(Media release from AAA – The Auto Club Group): AAA forecasts there will be a significant number of Georgians planning to travel for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. According to AAA, 1.3 million Georgians will journey 50 miles or more, which is 52,824 more holiday travelers than the previous year. Total Number of Georgia Travelers Total…… read more »
Local News
GA SOS RAFFENSPERGER APPLAUDS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR COMMITTING TO LICENSING REFORM
(Media release from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Press Office): Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger thanks the General Assembly for joining the effort to modernize and improve licensing for professionals and businesses across Georgia. “I want to give my gratitude to Speaker Burns and Lt. Governor Jones for enlisting their help to improve the licensing…… read more »
REPRESENTATIVE EDDIE LUMSDEN ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR THE TOOGA THEATER IN SUMMERVILLE
(Media release from the Georgia House of Representatives): State Representative Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee), chairman of the House Insurance Committee, announces that Tooga Theater in Summerville, Georgia has been awarded a one-time grant of $250,000 allocated under House Bill 915, the Amended Fiscal Year 2024 budget. These Special Project funds are awarded through the Georgia Council…… read more »
MCKENSEY WHEELER NAMED WEST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
(Media release from Rome, GA City Schools): McKensey Wheeler’s goal 13 years ago when she started at West Central Elementary was to one day become the principal. Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that the day has come, as Wheeler will take over as principal for West Central Elementary for the 2024-25 school year…… read more »
ROME, GA NATIVE SERVES ABOARD U.S. NAVY FLAGSHIP IN JAPAN
(Media release from the U.S. Navy Office of Community Outreach): Seaman Recruit Damian Cook, a native of Rome, Georgia, serves in Japan aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship, USS Blue Ridge. Cook graduated from Model High School in 2016.The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Rome.…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES PICK UP SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT WIN OVER CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves blanked the Chicago Cubs by 7-0 on Tuesday night in the middle meeting of a three-game series at Truist Park. It was Atlanta’s second shutout win in a row over Chicago. Matt Olson got the home team on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning. The…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS OPEN SET IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITH VICTORY OVER THE TOURISTS
The Rome Emperors opened up a seven-game series in Asheville, NC with an 11-1 victory over the Tourists on Tuesday afternoon. The Emperors assumed an early lead with five runs during the top of the first inning and never looked back. They will face the Tourists again this evening at 6:35 pm. The Emperors lead…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves opened a seven-game homestand with a 2-0 shutout win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Truist Park. Zack Short got the Braves on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning. That was followed by an RBI single from Ronald Acuna Jr. Atlanta’s starting pitcher…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DENIED SWEEP OF NL EAST SET VERSUS NEW YORK METS WITH LOSS IN SUNDAY FINALE
The Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets by 4-3 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game National League East set in New York. That denied a sweep of the series for the Braves, whose most recent winning streak came to an end at four straight games. Jarred Kelenic got Atlanta on…… read more »
ROME EMPERORS NOTCH MOTHER’S DAY WIN AT HOME OVER BROOKLYN CYCLONES
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Exposito’s league-leading eighth homerun of the season and Stephen Paolini’s 3-run double solidified a series split with Brooklyn in Sunday’s 8-2 victory. E.J.’s homer snuck out of AdventHealth Stadium, bouncing off the top of the left field wall and carrying over into the home bullpen. The 1-0 lead thanks…… read more »