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 Cartersville Police reports: April 17 1… Read more
MORNING REPORT He is Risen! Wishing you a blessed Easter Sunday. Celebrating a Risen Savior: Updated list of Easter Sunday services at area churches including sunrise and sunset events. Easter Heard a loud buzz through Rome Saturday morning? It was an F-18 Hornet flying into Russell Field as part of Naval Reserve training mission. Hornet Night… Read more
It’s been nearly three months since the Night to Shine special needs prom event sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation was held on Feb. 8 at 655 locations around the globe including locally at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church. In order to give the 175 guests who participated in the Rome event an opportunity to reconnect, the church is hosting… Read more
One additional flu death was reported for the week ending April 13, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Activity in the state is now at a low level with regional cases and one new outbreak. There have been a total of 35 flu-related deaths for this year’s season that began Sept. 30,… Read more
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in the Community Room, Suite 206, on the second floor of the Floyd County Administration Building, 12 East 4th Avenue, Rome, Georgia. Caucus will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Caucus Room, Suite 204, followed by the Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m. The meetings are open… Read more
OUTLOOK Dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. with visibilities of quarter mile or less. A chilly start to Easter Sunrise services today with temperatures around 40 degrees. The sunshine will quickly warm up temps with a high near 72 later today. Warmer near 80 degrees on Monday. More rain possible Thursday and Friday. Flood… 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 Georgia’s G-Day Spring Game: The Red Team outlasted the Black Team, 22-17. Click here for analysis from Dawg Nation. BASEBALL Rome Braves take game three from Greenville, 5-4. Media release: The youngest player on the Rome roster carried them to… Read more
Flood warning issued for Coosa River at Plant Hammond in Floyd County. At 2 p.m., river was at 570.1 feet and rising. Flood stage is 570 feet. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE COOSA RIVER NEAR PLANT HAMMOND. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.… Read more
MORNING REPORT Another special sales tax? Local officials discussing possible transportation tax to help pave roads in addition to current $9.5 million in 2017 SPLOST and other state funds. T-SPLOST Floyd Sheriff: FCSO employee fired following incident that occurred at her home earlier this week; she was already the focus of an internal affairs… Read more
By Andy Miller Georgia Health News WellStar Health System announced a partnership Friday with Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers (NGOC) to enhance community-based cancer care in the northwest Atlanta suburbs. The Marietta-based oncology group’s main service is providing chemotherapy infusion to cancer patients. The locations that will serve WellStar patients in this partnership will be… Read more
Cartersville Medical Center volunteer Evelyn Mullreed has been named the recipient of the 2018 Frist Humanitarian Volunteer Award. Created in 1971, the Frist Humanitarian Award honors outstanding individuals for their humanitarian and volunteer activities. Mullreed has been a volunteer at Cartersville Medical Center for over 20 years. She typically serves in the outpatient registration… Read more
OUTLOOK Another quarter of an inch of rain expected today with 70% rain chance, clearing later this afternoon. Cooler temps today with high near 57 and low of 39 tonight. After a chilly start to Easter Sunday, temperatures should rise to near 73 with sunshine. CANCELLATIONS: YMCA Grizzard Park will be closed Saturday, April… 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 Berry Golf update: The Berry College men’s golf team jumped to No. 21 in the latest Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll following a dominant outing at the Rhodes Spring Classic. Berry sits behind Southern Athletic Association (SAA)… Read more
From the NOAA’s National Hurricane Center: Scientists at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center conducted a detailed post-storm analysis on all the data available for Hurricane Michael and have determined that the storm’s estimated intensity at landfall was 140 knots (160 mph). This final wind intensity is a 5 knot (5 mph) increase over the operational estimate and… Read more
Look for demolition work to begin at the former Kmart site and its nearly 20 acres this summer as the Ledbetters’ newly christened “East Bend” comes to life. There are a few hurdles left, including the Rome City Commission’s blessing a fourth tax allocation district at Monday’s 6:30 p.m. meeting, which is pretty… Read more