Category Archives: Local News

Rome, Georgia returned to the national spotlight on Thursday afternoon as U.S. President Donald Trump returned for a third visit. He dropped by The Varsity, then gave a speech at Coosa Steel during wh...

ESP Rome's Big Hoops will return on the evening of Friday, April 10th to the Huffman Center at Darlington School, and it will be a "Game for the Ages". Different generations will be pitted against one...

Media release from BBIG Marketing: Native son Eric Gordon, a U.S. Air Force master sergeant, returns to Rome in April for the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show. Gordon is the maintenance production su...

Arrrrrrrre ya ready, kids?!? SpongeBob Squarepants is coming to the Rome Little Theatre! "The SpongeBob Musical", based on the popular animated television series, will take the stage at the historic D...

Media release from Floyd County Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce the appointment of Jason Self as the district's new Director of Transportation, effective June 1, 2026. Self br...

Announcement from Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers: The Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will present a free Community Workshop, "The Art of Pruning Muscadine Bunch G...

The Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition looks forward to the Live Healthy Chattooga County Coalition's 2nd annual Health Fair. That will take place on Saturday, April 18th from 9 am until 1 pm...

Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Student Associate Emma-Louise Ramus: Berry College will host Olympic gymnast and Rockmart native Brody Malone for the Cecil B. Wright III ...

Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian Crawley as the new Floyd County Transitional Academy (TA) Administrator. Mr. Cra...

Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: The opening of the Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Clinic at Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center was a game-changing, quality-of-life improver for Polk Count...