-City of Rome- On Thursday, a City of Rome Water Department contractor will repave a section of the Avenue A walking path just south of the sewer lift station, across from Dippity Do-Da Dogs and the stormwater pumping facility. The damaged section of the path will be repaired following construction of the new Avenue A ...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with meth possession, criminal trespass A homeless man who is accused of trespassing is also facing drug charges. According to Floyd County Jail records: 35-year-old Christopher Thomas Potts went onto a property on Turner McCall Boulevard after previously being banned. He was the...

Tuesday, July 1, 2026 -Bill Crane- Though I was only 15 at the time, I have many very vivid memories of our nation's Bicentennial in 1976. And though it took me a few years as a cashier at Winn-Dixie in those days, I still have my collection of 48 of those 50 state Bicentennial quarters. It was a time of great national...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Pirelli Tires has unveiled a multi-year investment plan for the United States of between approximately 1 and 1.2 billion dollars, which had already been considered during the previous mandate. Pirelli's U.S. headquarters and main manufacturing facility is in Rome, and the plan could mean an ...

-News Release- This year's survey of bald eagles nesting in Georgia may have covered less territory than usual. But the results point to a population that is still going strong. The survey by the state Department of Natural Resources rated nest success for bald eagles above average in all areas checked, according to su...