THURSDAY: 37 people voted in advance Thursday at the health department, boosting the total since Monday to 150 or 0.78 percent of the 19.179 people eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 Rome election. Advance voting resumes Friday at the health department from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tonight: 2019 Political Forum for Rome/Floyd… Read more
Tonight at 8 p.m. Next Democratic presidential debate. Watch on the cable channels. TUESDAY EVENING: Another 39 people voted in advance on Tuesday at the Floyd County Health Department on East 12th Street. That brings the total turnout to all of 70 people of the more than 19,000 eligible to vote in the… Read more
MONDAY UPDATES: We received the following update from Floyd County Elections Clerk Robert Brady on Monday concerning weekend voting for the Nov. 5 Rome City Commission election: The Call by legal definition in O.C.G.A. 21-2-2(3) is: “Call” or “the call,” as used in relation to special elections or special primaries, means the affirmative action taken by… Read more
Early voting for the Nov. 5 municipal begins today at the Floyd County Health Department Building at 16 E. 12th St., weekdays through Friday, Nov. 1. The hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each weekday. We’re awaiting final word on weekend voting on Oct. 26-27. More than 19,000 city residents are eligible to vote… Read more
UPDATED We talked with Tim Brunson around Friday afternoon about leaving the city. Brunson says he opted to retire after 31.5 years with the city and signed the required paperwork on Friday morning. Citing declining health, Brunson, 55, says he felt that was the best option for him. He’s supposed to be off his feet… Read more
Next week marks the first annivesary — if you want to call it that — of Al Hodge’s stunning retirement announcement from the Rome Floyd Chamber. Spin it as they might, supporters of the move to seize economic development from the chamber are still arranging deck chairs. Stoked by a surprise County Commission vote… Read more
Early voting for the Nov. 5 municipal will be held at the Floyd County Health Department Building at 16 E. 12th St., beginning Monday, Oct. 14, and ending Friday, Nov. 1. The hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each weekday with no Saturday or Sunday voting planned at this time. More than 19,000 city… Read more
Among the items on the Nov. 5 ballot will be six seats on the Rome City Commission, which include three seats in Ward 1 and three seats in Ward 3. Candidates running for Ward 1 include Jim Bojo, Mark Cochran, Bill Imscher (incumbent), Milton Slack (incumbent) and Sundai Stevenson (incumbent). Candidates running for Ward 3… Read more
Among the items on the Nov. 5th ballot will be six seats on the Rome City Commission which include three seats in Ward 1 and three seats in Ward 3. Candidates running for Ward 1 include Jim Bojo, Mark Cochran, Bill Imscher (incumbent), Milton Slack (incumbent), and Sundai Stevenson (incumbent). Candidates running for Ward 3… Read more
>>Your 2019 election headquarters, Hometown Headlines. See all our political coverage here. We’re just a month away from the Nov. 5 election. Tomorrow is the final day to register to vote for the municipal election. The Rome ballot includes: Ward 1 Jim Bojo Mark Cochran Bill Irmscher Milton Slack Sundai Stevenson Ward 3 Bonny Askew Bill… Read more
>>Your 2019 election headquarters, Hometown Headlines. See all our political coverage here. A month from tonight, it should be over. Rome’s most interesting City Commission election in years enters the final month today. Election Day is Nov. 5 although advance voting will start Oct. 14. One of the busiest weeks on the campaign trail is over… Read more
>>Your 2019 election headquarters, Hometown Headlines. See all our political coverage here. Monday: Final day to register to vote in the municipal elections if you’re a new or lapsed voter. You can register at the elections office today or Monday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday: Ward 1 candidate profiles and Q&A from Hometown Headlines’… Read more
This has been a tough week for Rome City Commission Ward 3 candidate Bonny Askew. His wife of nearly 40 years, Adrianne, is hospitalized with heart issues and he’s splitting his time between a busy week of campaign forums and meet-and-greets as well as caring for her. Now add to it a controversy over Ward… Read more
State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) was recently named as the 2019 Legislator of the Year by the Georgia State Firefighters Association and the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs for his legislative efforts to protect private, nonprofit fire departments that provide services across the state. Lumsden was presented with the award on Friday, Sept. 27,… Read more
Rome’s City Commission got another black eye on Friday as syndicated talk show host Erick Erickson went on a rant about the Sept. 23 vote regarding speed detection cameras in school zones. Erickson, who’s program is now heard on WRGA 98.7 FM from 9 a.m. until noon weekdays, spent more than 15 consecutive minutes… Read more
Video interviews with all nine Rome City Commission candidates, Wards One and Three. The candidates were interviewed by Dr. Jon Hershey and Greg Shropshire of Georgia Highland’s Community Watch program in a series of recordings conducted on Monday, Sept. 23, at Heritage Hall. Produced by Jeff Brown, the five-part series is now available via YouTube.… Read more
In context: Johnny Isakson vowed not to coast in his final months in office as he’ll retire Dec. 31, citing mounting medical issues. Georgia’s senior U.S. senator on Thursday underscored that with a proposal to fund a much-needed study of why mass shootings and related violence are occurring as well as developing prevention methods.… Read more