(Media release from the Rome Braves): Errors were to blame for the four-run top of the fifth inning that put the Braves in an erasable 5-1 hole against the Winston-Salem Dash. With two on and one out in the fifth, a groundball back to Pitcher Jonathan Hughes ended up in shallow center after an errant…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2023
ROME BRAVES SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR A NEW TEAM NAME THROUGH AUGUST 18TH
(Media release from the Rome Braves): For over twenty years, Rome Professional Baseball has proudly donned the Braves’ iconic tomahawk across its chest. From Jeff Francoeur in 2003, Ronald Acuña Jr in 2016, to Michael Harris II in 2021, there have been countless Atlanta Braves stars to come through Rome. Every single one of them…… read more »
LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL PARTICIPATE IN 2023 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN EXERCISE AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
Local public safety personnel participated in the ’23 Emergency Action Plan exercise at the Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant located in northern Floyd County earlier this week. Tim Herrington, Director of Floyd County Emergency Management, attests that the exercise was intended to prepare first responders to respond if a dam breach were ever to occur in…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP: JULY NON-MOTOR FUEL TAX REVENUES UP 5.0 PERCENT, NET REVENUES UP 13.1 PERCENT
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for the first month of FY 2024 totaled nearly $2.50 billion, for an increase of $289.3 million, or 13.1 percent, over July 2022 when net tax collections totaled almost $2.21 billion. $179.5 million of this increase, or 62 percent,…… read more »
HARBIN CLINIC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL WORKPLACE CULTURE AND OPERATIONS, SPEAKS AT ARCH COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SUMMIT
(Media release from Harbin Clinic): Harbin Clinic OB-GYN and Associate Medical Director of Clinical Informatics Dr. Marc Dean and Sr. Clinical Applications Team Lead Shelia Janice recently spoke at the KLAS Arch Collaborative Learning Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. Harbin Clinic spoke on its organizational successes in regard to workplace culture and electronic health…… read more »
ROME, GA NATIVE SERVES WITH U.S. NAVY FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON, SUPPORTING MARITIME MISSIONS AROUND THE GLOBE
(Media release from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Community Outreach, written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel): Lt. Cmdr. Emily Barrale, a native of Rome, Georgia, serves with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 51, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Barrale, a 2005 graduate of Armuchee High School, graduated from…… read more »
GDOL: LABOR COMMISSIONER BRUCE THOMPSON RETURNS MILLIONS IN UNREMITTED FUNDS TO THE GEORGIA STATE TREASURY
(Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor): Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson hosted a press conference on Thursday at the Georgia Department of Labor to reveal the findings of a comprehensive internal audit, which uncovered $105,170,178.20 in unremitted funds that began accumulating in fiscal year 2014 during the tenure of former Labor Commissioner Mark…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SETTLE FOR SPLIT IN SERIES AT PITTSBURGH VERSUS PIRATES, NOW ONWARD TO NEW YORK FOR NL EAST SET AGAINST THE METS OVER THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set at Pittsburgh, PA, which resulted in a 2-2 split in the series. The Braves got on the board in the top of the first inning with an RBI single from Austin Riley. Orlando Arcia led off…… read more »
ROME BRAVES NOTCH SECOND STRAIGHT WIN OVER WINSTON-SALEM DASH, TEAMS’ SERIES SLATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
(Media release from the Rome Braves): On the back of a three hit night from Nacho Alvarez Jr, the Rome Braves notched their second straight win over the Winston-Salem Dash. The Rome Braves would send Cedric De Grandpre to the mound in hopes of taking an advantage in the series. De Grandpre, in his eighteenth…… read more »
VENDORS SOUGHT FOR 8TH ANNUAL FIDDLIN’ FEST
Rome’s Downtown Development Authority has issued a call for vendors to sell their wares at the 8th annual Fiddlin’ Fest scheduled for Saturday, October 14th. The application deadline is Monday, September 4th. All kinds of vendors are sought, such as artists, craftsmen, food vendors, and non-profits, attests Megan Treglown, Marketing and Special Events Manager for…… read more »