Cartersville man held on drug charges following report at Adairsville restaurant. Adairsville Police media release: On Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 1:10 a.m., the Adairsville Police Department responded to a complaint of a black male subject trying to sell drugs to customers inside McDonald’s at 100 Princeton Blvd. The complainant stated the man was riding… Read more
The Georgia Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next Wednesday on McCluskey vs. The State. “The case: A man convicted of shooting and killing his wife is appealing his murder conviction and life prison sentence, arguing he shot her by mistake and the jury should have been instructed about the… Read more
From a trip on the river to the Rome Braves to Berry College to Cave Spring, a production crew from Georgia Public Broadcasting spent some time gathering interviews and video clips of some of the area’s landmarks and the people who know about them. For nearly 27 minutes, you get a series of hostless vignettes… Read more
From the National Weather Service on Thursday afternoon: “Here is our initial update for the Potential Tropical Cyclone which formed in the gulf this morning. The current track will bring it across Georgia on Saturday as a post-tropical cyclone. Primary impacts will be some much needed rain and potentially gusty winds.” In our area,… Read more
Students are back in class today following a fire report at Adairsville High School. Here’s the latest: From Bartow County Schools: “Adairsville High School has been evacuated this morning due to an unknown odor. Out of an abundance of caution, the fire department is present and students have been safely moved to the stadium while… Read more
THURSDAY: 37 people voted in advance Thursday at the health department, boosting the total since Monday to 150 or 0.78 percent of the 19.179 people eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 Rome election. Advance voting resumes Friday at the health department from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tonight: 2019 Political Forum for Rome/Floyd… Read more
MORNING REPORT Dining: Sign’s up at new Little Caesar’s. Two Philly Cheesesteak spots under consideration. Dining Ball Corp. tells of ‘new beverage can lines’ at Shannon. Expansion to add 180 jobs and investment of more than $200 million; first facility dedicated to aluminum cup production. Opening by late 2020. Business Budgetel Inn updates: February Public Health inspection… Read more
Public Health inspection report from Feb. 27 shows score of 84 out of 100; roaches, dirty air filters, mold. The most-recent inspection of the Budgetel Inn at Carson Loop posted on the Public Health website shows several areas of concern but overall, the score was an 84. The previous score, from May 16, 2018, was… Read more
NEW TODAY: Ball Corp.’s August earnings statement told of growth at Shannon site. A look at the company’s most recent quarterly report includes a shoutout about what’s happening at the local plant already. “Our long-term growth outlook continues to develop at a rate higher than we originally anticipated. While in the short term, we… Read more
Sign’s up at Little Caesar’s in East Rome: With an opening expected in the next few week, motorists on Turner McCall are tracking the daily progress of the stand-alone Little Caesar’s pizza shop. This week, the new sign went up for the carry-out and drive-through location. Hirnig continues as well; please see Snag-a-Job for details on crewmember… Read more
Media release: The Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia Board of Directors voted to appoint Kimberly King as the organization’s permanent executive director on Wednesday. King has served as interim executive director since July. “While we were fortunate to receive interest from a good number of highly qualified candidates; in the end, the consensus was… Read more
-Listen by clicking the above arrow or even easier, click here. Continuing headlines from Hometown Headlines: Dining: Sign’s up at new Little Caesar’s as opening day is now just a few weeks away. Also, two Philly Cheesesteak spots are under consideration in Rome. One appears to pretty much be a done deal. Aluminum cups are… Read more
Snapshot: September work force matches high for the year in Floyd County: Some 42,400 people were working in Rome/Floyd County last month, matching highs from April , June and August. That’s also 1,000 more jobs than were counted in September 2018. But Floyd (362 claims), Bartow (175 claims) and Polk (122 claims) counties all saw… Read more
Highland Rivers Foundation receives $1,000 donation from Modern Woodmen in Rome. Christopher Pope, Rome-based agent of Modern Woodmen financial planning agency, holds a $1,000 check representing his recent donation to the Highland Rivers Foundation, a newly formed non-profit foundation supporting the recovery programs of Highland Rivers Health. Pope pledged $1,000 in matching funds as… 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. SOCCER The YMCA Arsenal Rome Select soccer teams posted a 5-4 record this weekend but kept a strong 31-23-2 record for the season. The G’07 C-West beat Cobb Strikers Blue 5-0 on Saturday then lost Sunday in Hampton to 3rd place… Read more
Mr. Caleb Thomas Clark, age 27, of Aragon, Ga., passed away Friday, October 11, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Clark was born in Austell, GA on November 10, 1991, son of the former Stacy Lou Worthington and Gary Thomas Clark. He was a 2010 graduate of Pepperell High School in Lindale and attended North Georgia… Read more
FLOYD Chicken Salad Chick, 93. Taco Bell, Martha Berry, 97. La Mexicana, Shorter Avenue, 96. BARTOW No reports. GORDON Calhoun Middle, High schools, 100. POLK Burger King, Cedartown, 91. CHATTOOGA Subway, U.S. 27, Summerville, 92. Read more
