Monday, September 16, 2024–9:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average plunges at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 9 cents less than a week ago, 27 cents less than a month ago, and 47 cents less than last year. It costs drivers…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 16, 2024–9:47 a.m. -News Release- YellaWood, a trusted manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, proudly announced Marshall Plants as the winner of its inaugural Five-Star Hero Contest. The contest awards one winner and their nominator a VIP experience at the YellaWood 500 this October. Plants was selected as the winning Five-Star Hero based on his extraordinary…… Continue Reading
Monday, September 16, 2024–8:14 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- Georgia State Troopers responded to a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a Ford Expedition on Boone Ford Road in Gordon County on Friday. According to the GSP: The investigation revealed that the motorcyclist, 39-year-old Michael Burchfield of Calhoun, was traveling on Boone Ford Road behind…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A request for a beer, wine, and liquor pouring license for Peachy Pub at 325 Broad Street will be back before the Rome Alcohol Control Commission Monday night. The application was discussed during the ACC’s June meeting. However, the ACC was not satisfied with the applicant’s…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:37 p.m. -News Release- Brooks Mathis, a native of Rome, has been appointed chairman of the 2024-2025 Heart of the Community Foundation Board of Governors. Brooks is the Business Development Officer for LGE Community Credit Union. He is a graduate of Leadership Rome and now serves on the advisory committee for the…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:35 p.m. -News Release- The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday, Sept. 19, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:30 p.m. -News Release- Mark your calendar to join us for a free and fun community celebration for the whole family! We will have a home run derby, softball bingo, inflatables, prizes, giveaways, and more. Georgia Highlands College will name and dedicate the new softball and baseball fields on Sunday, October 20 at…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:25 p.m. -News Release- Former death row inmate Anthony Hinton, who is featured in the book “Just Mercy,” will speak at the Berry College Chapel at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16. Hinton is the keynote speaker at Berry’s Solidarity Week and the Conson Wilson Lecture series. He spent one of the longest…… Continue Reading
Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:20 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault A 37-year-old West Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated assault. According to the warrant: Zachary Ralph Burke Sr. attacked another man with a blunt object, believed to be a baseball bat. The victim was…… Continue Reading
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September 13th, 2024 – 10:25 AM Doug Walker – City of Rome Public Information Office In this video report Doug Walker, City of Rome Public Information Officer, sits down with Sammy Rich, City Manager, to discuss the new reverse osmosis water treatment plant being built on Riverside Parkway…… Continue Reading