Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group: ATLANTA (July 13, 2026) After several weeks of falling gas prices, Georgia drivers are seeing a slight increase at the pump. The state average for regular unleaded rose this week as higher crude oil costs and strong summer travel demand put upward pressure on fuel prices. A...

Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners wi...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome City Schools administrators, directors, and instructional leaders gathered Friday for the district's Exemplary Leaders Institute, a day of professional learning focused on strengthening instructional leadership and improving student achievement ahead of the 2026-27 school ...

Media release from AdventHealth Georgia: AdventHealth invites the community to celebrate the opening of its new Cancer Pavilion in Rome with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking an important milestone in expanding access to comprehensive, whole-person cancer care across Northwest Georgia. The event will take place on We...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health's Northwest Health District: ROME, GA: West Nile Virus (WNV) season has arrived earlier and more aggressively than it has in more than two decades, and local public health officials are cautioning people to take proactive measures to reduce the risk of mosquito...

The Atlanta Braves concluded a six-game road trip on Sunday with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the last outing of a three-game set in St. Louis, MO. Atlanta lost the weekend series by 2-1 and went an even 3-3 during the road trip. Ozzie Albies scored what turned out to be the game winning run as Mauricio Du...

The Rome Emperors wrapped a two-week road trip with a 7-4 win over the Hudson Valley Renegades on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a six-game set up in Wappingers Falls, NY. Rome lost that series but netted a total of seven wins and four losses during the road trip. The Emperors now join the rest of Minor League Baseb...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by 10-5 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set in Pittsburgh, PA. Atlanta won that series by 2-1. Highlights included a solo home run from Matt Olson in the top of the first inning. Jim Jarvis added a two-run shot in the fourth. Mike Yastrzemski clubbed a ...

The Rome Emperors lost to the Hudson Valley Renegades by a final score of 9-2 on Thursday evening in game three of a six-game set at Wappingers Falls, NY. It allowed Hudson Valley to take a 3-0 lead in the series. Game four is on tap for this evening at 7:05 pm. The Emperors' series at Hudson Valley will continue throu...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by 3-0 on Wednesday evening in the middle meeting of a three-game set in Pittsburgh, PA. That evened the series at a game each. Joey Bart (a former Pirate) led the charge with a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning. The Braves scored their third and final run of t...