-News Release- Golfers and businesses throughout the community are invited to hit the links for a great cause at the Willard Nixon Golf Tournament, sponsored by Rome Orthopaedic Center, on Friday, October 23, at Stonebridge Golf Course. Hosted by Rome-Floyd Parks & Recreation, the tournament will bring together loc...

-WEIS Radio- Highway 411 fires brought six fire departments and additional emergency agencies to Cherokee County Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29. The grass and brush fires spread along U.S. Highway 411 between the Alabama-Georgia state line and County Road 45. According to an eyewitness, sparks came from a vehicle during a...

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 -Bill Crane- During my 17 years writing this column, I learned a few lessons that I have since followed long and strong. I can't be an expert on every topic, so when in doubt or under-informed, I reach out to subject matter experts, read, learn and THEN write the column.I can also share that...

-Staff reports- Fiddlin' Fest will return to downtown Rome this year and feature artist vendors, a car show, live music performances, and a plein air painting showcase. Downtown Rome will transform into one large street festival between 10 am and 4 pm in the 100, 200, 300, 400 blocks of Broad Street, and the River Dist...

-Georgia Attorney General's Office News Release- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a complaint in Fulton County Superior Court against SDG Impact Fund, Inc. (SDGIF); SDGIF's successor entity, SDG Global Impact Fund, Inc.; SDGIF's executive director, Anthony Suber; and SDGIF's former board member, Bryan Dore...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved a Special Use Permit for an Independent Sober Living Home with peer support at 4 East 9th Street. The site is already being used as an independent living home, according to applicant Okista Tory. "So far, as I said, there have been no problems at all...

-Floyd County Jail records- A Kingston woman was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Monday on charges of aggravated stalking, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of drugs past the guard line at the jail. According to Floyd County Jail records: 47-year-old Kristy Marie Daniels failed to obey ...

-Staff reports- The Rome City Commission has issued an official statement about an incident involving a world-renowned opera singer that occurred in Rome in 1942. That incident involved Roland Hayes and his wife and a confrontation that started in a local shoe store in what was then the Jim Crow-era South. The Hayeses ...

-News Release- Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a state of emergency due to global market volatility and suspended the state's motor fuel excise tax for a period of 30 days. The suspension will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 29 and run through October 29. The governor's executive order declaring the state ...

-Rome City Schools News Release- Thirteen years of learning. Thirteen years of growing. Thirteen years of teachers, parents, bus drivers, school nutrition staff, counselors, administrators, coaches, support staff, and countless others investing in a child. And then, on graduation day, comes approximately 13 seconds. A ...