Floyd County Extension looks forward to partnering with Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful to host a Family Gardening Workshop on the morning of Saturday, May 2nd from 9 am until 11 am at the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home on Riverside Parkway. A community vegetable garden will be planted behind the museum during the worksh...

The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home will host its 2026 Herb & Plant Sale on Saturday, April 18th from 9 am until 4 pm and Sunday, April 19th from 12 pm until 3 pm at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds in Rome. A members-only preview will take place on the evening of Friday, April 17th. All proceeds will benefit the mu...

Media release from the Internal Revenue Service: The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it is extending weekly office hours at more than 200 Taxpayer Assistance Centers nationwide to provide taxpayers with additional time to receive in-person assistance during the filing season. Extended weekday hours will be ...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Georgia Lottery player won the $2 million top prize playing the Jackpots Galore scratch-off game. The lucky ticket was purchased at Rex C Store, 6448 Highway 42 in Rex. The player claimed their winnings on March 11. Another player won $30,000 in the March 10 Mega Mi...

The Grammy Award-winning SteelDrivers will perform a benefit concert for the YMCA of Rome and Floyd County on the evening of Saturday, April 18th at the Forum River Center in downtown Rome. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the show will start at 7:30 pm. Jessica Brummett, Director of Development for the local Y, invites...

The Rome Emperors look forward to seeing fans at AdventHealth Stadium during their 2026 season, which begins in less than three weeks. Gavin Booker, Account Executive and Broadcaster, says that he really looks forward to an appearance by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other stars of aviation, in partnership with t...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates by 5-2 in Spring Training action on Thursday evening in Bradenton, FL. They will be back on their Grapefruit League home field in North Port for an outing versus the New York Yankees this afternoon at 1:05 pm. Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM for Spring Training coverage ...

The Atlanta Hawks were victorious on their home court by 108-97 over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night at State Farm Arena. Jalen Johnson had a team-high 21 points for the Hawks, who have won their last eight consecutive games and improved to 35-31 on the 2025-26 regular season. Josh Minott led all players in scoring...

The Darlington Tigers are state champions! Darlington's boys basketball team secured the title with a 53-50 victory over Holy Innocents Episcopal in the GHSA's Private School State Championship Game on Wednesday down in Macon, GA. This is the first state title in history for the Tigers and the first for a Floyd County ...

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by 5-3 in a Spring Training game at CoolToday Park down in North Port, FL on Wednesday. Matt Olson and Brett Wisely each homered in the win. The Braves will be in Bradenton to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening at 6:05 pm. Braves fans may tune into coverage of wee...