Wednesday: 10 additional deaths reported in Northwest Georgia including 5 in Chattooga, 3 in Floyd, 2 in Bartow. Five-county total since March 15 — 198. Public Health had said some changes to record-tracking was under way. 70 COVID patients in Rome, Cartersville and Calhoun hospitals. 52 in Floyd, Redmond, down 1 since Tuesday. 105 new positive… Read more
. Law enforcement grants for Rome, Bartow county: U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler announce 15 counties and 18 cities in Georgia have received a total of $1.76 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Among them are the city of Rome, $14,330, and Bartow County,… Read more
Recorded live from Louisiana to Rome via podcast: A caravan of hurricane relief supplies, donated by Floyd County residents for victims of Hurricane Laura, left our area on Monday, Sept. 21, for the hard-hit community of Beauregard Parish. On Wednesday, we talked with Beauregard Sheriff Mark Herford about the storm itself (gusts of 140-145 mph), extensive… Read more
Today’s first headlines: Health: Walk-In Urgent Care coming to Turner McCall/Riverbend; seventh such office in our area in two years although this is a new player. By a 3-2 vote, Floyd County Commission rejects TAD for Berry’s proposed Fairfield Inn hotel adjoining the tennis center (and putting the vote into context). COVID on campus:… Read more
Pictures of the under-construction urgent care center at Turner McCall and Riverbend in Rome were quickly spread Tuesday as the signage finally went on display. Walk-In Urgent Care, part of Urgent Team, is finally coming together across from East Bend and Home Depot after several months of delay during the start of the pandemic.… Read more
WEDNESDAY Following the County Commission’s rejection of the TAD application, we asked Berry for what’s next in the project. Berry’s latest statement follos: “We are in additional conversations with the city about how to move the project forward.” TUESDAY Not so much a stunner but definitely a slap back from the Floyd County Commission on… Read more
Floyd County Schools report: Click here for the latest Sept. 23: 413 overall quarantines; up 7; no new positives. Model High has 96 in quarantine followed by 61 at Armuchee High, 44 at Coosa High and 40 at Pepperell High. Sept. 22: 406 overall quarantines; up 76; 12 new positives — four at… Read more
Media release: According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, Misty Dawn Baynard, 42, of Cartersville, has been arrested and charged with 42 counts of Theft by Taking (Fiduciary) and 1 count of Exploitation of an Elder or Disabled Person following an investigation into financial documentations discovered during a forensic audit conducted by the Good Shepherd… Read more
The Floyd County Board of Elections and Registration met Tuesday — six weeks out from election day and under three weeks away from the start of advance voting — to begin deciding issues that should already be set. Among them: Advance voting locations are now mostly set. Poll worker training and recruitment. Attending were… Read more
Media release: The Coosa District, which is comprised of Floyd, Polk and Chattooga counties, announces the 2020 District Award of Merit and Youth Leader Award of Merit honorees. These honorees have given to countless hours of dedicated service to youth and their families in Scouting and in their communities. Additional information about each award… Read more
At a Tuesday board meeting, the South Rome Redevelopment Corporation appointed Bobby Jones as interim executive director of the community development nonprofit. Jones steps in following the resignation of Charles Looney, who stepped down earlier this month to take a position closer to family in Columbia, South Carolina. A native of Rome, Jones is… Read more
OUTLOOK At least 1.60 inches of rain Thursday into Saturday morning expected from remnants of Storm Beta. FORECAST Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind. Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind. Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Truett’s Chick-fli-A, 264 Shorter Ave., 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Drive-through, curbside and Door Dash. Mount Berry Mall, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (curbside, carryout, Door Dash). Shipping Container, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. All Monday-Saturday. HEADLINES Big win in overtime tonight for CMS football! Lets Goooooo!!!! pic.twitter.com/vf6vsHFkGH — Coosa MS Athletics (@CoosaMiddleATH) September 22, 2020 Berry College Director of… Read more
Mr. Timothy Elbert Godfrey, age 62, of Rome, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Godfrey was born in Rome, Georgia on March 6, 1958, son of the late Elbert Henry Godfrey and the late Shirley Faye Stamey Godfrey. He was also preceded in death by a son, Kevin Godfrey, and… Read more
From St. Michael’s: Live stream broadcast will begin at 9:40 AM Mountain Time (11:40 Eastern Time). To access the online bulletin and follow along, go to www.stmikeschurch.com and you will find the service information on the homepage. Watch live online with Vimeo or Facebook. Obituary: The Reverend Melissa L. Kean, age 30, of Rome,… Read more
FLOYD Dairy Queen, Shorter Avenue, 81. Jerusalem Grill, 93. Cod Tail, Shorter Avenue, 85. BARTOW Capri, Cartersville, 90. Quality Inn, Adairsville, breakfast, 98. Pizza Hut, Adairsville, 98. Five Guys, Cartersville, 100. Holiday Inn Express, breakfast, Cartersville, 100. Pinkard’s Deli, Adairsville, 98. GORDON No reports. POLK Tallatoona Childhood Development, Cedartown, 100. CHATTOOGA No reports. Read more
***He has been LOCATED and is safe*** –Rome Police, 5 p.m. Sept. 23. From Rome Police: On Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:35 p.m., a report of a missing person was filed with the Rome Police Department. John Robert Lee Hulsey was last seen walking on the railroad tracks behind the Goodwill Store on Hicks Drive… Read more
Another industrial park is targeting Bartow County, north of Cartersville near Peeples Valley Road. Transwestern Development Co. wants to build four buildings with a combined 953,000 square feet under roof. The project cost is estimated at $70 million and is expected to generate $700,000 a year in taxes, based on the Development of Regional Impact… Read more
