Local News

ROME CITY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY EVENING

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:read more »

FLOYD COUNTY ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE SETTING THE 2025 MILLAGE RATE

Media release from Floyd County, GA: Property taxes play a critical role in funding key services that directly impact daily life in Floyd County — everything from public safety and emergency services to roads, parks, and essential government operations. For 2025, the Floyd County Board of Commissioners plans to set a millage rate not to…read more »

FLOYD EMA: INTERMITTENT ROAD CLOSURE ON MONDAY

Announcement from Floyd County Emergency Management: Brice Station Road will experience intermittent closures on Monday July 14, 2025 between 8 am and noon to film scenes for an upcoming production near Running Wild Farm.  Please identify detours. The location is Brice Station between Old Rockmart and the railroad tracks in southern Floyd County near Polk…read more »

ADVENT HEALTH TO OFFER ANGIOSCREENINGS TO THE COMMUNITY IN AUGUST

Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: For the month of August, the AdventHealth AngioScreen bus will be available: Monday, August 4 | 8am to 3pm, AdventHealth Medical Group Family Medicine at Trion Wednesday, August 13 | 8 am to 3 pm, AdventHealth Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine at Cedartown Thursday, August 14 | 7 am…read more »

FLOYD EMA SEEKS NEW VOLUNTEERS

The Floyd County Emergency Management Agency is currently in search of new volunteers to help out with incident response, search and rescue efforts, weather spotting, and more. Tim Herrington, Floyd EMA Director, says that the number of volunteers has dwindled considerably since he began working for the agency more than two decades ago. Most of…read more »

Local Sports

ATLANTA BRAVES DROP FINALE AT SACRAMENTO, CA IN EXTRAS TO ATHLETICS AND HEAD TO ST. LOUIS, MO FOR WEEKEND SET VERSUS CARDINALS, ROME EMPERORS’ CURRENT HOMESTAND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND

The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the Athletics by 5-4 in 11 innings on Thursday night to finish a three-game set in Sacramento, CA. The Athletics took the series by 2-1. Tyler Soderstrom hit a three-run homer that got the A’s on the board during the bottom of the first inning. The Braves notched three…read more »

ATLANTA BRAVES ON THE ROAD AGAIN

The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will open a six-game road trip tonight with the first of three games in Sacramento, CA versus the Athletics. Didier Fuentes will serve as the starting pitcher for the Braves, while Jeffrey Springs will head to the mound for the Athletics. First pitch is slated…read more »

ROME EMPERORS BACK HOME THIS WEEK

The Rome Emperors were off Monday and will be back in action tonight on their home field at AdventHealth Stadium with the first of six games against the Hub City Spartanburgers. First pitch is slated for 7 pm. Gavin Booker, play-by-play announcer, enthuses that homestand highlights for this week will include an Ozzie Albies Fish…read more »

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