Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that in March Georgia's labor force and employment rose to record highs of 5,455,254 and 5,262,263, respectively. The March unemployment rate was 3.5%, which is 0.8 percentage point lower than the national unemplo...

Local non-profit agencies have collaborated to observe April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The local theme for this year has been "Partnerships and Possibilities". This month has given the agencies an opportunity to examine how they work together and with the community to prevent child abuse, states Jennif...

Media release from Rome Area Heritage Foundation: In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the Rome Area Heritage Foundation (RAHF) and Chiaha Arts Guild are proud to present "ARCHITECTURE OF ROME," a free student art show hosted at Swift & Finch Coffee Roasters during the month of May. "ARCHIT...

Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce the appointment of Dena Tracy as the new Principal of Alto Park Elementary School. Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce the appointment of Dena Tracy as the new Principal of Alto Park Elementary School. A veteran e...

Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: Summerville, Georgia - AdventHealth Redmond is pleased to welcome Jacquelin Miller, MD, FACEP, to AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care & Urgent Care at Summerville. Dr. Miller joins Christie Tankersley, ACNP-BC, and Anna Nicole Herring, FBP-C, expanding access to convenie...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Detroit Tigers by 4-3 on Wednesday night in the second meeting of a three-game set at Truist Park. That marks another series win for Atlanta. Ozzie Albies had a two-run homer that got the Braves on the board during the bottom of the first inning. The Tigers scored a pair of runs in the secon...

The Rome Emperors defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods by a final score of 9-4 on Wednesday in the second outing of a six-game set at AdventHealth Stadium. That evened the series at a game each. Highlights for the Emperors included a three-run homer by Dixon Williams during the bottom of the first inning. Rome and Bowli...

The Atlanta Braves picked up a 5-2 victory in the opener of a three-game set versus the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Truist Park. The Braves scored two runs during the bottom of the third inning on an RBI double by Ronald Acuna Jr. and a sac fly by Matt Olson. Mike Yastrzemski had an RBI single in the seventh. Oz...

The Rome Emperors began a six-game homestand with a loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods by a final score of 8-4 on Tuesday evening at AdventHealth Stadium. Those teams will meet again this afternoon at 12 pm. The Emperors' series at home versus the Hot Rods will continue through this Sunday. For tickets and more informa...

In an NBA playoff update, the Atlanta Hawks lost to the New York Knicks by 126-97 in Game Five of their East 1st Round series on Tuesday night in New York. The Knicks now lead the best-of-seven set by 3-2. Game Six is slated for Thursday night at 7 pm in Atlanta.