Much like the hit television show Shark Tank, Floyd County 4-H’ers participated in the State Food Product Development Contest this past weekend. This contest is a partnership between the University of Georgia Food Science Department and Georgia 4-H. Participants were challenged to develop a food product and complete both a written and verbal proposal. The Floyd… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL/baseball State Mutual Stadium Class 6A high school baseball championship. Heritage-Conyers wins. Game one: Heritage-Conyers defeats Pope 7-2. Game two, Pope 11 – Heritage-Conyers 1. Deciding game three: Heritage-Conyers 11, Pope 4. BASEBALL Rome Braves bounce back, beat Augusta… Read more
FLOYD No reports BARTOW Barnsley Gardens, Adairsville: Woodland Grill, 84. Pavilion, 100. Rice House, 96. Beer garden, 100. Georgian Hall, 93. GORDON Velo Vineyard, Calhoun, 87. POLK China One, Cedartown, 84. CHATTOOGA No reports. Read more
Community safety: Track registered sex offenders in your community. Click Offender Watch Crime Mapping: See what crimes have been reported in your neighborhood. Crime Mapping Rome Police Department’s anonymous crime tip line. 706-236-5000.” Click for details. Floyd County Jail 4 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Polk County Jail report: Friday Thursday Cartersville Police reports: May 21… Read more
HEAT WATCH The following is a look at the forecast high for each day as well as the record for that day. Friday: 94. Record for May 24: 95 (could tie the record). Saturday: 96. Record for May 25: 97 (another tie). Sunday: 98. Record for May 26: 96 (should set record). Monday: 98. Record for… Read more
Media release: On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the GBI was requested by the Floyd County Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting on Kingston Highway, Rome, Floyd County, GA. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 6:20 AM, the Metro Drug Task Force and SWAT team were executing a warrant for drugs & weapons at… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails. MORNING REPORT Fact check: What about the revenue raised from downtown Rome parking fines. What we found: Those tickets generate an average of $34,291 a year. April sees the most money; September the least. Is it worth all the effort? Parking Ware Mechanical Weather… Read more
The city of Rome’s License Plate Reader was on the road, circling the 500 block on Wednesday afternoon. Hometown video (two seconds). The recent controversy over downtown Rome parking sparked several questions about exactly how much revenue the city’s Parking Services office draws from ticketed violations. Hometown Headlines filed an Open Records Request with the… Read more
County-by-county look at the jobless rate in April: Floyd: 3.2 percent. Trending: Down. Bartow: 3 percent. Trending: Down. Gordon: 2.8 percent. Trending: Down. Polk: 3.2 percent. Trending: Down. Chattooga: 3.4 percent. Trending: Down. Media release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Rome added jobs again in April. According to preliminary data, Rome also managed… Read more
Busy summer ahead at The Forum River Center. Details @ forumrivercenter.com DINING: This week’s tip is not a restaurant but a festival. Finster Fest will include barbecue and other items for sale but what got our attention: Executive Director Tina Cox says tomato sandwiches (a.k.a. mater sammiches) will be on sale. What we liked:… Read more
Below please find a county-by-county list of this year’s remaining high school commencement ceremonies. One bit of advice: Please dress comfortably for any outdoor ceremony. The current forecast through Saturday calls for highs in the mid 90s under sunny skies. Please check with your school for the latest instructions before heading to graduation. FLOYD… Read more
This evening: Farewell reception for Bruce and Jaki Day at Habitat’s ReStore location. On this Thursday, May 23, Habitat will host a retirement/farewell reception for Bruce and Jaki Day. The drop-in reception will be held at 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Habitat ReStore, 95 Three Rivers Drive. Bruce has served as the executive director of… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. SPORTS HEADLINES Canalis to lead USA DIII Women’s Soccer Team in Brazil. Canalis. Berry College’s head women’s soccer coach, Lorenzo Canalis, is set to lead the USA DIII Women’s Soccer team in Brazil next week. The team will feature six Berry women’s… Read more
FLOYD Jandy’s Frozen Yogurt, 100. BARTOW Grand China, 58. Last two inspections: 80, 87. 1-2A Violation of Code: [511-6-1.03(1)(a)-(c)1,4,5,6-14,15, 16] Observed PIC not properly trained as evidenced by priority violations including failure to show evidence that employees are required to report certain diseases, lack of bodily fluid clean up kit, improper employee beverages, improper cold holding, improper… Read more
From North Georgia EMC : The Calhoun office “is temporarily closed. An underground gas line was broken on the street near the office and the authorities have evacuated the surrounding area.” From Google Traffic: Ga. 53 is clogged from Walmart west toward W.C. Bryant Parkway at 11:05 a.m. Read more
