Coosa Valley Credit Union marketing chief Robert Smyth is seeking to put "action" into the Small Business Action Council of the Rome Floyd Chamber. When Smyth took over as chairman of that committee, he made it his mission to ensure small business leaders across the community learned how to …
The new Northwest Georgia Veterinary Emergency Clinic, an after-hours emergency clinic, is slated to open Thursday at 5 p.m. The clinic is the result of a need experienced by local veterinarians who have pooled their resources to finance the new clinic.
The Rome office of Edward Jones has announced the addition of Michael Troxell as a financial advisor.
Taking a few extra minutes to dig deeper into someone’s family medical history can bring about a wealth of change for their future.
The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism is pleased to announce Savannah White as the new Marketing Specialist. Her focus will be on social media and digital content with an emphasis on retail blogging.
The annual Kickback to the Community fundraiser is underway at Ford Gittings & Kane Jewelers, 312 Broad Street in downtown.
Greater Community Bank Director of Retail Banking Kristy S. Brown has earned certification as an Adult Crime Tactics (ACT) Specialist through the Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services. Credentials are awarded to ACT trained professionals who are mandated by state la…
Tastes in the adult beverage industry seems to have shifted in recent years away from older, traditional brews and spirits to the more unique craft-style beverages created by small entrepreneurs. Rome businessman Billy Newby is the latest to cash in on the changing tastes by developing his o…
Clay Davis, chief operating officer of Alarm Systems, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Blood Assurance is pleased to announce the naming of Ken Pence of First Bank Mortgage as the new chairman of the Rome Advisory Board. Introduced at yesterday’s quarterly meeting, Pence expressed his commitment and excitement to be an ambassador for Blood Assurance and help lead the advocacy …
Dr. Gregory Harris is always on the alert for fresh, game-changing discoveries when it comes to cancer care.
Supplies of O negative blood, the so-called universal donor, are particularly low across North Georgia and Blood Assurance, which supplies blood products to both the Floyd Medical Center and Redmond Regional Medical Center, has put out a call for help.
Rome antique dealer Crandel Allmon is seeking to liquidate the inventory at Pineapple Place at 216 Broad St. to allow contractors to repair a roof that suffered multiple large leaks during rain last week.
Maggie Schuyler has joined Georgia Highlands College (GHC) as its new director of admissions to work with future students and the community, as the GHC Admissions team launches new community events and a revamped campus tour program called Charger Tours.
Personnel Staffing Inc. (PSI) is pleased to announce recent hire Lila Guerra as an Account Executive at their Rome location.
Local nurse practitioner Janet Ross is set to represent her counterparts on the state level for the coming year after she was elected to be Georgia’s representative to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
The old mill in Lindale has literally been a major piece of the fabric of the community for more than a century. It opened as Massachusetts Mills in 1896, an 80-foot by 500-foot cotton shed. It grew and grew and grew, changed names a couple of times before South Carolina-based Greenwood Mill…
Mike Nichols, independent sales representative for World’s Finest Chocolate, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
The number of people working across Northwest Georgia hit an all-time high during the month of June, according to a press release from the Georgia Department of Labor. That's a good thing because the labor force is also growing which was in part responsible for the increase in the jobless r…
The Fairbanks Company announced that it filed a voluntary petition for reorganization yesterday under chapter 11 to resolve all existing and future personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from alleged exposure to asbestos-containing products produced and sold by Fairbanks more than…
Tom Medlock is ready to hang up his holster, figuratively speaking. Medlock, the owner of Tom’s Gun Shop for close to 52 years, is ready to retire and is hoping he can find a purchaser for his West Rome business as opposed to closing the shop.
Zhan Ping Wang, owner of Bento Bx, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Rome's Ideal Meals, 874 Spider Webb Drive, has a new refrigerated van and has made plans to schedule regional delivery of prepared meal, starting with Calhoun.
A growing labor force in June outstripped the capacity of the Rome area to fill jobs bumping up the unemployment rate, Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday.
