Danny Waits of Cave Spring announces he’ll seek the Fifth District seat on the Floyd County Board of Education in the May 19 Republican primary. Says Waits, 49, in his Friday morning release and brief interview: “I grew up in Rome/Floyd County before moving and graduating from Morrow High School in 1990. I began my… Read more
MORNING REPORT Word on the Tweet: Better business news? Updates on ‘The Base.’ Mounting flu concerns. Area politics. Restaurant rumors. Floyd Police seek your help in finding suspect in serial burglaries in Rome, Bartow and Polk; he’s considered armed and dangerous. 2019 Rome collision statistics: 17% jump in collisions with almost a third caused… Read more
Some Kiplinger-style updates on our nine key topics in Northwest Georgia: BUSINESS: This week should end on a plus note. A couple of things in the works are expected to gel before sunset. We’ll have the updates once final this afternoon or evening. We’re do for a little good news after a recent spike… Read more
The Northwest Georgia Bridal Expo returns to the Clarence Brown Conference Center this Sunday with exhibitors from just about every step of the process scheduled to attend. Usually an event for the bride, perhaps her mother and sisters, and bridemaids, the 2020 edition has something extra for the guys in tow. The Season Events of… Read more
From Rome Police: From 2018 to 2019, we saw an increase in total traffic collisions and injuries (collisions – 2018: 2,122/ 2019: 2,490). The most common cause of the collisions has been very consistent, following too close. The most common days for collisions to occur were found to be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with… Read more
From Floyd County Police: Investigators are seeking public assistance in finding a suspect who has been burglarizing homes and churches all across Rome and Floyd County since November. Several vehicle thefts and cases of entering an auto are also being attributed to the suspect. John James Shillibeer, 31, currently is driving a stolen gray… Read more
Hardy Realty’s Open House Gallery for Sunday, Jan. 26: Six homes in Rome, ranging in price from $298,500 to $485,000. Below please find your first look at each home, a description of the home and a link to additional details and photographs. The homes appear in three sets with open house hours of 1-3 p.m.,… Read more
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: Word on the Tweet: Better business news? Updates on ‘The Base.’ Mounting flu concerns. Area politics. Restaurant rumors. 2019 Rome collision statistics: 17% jump in collisions with almost a third caused by drivers following too closely. No. 1 intersection for wrecks:… Read more
Please click the above box for an audio version of today’s report. PEAK to Model High senior Brylen Cantrell for being named to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. That’s a huge honor not only for her but for Floyd County as well. It is an accolade shared with just 4,500 other students across the USA.… Read more
THE LATEST Rainfall at 1.04 inches so far (from 9 a.m. Thursday through 5 Friday morning) in Rome; in Cartersville, about a half inch. OUTLOOK We’re expecting about an inch of rain over all from Thursday and this morning, with skies clearing later in the day throughout the weekend. We’ll get back to normal temperatures… 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. BASKETBALL/High school: Thursday’s game: Girls: Bowdon over Darlington, 47-44. Boys: Darlington 57-43 over Bowdon Tonight’s games: Gordon Central vs. Armuchee Pepperell vs. Dade Coosa vs. Chattooga Model vs. Rockmart Rome vs. East Paulding College: Berry Men’s basketball. Tonight: At Birmingham-Southern, at… Read more
Mr. William Matthew Mullins, age 44, of Kingston, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Matt was born in Ypsilanti, MI on May 30, 1975, the son of Tommy and Kyeisa Fuller. He was a member of New Vision Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, William… Read more
FLOYD Troy’s barbecue, 87. Courtyard Rome Riverwalk, 88 (food). Dos Bros., 88. BARTOW No reports. GORDON No reports. POLK No reports. CHATTOOGA No reports. Read more
Two men held on obscene Internet contact with a child, related charges: Two men — one from Commerce in Northeast Georgia and the other from Madisonville, Tenn.– have been arrested by Sgt. Misty Pledger of the Floyd County Police Department on Internet seduction of a child and related charges, according to Floyd… Read more
The red-hot Republican race to be Floyd County’s next sheriff is drawing a lot of green as well. Through Dec. 31, the three candidates — Tom Caldwell, Ronnie Kilgo and Dave Roberson — together collected nearly $156,000 in contributions. Campaign finance reports on file at the elections office also show they’ve together spent about… Read more
