Category Archives: Local News

Monday, April 14, 2025–4:10 p.m.-Staff reports-A number of agenda items await the Rome City School Board when they meet Tuesday.The caucus will be held at 4:00 p.m. followed by the regular meeti...

Monday, April 14, 2025–3:40 p.m.-Staff reports-Two arrests have been made in connection with the death of a Kingston man more than 24 years ago.Marion Travis Silvers, who was 51 at the time, was...

Monday, April 14, 2025–11:40 a.m.-Floyd County Jail record-Purported gang member charged in battery at the jailAn inmate is facing charges following an incident Friday at the Floyd County Jail.A...

Monday, April 14, 2025–11:33 a.m.-Staff reports-Authorities are seeking a man who is wanted in connection with a high-speed chase that left two Polk County Police Officers with critical injuries...

Monday, April 14, 2025-Bill CraneThe American people have long demonstrated antipathy towards tariffs and duty fees.  In Boston on December 16, 1773, in response to increasing tariffs on tea unde...

Thursday, April 10, 2025–11:15 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Woman accused of making threatsA Rome woman was jailed Wednesday on charges of terroristic threats and acts following an incident on...

Thursday, April 10, 2025–11:10 a.m.-Staff reports-It's time to take a trip across the big pond this weekend, as the Northwest Georgia Winds presents the 25th annual Across the Pond Celtic gala t...

Thursday, April 10, 2025–11:05 a.m.-News Release-A beloved community tradition for garden enthusiasts and history lovers alike returns this weekend.The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home's annua...

Thursday, April 10, 2025–10:57 a.m.-Staff reports-The Rome City Commission will hold a called meeting on Friday.Commissioners will go into an executive session to discuss real estate.That is the...

Thursday, April 10, 2025–8:47 a.m.-News Release-AdventHealth Redmond is excited to announce that AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology at Cedartown will open on April 14. The Cedartown cardiolog...