Category Archives: Local News

(Rome Little Theatre media release):Auditions for Rome Little Theatre’s production of "Morningside" will be held December 6 and 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the DeSoto Theatre. The show will run February 1...

Georgia’s gas prices dropped slightly over the past week, according to AAA, The Auto Club Group. Motorists across the state now pay the average price of $3.22 per gallon of regular unleaded gaso...

Christmas in Lindale ’21 is scheduled for this Saturday, December 4th. It will feature a parade, a festival, and a star lighting ceremony.Festivities will start with the parade at 2:30 pm, for w...

(Georgia Department of Public Health media release):The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID variant first detected in southern Africa. The vari...

(Media release from Chief Vann House Historic Site):Time has flown by, and our staff and volunteers are happy to once again host Candlelight Tours at the Chief Vann House Historic Site. On Friday, Dec...

The 33rd annual Thanksgiving Love Feast is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday, November 25th at the Rome Civic Center from 11 am to 2 pm (or until food runs out).This traditional Thanksgivi...

Local journalist Doug Walker has been selected as the Grand Marshall for the ’21 Rome Christmas Parade. The announcement was officially made during a special breakfast on Tuesday morning at the ...

(Media release from Georgia’s Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire):Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced Tuesday that a Chattooga County fire was intentio...

(Media release from Georgia Power):With Thanksgiving days away and many family and friends gathering together this year, Georgia Power is sharing simple tips and free tools to make small changes aroun...

A total of 939 new cases of coronavirus and 32 more virus-related fatalities were reported across Georgia on Tuesday by the state’s Department of Public Health.According to the latest update by ...