Hardy Realty’s Open House Gallery for today: Shannon Village keepsake offers hardwood and pine floors, 9-foot ceilings. Open house, 2 until 4 p.m. Address: 140 First St., Rome. Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath. Price: $173,000 What to know: Historic 1925 mill home charm, Shannon Village with hardwood and pine floors, 9-foot ceilings, large custom handicap bathroom,… Read more
Redmond Regional Medical Center and the Rome Area Council for the Arts once again are teaming up for the annual Rome Community HeART Project in celebration of National Heart Month. A special drive-through artist reception is set for 5 until 5:30 p.m. Monday outside the RACA office at the Rome Area Hitory Center in downtown… Read more
There’s a click you can make on Facebook that allows you to “unfollow” someone but stay friends. It lets you avoid the rhetoric you’d rather not see but still have access to the person in case there’s a need or a reason to be in touch in rhe future. That’s been our policy with Marjorie… Read more
Below are the House committee assignments and how the Northwest Georgia delegation did. Full list. House Majority Whip: Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown Human Resources. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, chair Insurance, Eddie Lumsden, R-Armuchee, chair. Members, Matthew Gambill, R-Cartersville Economic Development and Tourism, Matthew Gambill, vice chair Members: Dempsey Judiciary, Mitchell Scoggins, R-Cartersville, secretary. Special Committee on Access… Read more
The drop off in GOP turnout from Nov to Jan was driven by Trump and most prominently in areas represented by Doug Collins and Marjorie Taylor Greene. These folks cost the GOP two senate seats and control of the Senate. Giving Biden and Dems a free hand. #gapol pic.twitter.com/TnmuV1CO9U — Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) January 16,… Read more
The Sunday evening interview features Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and elections manager Gabriel Sterling. Reports CBS: “Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, tells 60 Minutes about some of the death threats he has received after President Trump attacked the integrity of the state’s elections.” The link: https://cbsn.ws/35sFTTw The Floyd County Board of Elections and… Read more
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and the brightest of new years — Hometown Headlines. Read more
Monday evening, the rare “intersection” of Jupiter and Saturn created what some are calling ‘The Star of Bethlehem’ visible just above the horizon starting around sunset through 9:30 p.m. Rome photographer Mills Fitzner captured these images from atop Myrtle Hill in downtown Rome. Read more
Rant of the day year: “We are worried. Exhausted. Tired. Fatigued. Concerned. Discouraged. Drained. Overwhelmed. Unheard.”– From a letter to our community about the state of our healthcare workers as the pandemic surges. And in response, we see: Cavalier photos and video of visiting candidates with most people without masks. Assembling 15 teams of… Read more
Today’s Rant: Just saying no to those refusing to fight the pandemic. We saw a longtime Floyd County Republican Party member and a colleague crossing Broad Street on Saturday as they carried free signs for any retailer or restaurant choosing to let the community know they were opting out of Rome’s face-covering requirements. They were maskless,… Read more
Rant for Dec. 11: Not exactly power to the people. From today’s edition of Fantasy Election Results: House Speaker David Ralston wants the legislature first and then voters to OK a concept where lawmakers, not you, to pick the state’s election chief. Ralston is blaming the Secretary of State’s Office for the outcome of Georgia’s… Read more
Rant for Dec. 9: A tale of two Zooms: It was painful Tuesday morning to watch several Rome city commissioners who fought a mandatory mask decree in July suddenly see the light and espouse steps to likewise enlighten others as coronavirus continues to take a very heavy toll here. Their voices were needed… Read more
Hardy Realty’s Open House Gallery for today: From a 4-bedroom, 3-bath home in Maplewood Park to seven units at The Village of Maplewood, all in Rome. Open house, 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday Address: 2305 Villages Blvd., Rome. Description: 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Price: $139,900. What to know: Great condo with a storage unit at The… Read more
Rant of the Day, Dec. 2: We won’t even try to top the Rant of the Year by Gabriel Sterling of the Secretary of State’s Office who’s had it with threats to many involved in the 2020 elections process. Trump. Perdue. Loeffler. Any other spineless elected official too afraid to take a stand —… Read more