SAFETY TIPS: 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. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office partners with The Wanted Channel to provide an outlet to post wanted persons: Bartow’s most… Read more
Hometown’s top headlines: please click here Bartow crash: Adairsville community mourns loss of Angela Townsend, 55, Pre-K parapro at White Elementary, killed by suspect in police chase; Alabama man faces nine charges. Alleged ‘Ghost Face Gangsters’ member arrested in Polk County last week now charged in deadly home invasion in Coweta County. Politics: Good turnout for Saturday’s Floyd GOP Precinct… Read more
From Bartow County Schools, Sunday morning: “Less than 24 hours ago, the Bartow County School System tragically lost Angie Townsend, a White Elementary School Warrior, paraprofessional of 23 years and someone many students affectionately called “mom” or their “special friend.” “Throughout Mrs. Townsend’s influential teaching career at White Elementary School and Cass High School, she… Read more
Good turnout for Saturday’s Floyd County GOP Precinct Meeting to start “the process to organize the start of the 2020 GOP convention cycle.” Next up: The Floyd County Republican Convention is planned for March 21. Monday, Feb. 24 is the final day to register to vote for the March Presidential Preference Primary. Deadline is 5… Read more
Hardy Realty’s Open House Gallery for Sunday: Four homes in Rome and Rockmart, priced from $160,000 to $485,000. Open house, 1 until 3 p.m. Address: 113 Druid Road, Rome. Description: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bath. Price: $479,000. Hours: 1-3 p.m. What to know: Beautiful home on 10-plus acres that offers privacy and beauty! This estate has it… Read more
Rome’s own Mary Louise Lever is back in the kitchen creating stuff that will make your mouth water. That’s another first place win for foodie queen Mary Louise Lever, this time for Italian Pesto Oat Rolls. Sponsored by Ouaker Oats Company, her recipe won the $2,000 top prize in the bread category in the 7th annual Quaker Oatmeal “Bake It Better… Read more
Starting this year, Hometown Headlines plans to include the minutes from previous government meetings as well as the upcoming agenda. The Rome City Commission will meet Monday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 601 Broad Street. The caucus will begin at 5 p.m. The agenda is below, followed by the minutes. Click here to… Read more
OUTLOOK Mostly cloudy today, high near 56 with showers moving in tonight. There is a chance of isolated thunderstorms Monday through Tuesday. The primary threat from any thunderstorms will be occasional lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds. Look for at least two thirds of an inch of rain between Monday and Tuesday. Local 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 MENU: Basketball (high school, college) / Baseball/softball / Community sports calendar The Rome Braves are busy getting things ready for the start of the 2020 season. A new high definition video board is now being installed at State Mutual Stadium. At… Read more
New: Listen to our latest podcast on YouTube (below). Or listen here: Recently, Rome’s city commissioners and senior staff members held an 11-hour planning retreat to discuss community issues and what’s next. The retreat was held at the Courtyard Rome Riverwalk on West Third Street, fitting perhaps as that area — part of the… Read more
A man arrested last Friday in Polk County on a probation violation is now charged in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in a Coweta County home invasion, according to a report from the AJC. William “Bill” Tyree was arrested on Feb. 14 in Polk County on the Eastside around Hwy 278 between Coots… Read more
From the AJC: Alleged Georgia white supremacists planned to kill others, more ‘targets’ found on cellphone. Three men accused of belonging to a white supremacist group based in Silver Creek saw their alleged plot to kill a Bartow County couple as a trial run for murdering others, a prosecutor said at a bond hearing for 21-year-old… Read more
With at least three months to go, 57 people already have died from the flu in Georgia, compared to 44 deaths in all of the previous season. Around 50 percent of those deaths have been people age 65 and older (29) with another 13 victims listed as being between ages 50 and 64, according… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Local businessman Gaines Dempsey and his wife, Amy, are spearheading an effort to bring a new opportunity to Rome for adults with special disabilities. Introducing Java Joy…a mobile coffee unit staffed by “joyristas” who serve your favorite brew, along with hugs and joy. Based in Athens, Java Joy is a… Read more
Greater Community Bancshares celebrates big year: On the eve of its 24th anniversary, Greater Community Bancshares Inc. reports a net income of $2,767,000 for 2019. In a note to shareholders, President and Chief Executive Officer David Lance tells of an 18 percent increase in earnings over the previous year and a loan… Read more