The "Are You Smarter Than A 3rd Grader?" Awareness Fundraiser to benefit the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth will take place this evening at 6 pm at the Rome City Auditorium. The event is patterned after the TV game show "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?", but the focus is on st...

The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition invites area residents to the Live Healthy Chattooga County Coalition's 2nd annual Health Fair. That will take place on Saturday, April 18th from 9 am until 1 pm at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center, 40 Middle School Road in Summerville. Erin Hernandez, the Preside...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Students across Rome City Schools spent Friday, April 3, putting pen to paper in a way that connected past and present, taking part in districtwide signing ceremonies that marked the culmination of a year spent learning to write in cursive. The effort reflects a broader focus w...

Media release from Rome City Schools: The sun had yet to rise but that didn't stop a large crowd of Anna K. Davie Elementary students from lining up inside Banty Jones Park Friday morning April 3 in anticipation of an event that has become an annual event - the Anna K. Davie Bike Ride to School. As a long line of stude...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Cisco Networking Academy has honored Dr. Dwight Watt, instructor of Computer Information Systems Technology at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), for instructional excellence. "Your exceptional teaching and contributions to the Cisco Networ...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Miami Marlins by 10-4 on Monday evening in the first meeting of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. The Marlins opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the fourth. The Braves scored three to tie it up in the bottom of that inning on RBI singles by Austin Riley a...

The boys are back in town! The Rome Emperors will play host to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in a six-game set tonight through Sunday at AdventHealth Stadium. Gavin Booker, the Voice of the Emperors, enthuses that homestand highlights will include Agriculture Night on Friday and the first bobblehead giveaway of the year o...

Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation: Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation is proud to announce that Tyler Stinson has successfully passed the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) examination through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), earning a nationally recognized credential in...

The Atlanta Braves clobbered the Cleveland Guardians by 13-1 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That allowed Atlanta to take the series by 2-1. Dominic Smith contributed a two-run homer during the bottom of the fourth inning. Offensive highlights also included a two-run double by Austin R...

The Rome Emperors beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods by 10-3 on Sunday in the last meeting of a six-game set at Bowling Green, KY. Rome scored eight runs in the top of the second inning and netted home runs from Mason Guerra and Cody Miller en route to that victory. Bowling Green still took the series by 4-2. The Emperors...