By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Voters in parts of Floyd and Bartow counties will head back to the polls onDec. 18 for the House District 14 special election to fill the seat vacated by Judge Christian Coomer who was appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals in October. The four candidates seeking the seat… Read more
HOUSE DISTRICT 14 special election Four seek House District 14 seat: They are Ken Coomer, Nickie Leighly, Mitchell Scoggins and Nathan Wilson. The winner replaces state representative and now Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer. Please see our candidate profiles by clicking House 14. The Special Republican Primary will be held on Dec. 18. Early… Read more
A closed door meeting of the board of directors of the Rome Floyd Chamber on Wednesday ended with a tweaked endorsement of The Big Switch and the apparent abandonment of the very first thing someone reads about first on the chamber website as you click the “about us” feature at romega.com. The first words you… Read more
Update from Wednesday morning’s closed, called meeting of the Rome Floyd Chamber board of directors: Members of the Rome Floyd Chamber’s Board of Directors gathered in closed door meeting Wednesday morning at 1 Riverside Parkway. Scheduled to convene at 8 a.m., the doors remained closed through 9:30 a.m. We stopped by at 9:10 a.m. to find… Read more
FROM TUESDAY Perhaps it was Rome Mayor Jamie Doss’ comments as time expired Tuesday morning that said the most about a joint city/county commission meeting and the future of economic development. “We need to meet more often,” said Doss, adding that “it’s important that we come together.” He closed with a wish for a… Read more
It’s fitting that a joint meeting of the Rome City and Floyd County commissions is being held Tuesday at 8 a.m. at 409 E. 12th St. as it is the home of Floyd County’s Emergency Operations Center. It is where critical personnel track severe weather and work to keep the community safe. In… Read more
Getting ahead of this week’s headlines: Monday-Saturday: Five Christmas parades across Northwest Georgia. Click home page. Tuesday: Statewide runoff election to decide Georgia’s next secretary of state and Public Service Commissioner. Polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Election preview Tuesday: Joint meeting, Floyd County Commission and Rome City Commission. 8 a.m., emergency operations center, East 12th… Read more
Here’s the latest on the bid to move economic development from the Rome Floyd Chamber to yet another development authority filled with appointees from the city and county commissions. Expanded reports follow: A special called Joint Commission meeting of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners and the Rome City Commissioners is set for Tuesday,… Read more
THE LATEST Economic development: A special called meeting of the Rome Floyd Chamber’s board of directors is now set for 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. PREVIOUS There are additional questions today about the bid to move economic development duties from the Rome Floyd Chamber to a government-controlled authority. Among them: Did the chamber’s executive board… Read more
New Wednesday morning: Above please find the first part of our Hometown Headlines’ radio interview with City Commissioner Wendy Davis on WRGA. Barely 23 hours after Rome City commissioners concluded more answers were needed before they could endorse moving economic development from the chamber to a government-appointed panel, Floyd’s county commissioners… Read more
“That’s to be decided.” “To be determined.” “We’ll have to make an educated guess.” “We don’t have all the details at this time.” “The devil’s in the details.” Those were some of the words Rome City Manager Sammy Rich used Monday evening in response to some of the 57 questions submitted by city commissioners… Read more
Plans to move economic development responsibilities from the Rome Floyd Chamber to an authority appointed by the Rome City and Floyd County commissions is the topic of this week’s Community Watch from Georgia Highlands College. Dr. Jon Hershey, dean of Humanities at GHC, and Greg Shropshire, Rome City Schools, anchor the public affairs program, now celebrating… Read more