. 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
Floyd County Schools report: Click here for the latest Sept. 24: 331 overall quarantines; down 82; two new positives. Model High has 107 quarantined followed by 39 at Pepperell High, 26 at Armuchee Elementary and 23 at Coosa Middle. Sept. 23: 413 overall quarantines; up 7; no new positives. Model High has 96 in quarantine… Read more
Thursday: No new deaths reported in Northwest Georgia today after 10 reported on Wednesday. Five-county total since March 15 — 198. Public Health had said some changes to record-tracking was under way. 71 COVID patients in Rome, Cartersville and Calhoun hospitals. 53 in Floyd, Redmond, up 1 since Wednesday. 95 new positive cases in Northwest Georgia… Read more
Media release: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized Johnson Elementary School (JES) as one of 367 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020 and one of only five public elementary schools in the state of Georgia. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.… 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, GA,… Read more
Heavy demolition work is beginning on the former Magic Touch car wash at 915 Broad St. next to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rome. The church purchased the property at auction from Dulaney Estate Holdings LLC after the Dulaneys opened the Go-Go Express Car Wash on North Broad adjacent to Five Points. Matt Little of Little… Read more
Today’s first headlines: Our worst day: 10 deaths reported in NW Georgia Wednesday, 3 in Floyd, 2 in Bartow, 5 in Chattooga. Regional toll: 198. 105 positive tests here since Tuesday, 59 alone in Floyd. COVID on campus: 594 students, staff in quarantine at Floyd, Rome schools. No new positive tests reported. At Berry:… Read more
In Northwest Georgia, the unemployment rate decreased in August pretty much across the board. Most counties saw a monthly increase in jobs and a monthly decrease in initial claims in August. Nearly 7,000 Northwest Georgia residents were out of work last month, down more than 3,000 from August when 10,460 were unemployed. A year earlier,… Read more
Trump to nominate justice on Saturday: The White House announces the Supreme Court nominee will be identified at 5 p.m. ADVANCE VOTING UPDATES, by county: Advance voting in Floyd County: Oct. 12-30: In person at either the Floyd County Administration Building Community Room at 12 E. Fourth Ave. or Garden Lakes Baptist Church at 2200… 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
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation is in the process of removing the dock at Brushy Branch. The dock was damaged beyond repair. The good news is that a new dock is on the way. “We realized a few years back that we needed a new dock at Brushy Branch and had it added to the… Read more
Floyd President and CEO Kurt Stuenkel has named Kenneth Jones, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. The announcement comes nearly six months after the veteran physician was named interim CMO. Jones worked for several years as an emergency physician at Floyd Medical Center, Polk Medical Center and Cherokee Medical Center prior to the… Read more
OUTLOOK Remnants of Storm Beta could dump more than an inch of rain here today into Friday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms will increase across north and central Georgia today and tonight. Isolated storms could become strong to severe mainly west central Georgia this afternoon and evening. The main threats would be damaging winds…heavy rain…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. The JV Blue Devils defeat the Chattooga Indians 14-0. GO BLUE!! #faMily pic.twitter.com/5OT2SbdxzP — Model High School (@ModelHighDevils) September 23, 2020 … Read more
Mrs. Pamela Kay Dorsett Taylor, age 65, of Silver Creek, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at a local hospital. Mrs. Taylor was born in Rome, Georgia on July 24, 1955, daughter of Sybil Hartzog Dorsett and the late Donald Marvin Dorsett. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by… Read more
FLOYD Baymont Inn, breakfast, 95. Comfort Suites, Chateau Drive, breakfast, 99. Panda Express, East Bend, 100 (initial inspection; opening due in October). BARTOW No reports. GORDON Super 8, breakfast, Calhoun, 100. Baymont Inn, breakfast, Calhoun, 100. POLK No reports. CHATTOOGA No reports. 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 follows: “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
