Media release: On Wednesday, June 19, at approximately 8 p.m., Rome Police officers responded to a reported shooting at the Banty Jones Park on East 13th Street. On arrival, officers located a male laying on the ground in the parking lot near a vehicle. Bystanders were attempting to render aid to the male because of… Read more
SAFETY TIPS: Track registered sex offenders in your community. Click Offender Watch Crime Mapping: See what crimes have been reported in your neighborhood. Crime Mapping Rome Police Department’s anonymous crime tip line. 706-236-5000.” Click for details. Floyd County Jail 4 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Polk County Jail report: Thursday Updated, normal link. Cartersville Police reports: June… Read more
Hometown Headlines is assembling activities celebrating the nation’s 243rd birthday, some starting as early as June 22. We welcome brief media releases (no PDFs or flyers) with details on free events open to the community. Please email to druck@hometownheadlines.com. JUNE 29 Restoration Lindale Inc. will host its Fifth Annual Independence Day Celebration Parade/Festival on… Read more
Ready to take a deep dive into downtown Rome’s origins? The Underground Rome tours return next Saturday, June 22, with four options: 9 and 11 a.m.; 1 and 3 p.m. You’ll tour the basements of Johnny’s Pizza, The Vogue, The Spires in the Cotton Block and and Rome Area History Museum. A short presentation of… Read more
The has been a rough year for the Rome Area Writers. On Wednesday, the club announced the next edition of Lavender Mountain Anthology would be in memory/honor of Mike Ragland, the author and retired lawman who passed away earlier this year, just after doing something he loved — selling and signing books at a Rockmart… Read more
Media release: At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch is delivering one truckload – more than 50,000 cans – of emergency drinking water to support Arkansas relief efforts in the aftermath of ongoing flooding. The emergency drinking water will be delivered to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, Golden Eagle of Arkansas in Little Rock, who… Read more
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Saturday mornings are changing in Northwest Georgia. With two farmers markets now in Rome as well as another in downtown Cartersville, there’s a different buzz this summer especially as shoppers sample both the traditional farmers market at Ridge Ferry Park (also open on Wednesday mornings) as well as the month-old Between the Rivers Farmers… Read more
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About 30 member of Floyd County Police Department, Floyd E-911 and their families came together to help an older couple in need on Saturday. The group worked on the couple’s home in Garden Lakes to help with a major clean-up and needed repairs, including painting. Sgt. Chris Fincher says a number of local merchants donated… Read more
Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.-14) on Thursday held a send-off dinner in Calhoun to honor the students from the 14th Congressional District who were appointed to attend a U.S. military academy. Eight local students were appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy. The… Read more
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A hotel adjoining the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College has been discussed since close to when the tennis center was first announced. Nearly three years after the courts were opened, Berry College is confirming recent reports that the project is indeed on the way. From Berry College: “We have engaged Hotel Equities, which… Read more
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Tuesday’s rush hour was more intense than usual after a gas leak was reported on Second Avenue near Broad Street. In addition to traffic snarls, some parts of the 200 block of Broad Street were evacuated as a precaution. The leak was secured and the area returned to normal soon afterward. PREVIOUS REPORT Consider the… Read more
Sidebar: Survey from downtown business owner Jay Shell on parking options. Please click here. You weren’t supposed to know that Rome City Manager Sammy Rich convened a Secret Parking Meeting last week with some “stakeholders” — downtown business and property owners. At least two city commissioners — make that three — were unaware of… Read more
REMEMBERING JARED HOLT Mr. Jared Christopher Holt, age 27 of Summerville, passed away Saturday June 1, 2019, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Jared was born in Rome, GA on November 14, 1991, son of Celia Greene Holt and James Craig Holt. He was a member of Hollywood Baptist Church in Rome and… Read more
Here’s your first look at nine homes open for your inspection today from Hardy Realty. OPEN HOUSES, 1-3 P.M. 74 Ridgeview Drive, Silver Creek, $249,900. Five bedrooms, 3.5 bath. 111 Robin Street, Rome, $150,000. Three bedrooms, 2 bath. 204 Pine View Way, Rome, $124,500. Three bedrooms, 1 bath. 2 Pine Hill Drive, Rome, $114,900. Four bedrooms,… Read more