June 14: Rome for the Rescues, 6:30 p.m. at The Vogue. This year’s Rock, Roll & Rescue is the “largest animal welfare fundraising event in our community. Because of our many generous sponsors, we raised $56,000 in 2018. With our proceeds, we have paid for spay/neuter surgeries for 450 animals, provided much needed funding… Read more
The state-level competition for Young Georgia Authors has been completed. Three West End Elementary students took home top spots in the state competition. One student was named a winner and two for honorable mention. The state-level winner is Jase Folsom, a kindergarten student at West End. Honorable mention awards went to Clara Davis, second… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. HEADLINES Terry Smith is the new boys basketball coach at Rome High School. He served as assistant coach during the 2018-19 season. He previously was head coach at Crisp County, Peach County, and Bainbridge. He is a native of Adel with a… Read more
ABOUT THESE PHOTOS: Below please find the latest photos from the Rome Braves courtesy of photographer Mills Fitzner. Please click on each image to make it larger. Mills has been taking photos at State Mutual Stadium since 2008 and has been a season ticket holder since the inaugural year in 2003. Earlier seasons’ photos. Contact him… Read more
Mrs. Barbara Ann McKelvey, age 83, of Rome, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at a local hospital. Mrs. McKelvey was born in Rome on August 7, 1935, daughter of the late Ora Beard and the late Georgia Setzie Beard. She had spent her entire life in Rome and Floyd County. Prior to ill… Read more
FLOYD Hardy’s, Turner McCall, 97 Hardy’s, Shorter Avenue, 83. Crawdaddy’s, mobile, 87. BARTOW Krab Kween, base, Cartersville, 100. LakePoint Station, Station Sweets, 100. Mission Road Elementary, 100. Popeye’s, Cass-White, 98. Taco Bell/Pizza Hut, Cartersville, 91. GORDON Fairmount Drugs, 91. Subway, Fairmount, 96. POLK No reports. CHATTOOGA No reports. Read more
THE LATEST 11:45 p.m. update: Severe thunderstorm watch canceled. 8 p.m. update: We could see storms move in earlier tonight than anticipated. NWS says the current line coming through Central Alabama could cross into West Central Georgia including Polk, Haralson counties around 10:30 p.m. Severe storm potential overnight tonight with shower and storms arriving in Northwest… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES 2 p.m. National Weather Service will conduct a briefing on tonight’s storm threat. 1 p.m. Update in Craton Road arson case from the fire department. Updates from the Floyd County, Bartow County and Polk County jails MORNING EDITION Business: $275 million Busch Commerce Park the latest ‘boom’ heard in Bartow County along… Read more
LATEST HEADLINES Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails. MORNING EDITION Rome Schools say ‘potential threat’ led to an arrest on Tuesday at Rome High; 18-year-old student charged with ‘terrorist threats and acts.’ Arrest Another blast of severe weather possible late Thursday, early Friday. We’ve already seen a small tornado here this… Read more
Media release: Rome City Schools’ administrators are aware of a potential threat that led to an arrest on April 16, 2019, at Rome High School. With our continuing efforts and focus on safety and security, we were able to diffuse the incident without harm and remove any potential of a threat to our faculty, staff… Read more
We’re at the halfway point of Georgia’s severe weather season, from March 1 through May 31, even though we’ve had tornadoes in every month of the calendar year). This season has been busy around the state and in neighboring Alabama — and even in Floyd County. We recorded a “weak” tornado with winds of 75… Read more
Please share Holy Week services: Hometown Headlines is publishing a collection of Holy Week services. We welcome all congregations but ask that you follow the format below. No PDFs or flyers, please. A simple text summary is fine. Please email to druck@hometownheadlines.com. COMMUNITY HOLY WEEK SERVICE Second Avenue Baptist Church the site of this year’s Community… Read more
Winners picked in Firefly Fling Student Art Competition: The Rome Area Council for the Arts hosts the Firefly Fling Student Art Competition. A panel of independent judges selected an overall winner for Middle School and overall winner for High School as well as several honorable mentions. The student artists receive a cash prize that is split between the… Read more
OUTLOOK Storms, rain on the way: The current storm/rain window is from 8 p.m. Thursday through 7 p.m. Friday. Current estimates show 1.6 inches of rain and a “likely” chance of storms over that 23-hour stretch. The forecast will be better focused by Wednesday. FORECAST Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind… Read more
Truett’s Chick-fil-A Sports Mount Berry Mall, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Riverside Parkway, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. BASEBALL Rome Braves score seven in the eighth inning to beat Columbia, 8-1. Media release: The Rome Braves evened their three game series against the Columbia Fireflies at one game apiece on Tuesday following an 8-1 victory that wasn’t as… Read more