Don't start looking for those fancy, high-tech, electronic parking kiosks on Broad Street in downtown Rome any time soon. The Downtown Development Authority made it very clear Thursday that it plans to slow-walk changes to the downtown parking program over the course of the coming months.
Northwest Georgia entrepreneur Dave Parker has acquired the former Ransom Floral Co. building at 5 East Fourth Avenue in downtown Rome.
Justin Pollard,owner of Rome Homes Realty Group answers questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Steven Craig, a Floyd Home Care speech-language pathologist, was recently awarded LHC Group’s highest award for a therapist, 2017 National Speech Therapist of the Year. “It’s an honor,” remarked Craig, “made possible only by the amazing care and support provided by our nurses, therapists and…
After ensuring the successful completion of the $40 million ForeverGold campaign, new Associate Vice President for Development Robert Shippey will lead the operation of the Business Incubator at Brenau University.
The Augusta-based Hull Property Group has initiated the process of making a Tax Allocation District financed makeover of their Mount Berry Mall. John Mulherin, vice president for government relations at HPG, said the first phase of the project at the mall involves the demolition of the Sears…
The annual summer Berry College Farmer's Market is on for Saturday in the Clara Bowl adjacent to the Ford complex on the Berry campus.
Emma Atherton-Staples, D.O., has joined the Floyd Primary Care network in the practice of Danielle Y. Epanchin, D.O., at 1650 Chattahoochee Drive, Rockmart.
The imposition of billions of dollars worth of tariffs being imported into the U.S. is causing some uncertainty for foreign investors who are considering the location of new plants in the United States. Rome Floyd Chamber President Al Hodge told members of the Development Authority of Floyd …
The Floyd County Court Appointed Special Advocate staff will conduct volunteer training programs Saturday July 14 and July 21 from 9 to 3 p.m. Both of the training sessions will take place at the CASA offices in the Restoration Rome complex at 1400 Crane St.
President of the State Bar of Georgia Kenneth B. Hodges III released the following statement:
It’s 10 a.m. on July 4 and it’s already hot.
Professional photographer Stephen Jones of studio331 photography in Rome was elected to the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Council for 2018–2021. A non-profit, international association with more than 30,000 members, PPA is ultimately governed by its members through such council…
Rev. James Sisson, owner of BullDawg Taxi, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Bartow County announced its intent to enter into a contract with MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service to provide 911 ambulance service in Bartow County, according to a press release.
Floyd County wage earners ranked fifth in the Northwest Georgia region in terms of their average weekly wage, at $846 a week for the fourth quarter of 2017; Whitfield County was number one at $931 and Gilmer County was at the bottom of the 15-county region at $589.
Matt Stahl and William Newby, partners and Certified Financial Planners at Newby-Stahl Advisory Group answer the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Greater Community Bank is pleased to welcome Peter M. Weber of Calhoun to its Board of Directors.
Eight physicians recently graduated from Floyd’s Family Medicine Residency Program.
Effective July 1, anyone performing eyebrow microblading, and facilities where the cosmetic procedure is performed, will be regulated under the rules of local county boards of health that the Georgia Department of Public Health uses to regulate body art studios and artists. Previously, the p…
More than twenty local churches are partnering with Covenant Kingdom Pastors in the Rome area to bring nationally renowned pastor, author and dynamic speaker Tony Evans, to Rome Friday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Forum River Center downtown.
Vice President with Heritage First Bank Jarrod Floyd and Vice President with Greater Community Bank Daniel West were among the 185 bankers receiving their diplomas from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University on June 1, 2018.
Jennifer K. McKay, attorney and owner of The Law Office of Jennifer K. McKay, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
The unemployment rate for both Rome and Floyd County dropped slightly to 3.6 percent in May and dropped by a percentage point when compared with the May 2017 rate.
Georgia residents will have to pay sales tax on nearly all online purchases following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday in a South Dakota case.
It didn't take long Thursday for word to get around that Aldi grocery store at 836 Turner McCall Boulevard, was open again. After a five-week shutdown for an expansion and remodel, the store is once again open and a formal grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Thursday at 8…
