LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County, Bartow County and Polk County jails. MORNING REPORT Living Proof Recovery growing with Next Door, a shelter for women just released from jail that will be adjacent to the current campus. Next Door Business: Mannino Joins Greater Community Bank as chief financial officer. Chamber updates: Economic development… Read more
Living Proof Recovery at 408 Shorter Ave. has drawn statewide praise for its acclaimed ability for building “communities of recovery.” Since opening in December 2017, Living Proof has seen a 400 percent spike in those receiving some of the services provided. (Please see our recent report) The next step is Next Door, and… Read more
Mega Millions’s jackpot has ballooned to $1.6 billion – the largest in U.S. history. All that is up for grabs at 11 this evening. What to know: The Mega Millions cash option is $904 million. The chances of winning the big one: 1 in 302 million. Tickets: $2 each. Overall odds of winning any… Read more
ROMEGACARES update: Donations will be accepted today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1929 N. Broad St. (behind North Rome Church of God). At least report, one of the big “needs” was small jugs of bleach. Click the link to find out exactly what we need: http://www.floydsheriff.com/romegacares/ RomeGaCares is partnering with Keller Williams Reality; … Read more
OUTLOOK Temperatures will drop again as another cold front arrives and it will be followed by up to a half-inch of rain over parts of Thursday, Friday and into Saturday. FORECAST Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low… Read more
Chick-fil-A Sports Report Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Rome High’s Jamious Griffin, a senior running back and N.C. State verbal commit, has been recognized by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta, further adding to his list of outstanding accomplishments. The club, founded in 1938, honors the contributions of… Read more
FLOYD Bean’ry, Berry College, 100. Berry dining hall, 91. Berry Java City, 100. Checker’s, Broad Street, 90. BARTOW Burger King, Cass-White Road, 95. Mom’s Latin Kitchen, Taylorsville, 100. Popeye’s, Cass-White Road, 96. Taco Bell/Pizza Hut, Cass-White Road, 96. GORDON No reports. POLK China One, Cedartown, 98. CHATTOOGA No reports. Read more
About this report: We update CrimeWatch around 5:30 each weekday morning as well as at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. We also add the Bartow County Jail report between 5:30 and 6 a.m. weekday mornings and throughout the weekend. The Polk County Jail report usually is posted between 8 and 9 a.m. weekdays. These reports… Read more
Media release: The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in connection with a “tag-swap” shoplifting investigation. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Walmart of Cartersville Asset Protection Officers requested assistance from BCSO investigators for several shoplifting incidents involving the use of a Georgia EBT Food Stamp card. These incidents were reported to have taken… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Nestled in the middle of Central Plaza off Second Avenue in Rome, Duffy’s Deli has been serving up its popular chicken salad, sandwiches, soups and more for the last 40 years. A local favorite in a throng of competing restaurants in town, the Garrett Family hopes their “recipe for success”… Read more
The first text arrived just after 7:50 a.m Friday. A Facebook post was circulating, calling for a boycott of Schroeder’s New Deli because of Democrat Stacey Abrams‘ scheduled visit to the Broad Street restaurant that afternoon. At the hour, it had attracted more than 200 comments; many were supportive of the idea. It quickly spread… Read more
Actor Judge Reinhold will headline the 15th annual Rome International Film Festival with screenings of two of his films planned, Over Her Dead Body and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Reinhold has been in over 75 motion picture and television shows, including Stripes, Ruthless People, the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy and the Disney Christmas franchise,… Read more
THE LATEST Morning low so far: 33 degrees just before 5 a.m. Freeze watch expires at 8 a.m. OUTLOOK And two think we were in the 90s a few weeks ago. We’re actually tracking temperatures a bit lower than normal for this time of year (high of 72, low of 48). An even cooler weekend… Read more
Chick-fil-A Sports Report Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. By John McClellan For Hometown Headlines The 2018 high school football regular season enters its next to last week this Thursday and Friday as teams make their final push for the playoffs. Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Rockmart, Pepperell and Chattooga… Read more
Chick-fil-A Sports Report Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL John McClellan’s picks for 14 high school games this week: Cedartown, Coosa, Gordon Central, Model, Adairsville need wins as playoffs get closer; John says only one will. McClellan Rockmart rises to no. 2 in AA rankings; Darlington up… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES Ga. 101, U.S. 27 clear following twin morning accidents. Floyd County Schools says no injuries after bus carrying special ed kids was hit on Ga. 101. Updates from the Floyd County, Bartow County and Polk County jails. Official morning low was 35 but we saw 32 on the register from the thermometer… Read more
