Health note: We’ve asked for RIFF’s COVID policy and will add that to this update as it arrives. From a media release: There were some Billy Bob Thornton spotters out in full force a decade ago as “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” was being shot in Cedartown. Thornton is scheduled to return to Northwest Georgia next month… Read more
With five days to go, October will end with the second or third most COVID deaths in Northwest Georgia since the first was recorded in March 2020. What’s odd is the surge in “probable” deaths, those medical officials believed were at least tied to the virus. Since Oct. 1, 35 “probable” deaths have been recorded… Read more
About this page: Updates from the Floyd County Jail three times a day: 4 and 8 a.m., and 8 p.m The latest each day from the Bartow County Jail. Reports from the Polk County Jail (weekdays). Updates from Cartersville Police. Plus: Safety, crime-fighting tips. Floyd County Jail: 4 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Name Race Sex… Read more
Today’s first headlines: Business: 14.12 acres across from East Rome Walmart sold; no immediate development plans in hot area of town. Rome City Commission OKs annexation, rezoning of Pleasant Valley Preserve site (with stipulations). Earlier: Martha Berry project rezoning passes unanimously. Open container ordinance now permanent. Knox Box fire proposal passes. Floyd County records 300th… Read more
With more than 1,000 new homes proposed just down nearby Chulio Road and another development with 1,241 residences brewing at the Bypass and U.S. 411, activity was bound to heat up on property near the East Rome Walmart. That latest domino has clicked as Martin Grantor Trust has purchased 14.12 acres across from Walmart… Read more
Click here to watch. / We’ve added “minute marks” to find it easily on the recording. City commissioners: Jim Bojo, Mark Cochran, Bill Collins, Wendy Davis, Jamie Doss, Craig McDaniel, Randy Quick, Sundai Stevenson. Excused: Bonny Askew. Tabled: Teen curfew ordinance revision postponed. (around 13-minute mark) Making open container ordinance in downtown Rome permanent. It… Read more
Media release: Fifteen of Floyd County Schools (FCS) top students were selected to advance in the Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) selection process! GHP is a four-week summer instructional program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students with challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. The… Read more
Media release from Police Chief Jody Matthews: Euharlee Police Department will begin an Automated Traffic Enforcement Speed Device program at two schools to increase safety for students, parents, teachers and anyone else traveling through the school zones. As a part of the program, speed studies were conducted across the county during school hours for a… Read more
Below: Election calendar / Taped candidate forums / Nov. 2 ballots Throughout 2022, NBC News reporters will embed in seven bellwether counties from coast-to-coast to report on hyper-local issues facing key electorates across the country as the midterms begin to take shape. One of the counties the broadcast selected is Chattooga in Northwest Georgia.… Read more
TUESDAY The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the County Administration Building at 12 E. Fourth Ave., Rome. Caucus will begin at 4 p.m. in the Caucus Room (Suite 204), followed by the Board Meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Room (Suite 206). The meetings are open to the public. Everyone in… Read more
OUTLOOK Probably three-fourths of an inch of rain due Thursday as the next front arrives. FORECAST Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fli-A, 264 Shorter Ave., 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Self-serve, drive-through, curbside, Door Dash. Mount Berry Mall, 7 a.m. curbside breakfast; 9 a.m. inside; open until 8:30 p.m. Shipping Container, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. All Monday-Saturday. HIGH SCHOOL John McClellan’s high school picks: Closer look at post-season playoffs plus who will win this Friday. McClellan. This week’s games… Read more
Ms. Faith Lorraine Elkins, age, 63, of Rome, Georgia, passed away on Monday October 25, 2021 at a local hospital. Homegoing service is incomplete, but will be announced later by Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. Ms. Rochelle A. Cole, age 37, of Rome transitioned October 16, 2021. Service for Ms. Cole will be Thursday, October… Read more
FLOYD The Foundry, 85. Church’s Chicken, 92. Jersey Mike’s, 87. BARTOW John Boy’s Home Cooking, 72. Last score: 83 on May 25 and Oct. 19, 2020. 1-2A Violation of Code: [511-6-1.03(1)(a)-(c)1,4,5,6-14,15, 16] Observed the PIC unable to demonstrate knowledge in food safety. CA: PIC will be given resources to be able to learn necessary practices for food… Read more
Media release: As of Monday, 50% of all Georgians (5,154,793) are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The CDC considers individuals fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of a 2-dose series (Moderna or Pfizer) and two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (J&J). More than 56% of Georgians have received at least one dose of COVID… Read more
WHAT WE’RE HEARING Why Facebook posts, not facts, mattered most in Rome last week: Word of an alleged crime outside of a Rome medical center quickly ballooned into a second report at another healthcare campus and a third report at a retail center and, soon afterward, a continuing dialogue on potential other cases. A report filed… Read more
