May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and NAMI Rome, GA aims to raise awareness of mental health locally during Let's Chalk About Mental Health, set for Friday, May 8th from 11 am until 1 pm in downtown Rome. Bonnie Moore, member of the NAMI Rome, GA leadership team, says that participants will meet at the corner of Br...

Media release from Summerville Main Street: Summerville Main Street's Ducky Derby will be making a comeback on Saturday, May 9 for a fun race down Summerville Town Creek and welcoming the first 2026 arrival of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Engine full of passengers! The event will run from 10:00 a.m. - 3:0...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Students representing Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) nine-county service area will participate in two Spring Commencement Ceremonies on Thursday, May 7, to celebrate their success in completing their program of study. The 2026 Spring Commenceme...

Media release from Georgia Highlands College: Hundreds of Georgia Highlands College (GHC) graduates will come together on May 14 and May 15 in Rome to celebrate earning their college degree and to participate in the nursing pinning and commencement ceremony. GHC will have three events this year at the Floyd Campus gym...

Media release from the American Red Cross Georgia Region: ATLANTA -- During emergencies, active-duty service members and their families have relied on the American Red Cross Hero Care Network to be a trusted source of information and support for almost 140 years. Late one night last May, John Zeck, a man in his 70s but...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Seattle Mariners by 3-2 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. That evened the series at a game each. The Mariners opened the scoring with a two-run homer by JP Crawford in the bottom of the third inning. The Braves tied it at 2-2 on a two-run double by Mau...

The Rome Emperors lost to the Asheville Tourists by 10-9 on Tuesday night in the opener of a six-game set in Asheville, NC. The teams will meet again today at 11:05 am. The Emperors' series in Asheville will continue through Sunday. They will be back home in Rome next week versus the Brooklyn Cyclones. Purchase tickets...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Seattle Mariners by 5-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. Drake Baldwin led off the outing with a home run for Atlanta. Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers to begin the top of the sixth inning. That marked the 300th home run of Olson's caree...

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies by 11-6 on Sunday in the the finale of a three-game set at Coors Field out in Denver, CO. That allowed Atlanta to sweep the series. Highlights for the Braves included back-to-back home runs from Jonah Heim and Jorge Mateo in the top of the second inning. Heim had a total...

The Rome Emperors beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods by 6-5 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon to wrap up a six-game set at AdventHealth Stadium. It resulted in a 3-3 split of the series. The Emperors are off today and will open up a six-game set in Asheville, NC versus the Tourists on Tuesday night.