The bands of Rome City School system have had a superior year at all performances. According to a Rome High press release: Each performing group that has been rated in a marching group, Jazz ens...
Georgia first lady speaks at Leadership Rome graduation People don’t just decide they want to be leaders and then automatically become one, said Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal. Instead, leadership is born from recognizing a need and doing what you can ...
Advocates for disabled reach out to community American Sign Language and finger-spelling classes are starting up Thursday night at the Goodwill Career Center on Hicks Drive. The classes are the first local ones offered in several years, said ...
Noble cannon to be fired on Thursday An authentic brass Noble cannon made in Rome will present four firings on Thursday at the Rome-Floyd Visitors Center. Firings will take place at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The eve...
North Georgia air show adds attractions
The lineup continues to grow for the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show set for Sept. 28-30 at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. JLC AirShow Management announced Monday that th...
Forecast today: Mostly sunny, high near 85 Today's high will be near 85 with mostly sunny skies. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph with calm wind becoming north between 5 and 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Click he...
Lawmakers brief business leaders on legislative issues
Sen. Barry Loudermilk told Rome business leaders Tuesday that the state tax reform measure passed in 2012 “wasn’t as much tax reform as it was tax shifting.” Loudermilk, R-Cassville, joined state...
The Floyd County Board of Assessors mailed out more than 48,000 property assessment notices Tuesday. Chief Tax Appraiser Bill McWhorter said real estate values were down about 3 percent countywide...
A partnership between the South Rome Redevelopment Corp. and Rome Board of Education for the development of an early learning center in South Rome is expected to be pitched to the school board next...
Floyd County police arrested and charged a juvenile Tuesday afternoon who they allege is responsible for five church burglaries in the Kingston Highway area, said Sgt. Ron Hunton. He is being held...
Roger Goss, senior vice president of trusts, is retiring from River City Bank on Aug. 31. Goss, who helped start the trust department in 2007, spent 27 years with SunTrust Bank before returning t...
A short rain shower this afternoon in the downtown area might be the only rain Rome and Floyd County sees today, but there's still a chance more rain showers might be on the way according to the ...
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is calling for volunteers to fill coaching spots in the 2012 Unified Football League. RFPRA is calling for 3 coaches to take over the East Centra...
On Friday, the Forum, Cycle Therapy and Cups and Mugs are teaming up for a morning event to help promote getting people out of their cars and taking something more healthy and environmentally-frien...
The Redmond Road Mile being held this Saturday and beginning in the parking lot of Harbin Clinic Rehab Center has made a few changes to their race day program. Racers in the the male and female 4...
GOP lawmakers demand answers from Obama administration for the handling of Ali Musa Daqduq, a purported Hezbollah leader tied to the killings of US soldiers who's now set to be released in Iraq.