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. “The anonymous Crime Line is a program that offers citizens a safe, secure and totally anonymous way to help their police in solving… Read more
OUTLOOK Light showers will be possible late Tuesday Night as warm moist air returns to the region. These showers combined with overnight low temperatures has a small chance for producing light freezing rain in the Northeast Georgia mountains. The main storm system is currently expected to move through Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning ahead… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails. MORNING EDITION Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: Cold and clear today with wind chills in the teens through 11 a.m. Weather Celebrating 10 years and some 400,000 meals served: Rome-Floyd Community Kitchen continues to feed those in need thanks to local volunteers and donations. Community Kitchen Gymboree… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Ten years ago, several Rome churches came together with one mission…to feed those in need. That mission lead to the opening of the Rome-Floyd Community Kitchen in January 2009. And now, having served some 400,000 meals since opening its doors in the old Troy’s Barbecue building on Calhoun Avenue, it’s a… Read more
Gymboree Outlet in Calhoun among stores closing nationwide: One of the favorites at Calhoun Outlet Marketplace is closing — Gymboree Outlet at 455 Belwood Road. It is part of the chain’s recent announcement that all Gymboree, outlet and Crazy 8 stores will close within a few months, citing a “changing retail environment.” The company… Read more
The celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. concludes today in downtown Rome. Today’s schedule includes: The annual Freedom March down Broad Street as shown in this image from the 11 Alive camera atop City Hall around 11:45 a.m. The march began at 11:30 a.m. at First Avenue and… Read more
Rome photographer Mills Fitzner put assembled a great series of photographs on on a cold, clear night to capture one of the most dynamic total lunar eclipses we’ll ever see. For a few more images, please click Mills Fitzner’s gallery. You’ll find dozens of photos from friends on Facebook and Instagram this morning as well.… 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 BASKETBALL Monday-Saturday: Tuesday/boys and girls Carrollton at Rome Armuchee at Dade County Model at Coosa Rockmart at Pepperell Jan. 25 Friday/boys and girls Rome at East Paulding Jan. 26 Saturday/boys and girls Rome at Kell COLLEGES/basketball Berry College:… Read more
As the federal government’s partial shutdown marks four weeks with no resolution on the table, state agencies and businesses are taking steps to help workers and their families. Hometown Headlines will be posting those efforts each day until there is a resolution. If your business is taking steps to help those hurt by the shutdown,… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Four Northwest Georgia churches will be among the 655 churches worldwide hosting the “Night to Shine” special needs prom event in partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church in Silver Creek will once again be hosting the event for the Rome-Floyd County… Read more
Gears to Cheers Bicycle Repair will open Tuesday, Jan. 22 on the bottom floor of the Forrest Place building on Broad Street. Rhonda Eichenberger and Dan Greeson are behind the new venture. Business Hours will be Tuesday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 2-4 p.m. A grand opening celebration is planned for… Read more
This weekend’s celebration continues today-Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on what would have been his 90th birthday this year. This year’s events include: Sunday, Jan. 20: An Ecumenical Service at North Broad Church of God at 5 p.m. featuring Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley of Atlanta, along with the… Read more
