Monday, March 10, 2025–9:55 a.m. -Staff reports- A resolution to create a joint development authority between Bartow, Polk, and Floyd County is on the agenda for Tuesday’s Floyd County Commission meeting. The initial focus of the authority would be economic development on U.S. 411 between Rome and Cartersville, Ga. 101 between Rome and Rockmart, and…… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Floyd County
Marquita Davis Declares Candidacy for Rome City Board of Education
Monday, March 10, 2025–9:45 a.m. -Staff reports- 2025 is a municipal election year with three seats on the Rome City Commission and all seven seats on the Rome City School Board up for grabs. Marquita Levette Wright-Davis is the first to publicly declare her candidacy for the school board. Election qualifying officially begins in August.…… Continue Reading
Georgia gas price average drops at the pumps
Monday, March 10, 2025–9:45 a.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average continues to decline at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 4 cents less than a week ago, 4 cents less than a month ago,…… Continue Reading
Rome City Commission meets Monday
Sunday, March 9, 2025–2:45 p.m. -Staff reports- The Rome City Commission will tackle a relatively light agenda on Monday. The caucus begins at 5 p.m. in the Sam King Room at Rome City Hall. The commission will go into executive session to discuss real estate. The regular meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. upstairs. The…… Continue Reading
Leprechaun-a-Thon less than a week away
Sunday, March 9, 2025–2:45 p.m. -Staff reports- We are less than a week away from the annual Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, presented by Atrium Health Floyd. The event will be this coming Saturday, March 15. The USATF-certified race will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by the health walk at 6:45 p.m. Participants will traverse…… Continue Reading
Arrest reports for March 9
Sunday, March 9, 2025–2:30 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with burglary, aggravated assault An Armuchee man has been arrested in a reported burglary and assault that occurred on March 2. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: 48-year old Joey Lee Fowler entered a motel room at the Saga Inn…… Continue Reading
Purported gang member facing firearms charges
Sunday, March 9, 2025–2:30 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Garden Lakes man is facing multiple charges following his arrest at his Elliott Drive home, including 14 counts of participation in criminal street gang activity and five counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County…… Continue Reading
New events venue planned in Silver Creek
Friday, March 7, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Mo Burge, Rome News-Tribune- A new events venue offering space for weddings, birthday parties, farm tours, and family reunions is in the works in Silver Creek. Plans were nearly derailed for the Chambers Mill Trout and Cattle Farm, which needs a special-use permit to operate on a 100-plus-acre farm on…… Continue Reading
GNTC’s Noelia Sargento named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year
Friday, March 7, 2025–10:30 a.m. -News Release- The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has named the winners of its annual adult education awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in adult education and lifelong learning. Noelia Sargento, a student from Georgia Northwestern Technical College, has been named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year and recipient…… Continue Reading
Rome High School Show Choir wins division at Music City Invitational
Thursday, March 6, 2025–6:15 p.m. -News Release- For the second straight competition, Grand Finale, Rome High School’s Show Choir, wowed the audience and the judges with their performance of their competition show “Whodunit”. The group took first place in their division and placed third overall at the Music City Show Choir Invitational in Nashville this…… Continue Reading
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