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:… Continue Reading
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.… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: Politics: Sheriff’s race saw nearly $156,000 in contributions through Dec. 31, half of which already has been spent. Also: Superior court judge report. Jobs: State labor commissioner: ‘It’s kind of hard to have any better year than Georgia had.’ Model High’s Brylen… Continue Reading
An abridged rant today as we’re behind thanks to the latest batch of technical issues, first with a Comcast outage and now some collateral damage to the machines. Thank God for backups and Plan Bs. But planning is big part of the rant today as some in our community continue to work toward… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: Murder: 48-year-old man charged in Rome’s first murder of 2020; also faces child cruelty charges. Packed house for TEA Party’s meeting with GOP sheriff’s candidates on Tuesday. Q & A with Caldwell, Kilgo and Roberson. Add Republican Ben Bullock and Kyle Perkins… Continue Reading
>Please click the above box to hear an audio version of this report. Usually when some of us think of Silver Creek, it is in a pleasing way: a Christmas tree farm, a very efficient but tiny post office, several respected churches and for us, at least, the home of one of our favorite pictures… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: Business on Broad Street not slowing down: Several transactions amid a few business closings with a hint of more to come. Second Amendment ‘Sanctuary County Rally’ set for Saturday in Armuchee; U.S. House, sheriff’s candidates expected to attend. Health: Floyd pledges $100,000 to… Continue Reading
Please click the above for the audio version. Bowing down to the king of rants: A legend has bowed out as part of his newly negotiated $8 million a year deal with ESPN. Stephen A. Smith is shutting down his radio show to focus on the dozens of other things ESPN wants him to… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Next newscast: Tuesday morning. Today’s headlines: Three men arrested in murder conspiracy case under investigation by the Floyd County Police Department and the FBI. Among those charged is a Silver Creek man, 22. Please keep an eye on this one. River District rezoning up for… Continue Reading
The new year was days old when word went out that Pier 1 was planning to shut almost half its 900-plus stores. The culprit: Probably the easiest description is that these are not good times for brick-and-mortar stores. It took a few days but we finally learned the Rome store at Riverbend Center –… Continue Reading
Please click above to hear today’s headlines and mini-rant. Today’s headlines: Politics: The real ‘storylines’ shaping Foyd County’s 2020 primary ballot: Sheriff’s race, U.S. House, County Commission and Court Clerk. Politics: State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler introduces bill to address ‘surprise billing’ in the healthcare industry. Business: Georgia saw a record number of businesses — 165,000-plus… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: Dining: McAlister’s Deli plans August opening; 40-60 jobs. Latest addition to your East Bend tenant scorecard. Business: Pier 1 closing store in Rome, perhaps as soon as April. Second closing in that area since June. Ball Corp. breaks ground on multimillion-dollar aluminum cup… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Click here. Today’s headlines: First, a news alert: We’ll have coverage of the Ball Corp. ground breaking this afternoon and also ask you to join us at 8:30 this morning for an embargoed news update. Rome City Commission: Bill Collins gets unanimous vote for a… Continue Reading
>To hear an audio version, please click the above box. If you attended Monday’s Rome City Commission meeting or watched it on the webcast, you might have suffered a flashback to the weekend storm. More specific, to the power outages triggered by that storm. You remember, sitting around for hours reading books by flashlight… Continue Reading
Listen by clicking the above arrow. Rant of the Day. Please see below; no separate report today. Today’s headlines: Storm aftermath: Latest updates as recovery efforts continue from Saturday’s storm. Less than 200 without power as of this morning. Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Soggy week ahead with at least 1.60 inches of rain beginning today. Business: A first… Continue Reading