thoughts to ponder oxymoronics : Miss Rome contest:not an entry was from Rome. New session in Atlanta:want to slash $1 billion from budget.they just came from Wild Game dinner:why not take $1 billion from WILD HOG F...
New County Water Meters We need to be aware of the new water meters the county is now using. I've been in my residence 10 years and my usage has always been between 3 & 5 thousand gallons per month. Now, the water dept. s...
New Metal Band Up and Coming. There have been quite a few bands pop up in our region in the past few years. Most never really amount to much on the grander scale. However, the clubs here and in the Atlanta area have proven to...
Darlington Lower Principals Name
Tom Whitworth - headmaster
Address
105 Shorter Ave SW
Rome, GA 30165
Web site
School Website
Phone Number
(706) 291-2522
School Type
Elementary
Year Built/Open
1...
East Central Elementary Principals Name
Ms. Tonya Wood
Address
1502 Dean Avenue
Rome, GA 30161
Web site
School Website
Phone Number
(706) 232-8310
Year Built/Open
1975
Enrollment
495
Before School Chi...
West End Elementary Principals Name
Mrs. Buffi Murphy
Address
5 Brown Fox Drive, S.W.
Rome, GA 30165
Web site
School Website
Phone Number
(706) 234-9366
Year Built/Open
1963
Enrollment
769
Before ...
Rome High School Principals Name
Dr. J. Tygar Evans
Address
1000 Veterans Memorial Highway
Rome, GA 30161
Web site
School Website
Phone Number
(706) 235-9653
School Type
High School
Year Built/Op...
Garden Lakes Elementary School
Principals Name
Mary Alcorn
Address
2903 Garden Lakes Blvd.
Rome, GA 30165
Web site
http://www.floydboe.net/Sites/Site7/
HomePage.asp?&Check=True&Check=True
Phone Number
706-236-1865
E...
Pepperell Primary School
Principals Name
Linda Spivey
Address
1 Dragon Drive
Lindale, Georgia 30147-1252
Web site
School Website
Phone Number
(706) 236-1835
Enrollment
437
Before School Childcare
No
S...
Riverview Park Type of Park
Park
Address
Located behind the levee on the Coosa River.
Web site
http://www.rfpra.com/park-riverview.htm
Available Activities
Consists of a Youth Sports Complex to inclu...
Wolfe Park Type of Park
park
Address
Garden Avenue
Lindale, GA 30147
Web site
http://www.rfpra.com/park-wolfe.htm
Available Activities
consists of the Otis Gilbreath Recreation Center, outdoor ...
The Rock Campground and RV Park
Type of Park
Campground
Address
130 Forstyth Lake RD
Rockmart, GA 30153
Phone Number
770 684-8519
770-684-8517
Web site
http://web.georgia.org/net/content/go.aspx?s=133407.0.27.3011
...
Peeks Park Type of Park
Public Park
Phone Number
770-749-1652
Web site
http://web.georgia.org/net/org/info.aspx?s=21806.0.27.3011&partnerid=21806
Available Activities
features picnic areas, tenni...
Gilbreath Recreation Center Type of Park
Recreation Center
Address
106 Park Ave SE, Lindale, GA 30147-1200
Phone Number
706-290-0430
Web site
http://www.rfpra.com/rec-gilbreath.htm
Cost
Open Gym; ages 16 and...
The Cave and Rolater Park
Type of Park
Park
Address
3 Georgia Ave
Cave Spring, GA 30124
Phone Number
706 777-3962
Web site
http://www.romegeorgia.com/cavespg.html
Available Activities
It features several ...
Health Questers drop half a ton overall Health Quest II participants dropped more than half a ton during the past six and a half months.
While close to 300 people started the campaign, which ended Saturday, Amy Patterson at the YMCA sai...
Health Quest 2011 finale scheduled for Sept. 24 When we’re trying to lose weight, we all wish we had a few more days or weeks to reach our goal.
Participants of Health Quest are getting just that — an extra month to drop as many pounds as po...
Peachtree Road Race – check! I’m getting over a bad attitude.
It had less to do with my actual real life experiences and more to do with my reaction to them. A fall here, a tweaked back there, a comment taken the wrong way, a...
Understanding own body critical to weight loss success One of the best assets of aging is experience. Note that I did not say wisdom. I’ve packed more than my share of weight-losing experience into my almost 58 years on the planet.
One of the things I’...
Adversity can make us stronger; the important thing is not to quit What a busy spring this has been! With all the nasty weather, I have spent a lot of time working in my yard — picking up limbs and branches, raking up leaves and pine needles — and finding time to ...
Point 0 Eight Band History
Point 0 Eight, GA's premiere cover band, formed in July of 2006 after the demise of Bag Of Bonz. The band plays a wide range of cover material, from Bush and Lit all the way to Mudva...
Clayton Jones and The Mad Poets Band History
C.J. and The Poets are a side-project grown out of local bluegrass and Americana favorite The Groundhawgs.
“I think Groundhawgs fans will enjoy what we’ve got in store,” said Clayto...
Alternator
Band History
Alternator were formed when two guys met each other through their job together and said hey man you wanna jam? It went from there picking up members as it snowballed down dream stree...
Breaking Vegas
Band History
The members of Breaking Vegas all started playing music at an early age. The band has been together for about two years and has accomplished many things in this short period of time....
The Dry County Band
Band History
The Dry County Band is a seasoned act and have been playing in the southeast for eight years now. We provide a high energy show consisting of rock, country, blues, funk, old, new, fa...
Spring edition of Magnolia to bloom Tuesday
The Spring 2013 edition of Magnolia publishes Tuesday. That’s when the magazine, known for celebrating the lives of local women, will be available at dozens of locations around Greater Rome.
This e...
Fall/Winter edition of Magnolia blooms Tuesday The Fall/Winter 2012 edition of Magnolia publishes today. The magazine, known for celebrating the lives of local women, is available at dozens of locations around Greater Rome.
Autumn in the Greate...
Summer 2012 Magnolia Find the Summer 2012 edition of Magnolia at more than 50 area locations. Or, click here to see an online version of the Summer 2012 Magnolia . There is also a link to it on the RN-T.com home page.
Sister, Sister! Sisters share a special bond, always family and sometimes best of friends. Greater Rome has its share of sisters who are involved in the community and committed to making this a better place to liv...
406 Broad Street, Rome, GA 30161 phone: (706) 234-4613
For 30 years Romans young and old have enjoyed lunch and dinner at one location that remains popular no matter what restaurant moves onto Broad Street: Schroeder’s New Deli.
When it opened...
2817 Martha Berry Highway Northwest, Rome, GA 30165 phone: 706-291-8969
Rome's WOW Café and Wingery, 2817 Martha Berry Blvd., says it is not only home to Rome's best chicken wings, but also boasts one of the more diverse menus in Floyd County. One of owner Chuc...
3142 Maple Road, Lindale , GA 30147 phone: 706-234-7714
The Lindale Piggly Wiggly, 3142 Maple Road, may be part of a popular regional chain of grocery stores, but people on the south side of Floyd County know that owners Spence Millican has the heart of...