What to know: The situation: Around 2 p.m. Saturday, 73 degrees, a 7-mph breeze and the natural sun screen provided by the bridge above Church Street. The requirement: Outdoor dining (cafe style if you prefer). Plus not looking for a particularly heavy meal at that hour. The solution: Another great meal at Appalachian Grill… Read more
Floyd County School’s Class of 2020 outscored State and National averages on the SAT, according to results released this week by the College Board. The FCS Class of 2020 earned an average total score of 1069 on the curriculum-based college entrance and placement exam, which exceeds the National public school average by 39 points and… Read more
Tuesday: The Floyd County Board of Elections and Registration has set a called meeting for noon Tuesday, Sept. 22, to continue to play for the Nov. 3 election. The meeting is set for the County Commission’s caucus room. Tuesday: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet in the Community Room, Suite 206, on the second… Read more
Georgia Highlands College is celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall after opening in 1970 as Floyd Junior College. In fall 1970, Floyd Junior College opened in temporary offices in downtown Rome with the first college president David B. McCorkle leading 19 faculty members who taught 545 students. Soon after, in 1971, students were welcomed back… 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. Congratulations to Coosa High School for winning the latest Dr. Glenn White Award; it was presented at Monday night’s Floyd County Board of Education… Read more
Mr. LaMahta James Griffin, age 67 of Rome, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Griffin was born in Rome, Georgia on March 5, 1953, son of the late Betty Faye Griffin. He was a graduate of Model High School in the class of 1971 and prior… Read more
OUTLOOK Chilly start today, 46 degrees, but six degrees above the record set in 1913. Mid to upper 70s through Friday with rain moving in much of Thursday into Friday; perhaps close to two inches. FORECAST Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low… Read more
Today’s first headlines: Business: $70 million industrial park, with four buildings and 953,000 square feet under roof, proposed for Bartow County. Voccio: Floyd’s positivity rate remains above 10%; ‘slightly worse’ than before. 7 more COVID patients in Floyd, Redmond hospitals (69 in region). COVID on campus: 628 students, staff in quarantine at Floyd, Rome… Read more
Watch out for a ramp closure off U.S. 411 onto Ga. 101. Georgia DOT and crews are continuing an extensive tree trimming project and this closure is part of that project. DOT is closing the ramp weekdays, from 7:30 a.m. until sunset, at least through this week and maybe longer, DOT spokesman Joe Schulman says.… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net With “cancel culture” at an all-time high these days, some may wish they could go back and delete some derogatory social media posts. Rome native and Darlington graduate Chase Pittman has created a program to do just that … clean up your social media. Launched last week, ScrubSome is described as a… Read more
It was a Facebook Messenger exchange that opened our eyes last week. The conversation with a former local member of the clergy was about the loss of Mother Melissa Kean, all of 30 years old but already a much-loved member of the community. We talked of the pressures on clergy today, multiplied tremendously by… Read more
Perhaps the most asked question we’re getting these days involved a “double header” heading to Main Street Commons in Cartersville — the arrival of Marble Slab Creamery/Great American Cookie. An absolute definite, for sure, but there’s still some work to do inside the store based on our bit of drive-by journalism on Saturday. The tandem is… Read more
OUTLOOK It will feel like fall when the season arrives Tuesday; rain, high temperatures starting Thursday. FORECAST Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.… 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. Pepperell’s shocking domination of unbeaten and state-ranked Bremen, one-sided shutouts by Model and Coosa, and big wins by Cartersville, Cass, Darlington and Unity… 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 AJC’s high school football rankings. The complete list is here; local breakout below: 6A: Rome (1-1) falls from third to 10th following Friday’s loss. 5A: Cartersville… Read more
Mr. Euris Andrew ” AJ ” Elkins, age 32, of Rome, Ga. transitioned September 19, 2020. Complete arrangements are forthcoming. F. K. Jones Funeral Home. Read more
Today’s first headlines: Have some old tweets that might mean future trouble? Darlington grad’s ScrubSome really is the app for that. Northwest Georgia expected to top 10,000 cases this week; that’s higher than five states. Floyd County close to 3,000 cases. COVID on campus: Berry College at 70 cases since Aug. 1; 35 students,… Read more
From Polk County Police: On September 18, 2020, the Polk County Police Department was dispatched to the area of Formby Trail in reference to an original report of a gunshot wound to a male subject. Upon the arrival of the Polk County Police Department / Polk County Sheriff’s Office, it was discovered that the… Read more
