-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- The last First Friday event took place in Downtown Rome on Friday, where the 200 block was full of concert-goers. Featuring the band, "Guardians of the Jukebox", the last First Friday of the season saw a big stage set up in the middle of the 200 block of Downtown Rome. Along the stage were...

-Staff reports- The final First Friday concert of the season will be a block party. Guardians of the Jukebox will be performing some of the biggest hits of the 1980s. The show starts at 7, but the party starts at 2 with sidewalk sales, chalk, and lots of fun. Keep in mind, this means the 200 block of Broad Street will ...

-Staff reports- A new professional arena football team is coming to Rome. The team will officially be unveiled during a news conference on Tuesday, September 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Forum River Center. The team's name and logo will be unveiled along with details about the new team and the upcoming season. Media will als...

-Floyd County Jail records- A Rome woman was arrested on Wednesday at her Moran Lake Road home on a felony warrant charging her with theft by shoplifting. According to the warrant: 49-year-old Chrissie Ann Wells took 11 boxes of crab legs, valued at $659, from Kroger on Turner McCall Boulevard. She entered the store on...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of threatening clerk at liquor store An East Rome man is accused of threatening and assaulting an employee at a liquor store on East Second Avenue. According to Floyd County Jail records: 49-year-old Christopher M. Carson yelled at the store clerk while hitting the counter. He th...