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: https://www.youtube.com/live/fg7xx2kdhJM. Floyd County…… read more »
Local News
FLOYD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MEET TUESDAY TO OVERSEE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Announcement from Floyd County, GA: The Floyd County Board of Elections will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. at the Floyd County Election Center, 18 East 12th Street, Rome. The purpose of the special called meeting is to oversee the Special Primary Election. The meeting will be called to order, but then…… read more »
ROME LITTLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR “MEAN GIRLS JR.”
Media release from Rome Little Theatre: Auditions for Rome Little Theatre’s production of “Mean Girls Jr.” will be held June 28, 2025 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the DeSoto Theatre. Show dates are August 29-September 7, 2025. About Mean Girls Jr. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her…… read more »
CANCER SURVIVOR RINGS IN HOPE AND RETURNS TO GIVE BACK
Media release from Harbin Clinic: Garry Fisher, a cancer survivor and one of the Harbin Clinic Cancer Center’s most enthusiastic volunteers, says his claim to fame is breaking the bell patients ring at the end of treatment. “The nurses told me to ring it loud,” Fisher said. “WHAM! I didn’t disappoint!” Fisher’s cancer journey began…… read more »
FARMERS MARKETS OFFER LOCALLY GROWN AND CRAFTED GOODIES THROUGHOUT SUMMER ’25
Do you like farm-fresh goodies? Take advantage of farmers markets offered throughout the Summer around Rome and Floyd County! Sarah Williams, Sales and Marketing Assistant for the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, says that options include the Georgia’s Rome Farmers Market on Fridays from 9 am to 11:30 am through August at the Rome Civic…… read more »
Local Sports
ATLANTA BRAVES BACK HOME THIS WEEKEND VERSUS COLORADO ROCKIES, LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will be back at Truist Park this evening to open a six-game homestand with the first of three games versus the Colorado Rockies. Bryce Elder will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while German Marquez will be on the mound for Colorado. First pitch is…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS DROP THURSDAY NIGHT OUTING AT HOME TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS, TEAMS’ SERIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
Media release from the Rome Emperors: Nine of Greensboro’s ten hits came with two outs on Thursday night, and Kroeger’s stellar High-A debut unfortunately came with a loss attached. Rome’s pitching staff continues to shine, and Kroeger’s performance only added to that reputation. He went 5.2 innings, striking out 11 batters—setting a new single-game, season-high…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SET IN MILWAUKEE WITH WIN OVER BREWERS, ROME EMPERORS FALL IN EXTRAS TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
The Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers by 6-2 on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game set in Milwaukee, WI. That allowed the Braves to take the series by two games to one. Michael Harris II got Atlanta on the board with a two-run homer in the top of the second inning, during which…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP TUESDAY NIGHT GAME AT MILWAUKEE TO BREWERS, ROME EMPERORS OPEN HOMESTAND WITH LOSS TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Milwaukee Brewers by a final score of 4-1 on Tuesday evening in the second outing of a three game set in Milwaukee, WI. That evened the series at a game each. The Brewers struck first with a two-run homer by Jackson Chourio during the bottom of the third inning.…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SNAP LOSING SKID WITH MONDAY NIGHT WIN IN MILWAUKEE OVER BREWERS
The Atlanta Braves snapped a seven-game losing skid on Monday evening with a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three game set in Milwaukee, WI. The Braves scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning on a home run by Ronald Acuna Jr and a two-run shot from…… read more »