As president and CEO of Georgia hugely successful lottery corporation, Gretchen Corbin has continued to have a huge impact on the state as shown by record-setting revenue in the past year — a difficult one for many businesses. By our count, this is Corbin’s ninth year to be included — especially impressive when you consider… Read more
5 p.m. service, Rome First United Methodist Church. 3 p.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Westminster Presbyterian Church To include your church services for Christmas, please email to druck@hometownheadlines.com. Please use the exact format below; no PDFs. Text only, please. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rome. One English and one Spanish Mass will… Read more
Above: Out with the old — in this case, the former West Rome Regions bank location, and, below, in with the new — a freestanding Dunkin doughnuts and coffee. Hometown images. It has been the second most talked real estate item of the week (the first being The Varsity). For much of the week, the… Read more
The AJC reports that Senior Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster has thrown out a misdemeanor charge against state Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, ruling that the representative’s failure to call 911 in response to a fatal crash wasn’t reckless conduct. The judge dismissed the indictment against Kelley, a Republican from Cedartown, that stemmed from his friend’s collision with a bicyclist in… Read more
Media release: Harbin Clinic has played an active role in helping and serving others during the holiday season. “A key part of Harbin Clinic’s mission is to work collaboratively in support of building healthier, happier communities,” said Sarah Tuck, senior director of marketing and communications. “Throughout the year, we have worked to bring our mission to life… Read more
Two Northwest Georgia water ways are spotlighted in the 2021 Georgia’s Dirty Dozen list of elements endangering water supplies. The first is poultry operations in Gordon County, which the Georgia Water Coalition identifies as the second largest producer of broilers in the state. From the two-page breakout: “This year in North Georgia’s Gordon County, which… Read more
Monday evening: West Rome, North Rome outages repaired. . Friends shopping at Walmart in West Rome on Monday afternoon were the first to report an outage there, one large enough to force store employees to ask customers to leave for the duration. The outage map from Georgia Power shows 1,052 customers — residences and businesses — hit… Read more
Hardy Realty’s Open House Gallery for today: Today’s options include a single-family home in Silver Creek surrounded by 1.44 acres, a rustic home on two acres in Twickenham or a choice of four one- or two-bedroom townhomes in “Rome’s only active adult, gated community,” The Village at Maplewood. Open house, 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday… Read more
Newby Farm & Vineyard ‘metals’ at state wine competition: This update from Shannon Newby (pictured with Billy at the awards): “We are thrilled to announce our Blanc du Bois was recognized by the Georgia Wine Trustees as the Best of Georgia. Four of our wines received medals, but this additional honor was a big surprise.What… Read more
From Lynn Rousseau, executive director Since 1985, the month of October has been recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in our country. I’m quite sure that the original organizers had envisioned a community with far less intimate partner violence by the year 2021 when they worked to have the month designated to the issue 36… Read more
The Georgia Water Coalition’s Clean 13 Report for 2021 is out and has some strong local ties. The report highlights the work of 13 businesses, local governments, non-profit organizations and individuals accomplishing extraordinary work to protect Georgia’s water and its other natural resources. The entities recognized in the report hail from all corners of the state,… Read more
10:20 a.m. update: Repairs made and most are back on line. From Floyd E-911: “There is a power outage in the downtown, east Rome area due to a blown transformer. This ranges from Broad St all the way down Turner McCall Blvd past E 8th St. Please use caution and treat all intersections… Read more
Afternoon update: Power has been restored. Georgia Power reports 955 customers are without service in Kingston Wednesday afternoon. Repairs should be completed by 3:30 p.m. Kingston city government has reported the outage and is monitoring updates. Click Kingston Read more
