(Media release from Rome City Schools, GA): Rome High’s FFA Chapter had plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Georgia FFA State Convention held at the Macon Centreplex this past weekend. The chapter was recognized for its success and received a Gold Emblem ranking on its National Chapter Award Application. This award is based on…… read more »
Local News
ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD-POLK FOUNDATION GRANTS $250,000 TO CEDARTOWN’S PEEK FOREST PARK PLAYGROUND PROJECT
(Media release from Atrium Health Floyd): A grant of $250,000 from Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation helped complete work on Cedartown’s Peek Forest Park Playground. The playground opened to the public Saturday, April 27. The foundation is the supporting agency for grants distributed through Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Medical Center. Funds were used to install a new…… read more »
FOODIES AND PHILANTHROPISTS INVITED TO ELEVATION HOUSE’S 2ND ANNUAL TASTE OF ROME ON MAY 7TH
Local nonprofit Elevation House looks forward to their 2nd annual Taste of Rome, set for the evening of Tuesday, May 7th from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm at the Courtyard by Marriott Rome Riverwalk. The event will serve as a kickoff for the organization’s observance in May of Mental Health Awareness Month, says Erin deMesquita,…… read more »
GOVERNOR KEMP SIGNS LEGISLATION AIMED AT SUPPORTING GEORGIA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
(Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp): Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Commissioner Tyler Harper, members of the General Assembly, and other state and local leaders, signed a package of legislation focused on supporting Georgia’s ever growing agricultural industry and improving security…… read more »
PORTION OF TURNER MCCALL BOULEVARD TO CLOSE MONDAY NIGHT
(From the City of Rome, GA): Beginning Monday night, May 6, 2024, a portion of Turner McCall Blvd. will be closed to facilitate the installation of a new water main associated with the 2nd Avenue Roadway Improvement Project. Closure is permitted from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and may last for five days; the NIGHTLY…… read more »
Local Sports
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SERIES IN SEATTLE WITH WIN OVER MARINERS
The Atlanta Braves beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. That allowed Atlanta to avoid being swept in the series. The Braves scored the first run of the day on a bases-loaded walk to Marcell Ozuna in the top of the third inning. They…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS DROP WEDNESDAY OUTING TO HICKORY CRAWDADS
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): The script was flipped in game two of Rome’s series with Hickory, as the Crawdads never trailed in their 4-1 victory, breaking their four-game losing streak against the Emperors. Owen Murphy gave up a two-run homerun to Hickory’s Konner Piotto in the first and wouldn’t give up another run…… read more »
SPRING ACTIVITIES WRAPPING UP AT ROME-FLOYD PARKS AND RECREATION
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): It was a busy spring at Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation with various events, baseball and softball tournaments, youth sports and there is still more to come. Recreational baseball, softball and t-ball kicked off the season in April with 83 teams between the three leagues and more than 1,100…… read more »
GHC YOUTH FISHING RODEO TO RETURN ON JUNE 1ST
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Calling young anglers: it’s time for the Annual GHC Youth Fishing Rodeo. Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will host its Annual GHC Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 1, at Paris Lake on the Floyd Campus, 3175 Cedartown Hwy, Rome, Ga. Fishing will begin at 8:30AM with the last weigh-in for prizes…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES LOSE SECOND STRAIGHT OUTING IN SEATTLE TO MARINERS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Seattle Mariners by 3-2 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Seattle, WA. It was Atlanta’s second loss in a row to Seattle and the first time that the Braves have been handed back to back losses for the 2024 regular season. The Mariners…… read more »