You’ll find expanded details of any holiday events below inside this week: read more Read more
Media release: Coosa Valley Credit Union has made a $1,000 donation in the name of the company groups it serves to the Toys for Tots foundation to help support their 2015 campaign. Robert Smyth, assistant vice president of marketing, said: “The Toys for Tots foundation is one of our favorite groups. Not only do they make… Read more
You’ve seen it on the east side of Ga. 101 as you head through Aragon to Rockmart and points beyond. Tucked into a corner just across from the Dollar General is a series of buildings with additions or renovations continuing. Today, RW’s Snack Shack opens (offering all-day breakfast) and it is adjacent to the flea… Read more
Holiday Happenings Hometown Headlines and Harbin Clinic present Holiday Happenings, a digital magazine with details on parades, concerts, performances and live Nativity scenes across Northwest Georgia. You can view it in two formats: Desktop or Mobile. You’ll find expanded details of any holiday events below inside this week: read more Read more
The latest groundbreaking at LakePoint Sporting Community looks like it will take folks indoors — or at least part of the way inside. LakePoint Station is being billed as “our first entertainment venue . . . It’s perfect for team parties, field trips and birthdays.” The ceremony was held just before noon Thursday, a week… Read more
The Library Channel — available on Channel 4 on Comcast — is showing the 2015 edition of the Rome Christmas Parade next Monday through Friday. It will play in regular rotation throughout the holidays. Or, if you prefer, you can view it from your computer by clicking here. read more Read more
From the Calhoun-Gordon County Convention and Visitors Bureau: “Thank you to everyone who participated and came out for the Downtown Calhoun Christmas Parade. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Best Overall – Casey Logistics Most Musical – Calhoun First United Methodist Church Best Use of Lights – Plainville Masonic Lodge #364 Best Religious – Crane Eater… Read more
You actually do need a scorecard to keep track of retail and other openings in Northwest Georgia these days. The cumulative investment easily tops $60 million; Rome’s new Hampton Inn is more than $9 million of that. And then there’s the new Coosa High School, taxpayer financed at $32 million. read more Read more
U.S. 278 continues to be the hot spot in Rockmart as shown by the latest addition — Zaxby’s — just in front of the Walmart Supercenter. Hiring is under way via the career website, zaxjobs.com. You’ll notice from Wednesday’s photograph that this Zaxby’s has a much different look from its counterparts in Cedartown, Floyd and… Read more
The Cartersville Exchange Club Christmas Parade — themed “Miracle on Main Street” — was a big hit Thursday night. Some updates from the parade: Float winners. “As always it was very hard for the judges to select the winners. The Exchange Club is extremely appreciative of everyone that participates in the parade, attends the parade and helps support this… Read more
Changes coming to Q102’s weekday mornings: The “Early Morning Crew” featuring Jim and Julie on Q102 ends its run Friday, Dec. 11. A farewell party/live broadcast is set for Chick-fil-A Dwarf House on Shorter Avenue from 6-9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, with the finale in the studio on that Friday. The announcement was made Monday… Read more
JDMC Investments in Carrollton has filed a permit for a $100,000 renovation of 110 Broad St. in downtown Rome’s Cotton Block. We have notes into Dino McDowell on his plans for the building. McDowell says he’ll be in contact soon. read more Read more
Take a good look around the region’s largest retail center this Black Friday/Christmas shopping season. The above construction schematic posted for the new Auntie Anne’s pretzel shop at Mount Berry Mall outlines potential major changes for the 477,000-square-foot center. read more Read more
#hometowncooking Closed since midsummer, M & J Home Cooking off Shorter Avenue in West Rome is slowly making a comeback. A new sign in the middle window — the best communication device since this all began — has more news. “We will reopen mid-December.” read more Read more