Local News

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS FOR ROME, NORTHWEST GEORGIA IN FEBRUARY

(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9 percent in February, down four-tenths over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.3 percent. “Georgia continues to thrive, fueled by a powerhouse workforce and savvy economic investments,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson.…read more »

EXCHANGE CLUB FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO BENEFIT FROM SPRING CHALLENGE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT SET FOR APRIL 13TH AND 14TH

(Media release from the Exchange Club Family Resource Center): Want to have fun, get exercise, support a valuable community service and promote awareness on child abuse prevention?  You can do all these things at once in the Family Resource Center’s Spring Challenge Pickleball tournament, being held April 13 and 14 at the Rome Downtown Racquets Center.  …read more »

ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD EMS NAMED GEORGIA’S SERVICE OF THE YEAR

(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): Atrium Health Floyd EMS was named the Georgia EMS Service of The Year during the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association (GEMSA) awards held Tuesday night in Buford. It marked the fourth time Atrium Health Floyd has earned statewide the award. Individual honorees for Atrium Health Floyd EMS include: “We…read more »

BERRY COLLEGE TO HOST SOLAR ECLIPSE LECTURES AND VIEWING

(Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Student Assistant Caroline Cleland ): Berry College will host an eclipse viewing and offer solar eclipse lectures from NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors. The lectures will take place: Professor of Physics and Astronomy Todd Timberlake and Mary Jenkins, a physics student at Berry, will discuss eclipses and…read more »

ROME CLOCKTOWER PUBLIC TOURS TO BE HELD APRIL 6TH

Tickets are available for public tours of the Rome Clocktower to be hosted by the Rome Area History Center on Saturday, April 6th. All tours that were originally planned for May, June, September, and October have been canceled because of upcoming SPLOST-funded renovations of the Clocktower, states Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the Georgia’s…read more »

Local Sports

LADD MCCONKEY TO APPEAR AT ROME EMPERORS GAME

LADD MCCONKEY TO APPEAR AT ROME EMPERORS GAME

(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Two time National Champion and former Georgia Bulldog Ladd McConkey is set to appear at the Rome Emperors game on April 6th. McConkey, a Chatsworth, GA native, spent the last three seasons at the University of Georgia playing wide receiver under head coach Kirby Smart. In his time between…read more »

ROME HIGH ESPORTS SQUAD EXPERIENCES FUN, COMPETITION

ROME HIGH ESPORTS SQUAD EXPERIENCES FUN, COMPETITION

(Media release from Rome City Schools, GA): “Bro. You’ve got to start upping your game if we’re going to make the playoffs.” The words come out fast and furious and could probably be found at any typical Rome High sporting event. On Wednesday afternoon, these Rome athletes found themselves about as far away from a…read more »

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