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The support system for the Floyd County’s social support system was recognized Thursday at the 2019 COVA Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon that drew about 150 people to Berry College’s Krannert Center
Country musician Jacob Bryant will be performing at the Brewhouse on Saturday.
The Rome Symphony Orchestra has announced the winners of the 2019 Barbara L. Beninato Young Artist Award Competition.
This year’s Firefly Fling comes to Rotary Plaza downtown on April 26 and organizers want to use the event as a way of educating the community on all the ways the arts unite us and remind everyone of the important work Rome Area Council for the Arts does.
Since 1991, cyclists of all ages, skill levels and walks of life have ridden the beautiful, scenic back roads of Floyd, Chattooga, and Walker Counties in the Up the Creek Century Bike Ride.
Recently some of my cyclist friends had some advise they would like to add to bicycle safety.
Have you struggled with meditation? Looking to become more mindful but don’t know where to start? This Mindful 20/30 challenge could be just what you’ve been looking for.
Tuesday, April 15, 1969
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The Rome Area Council for the Arts has awarded the 2019 Rome Arts Champion Award to Nancy Smith. The Rome Arts Champion Award was established in 2012 to be given to annually to an organization or individual that has demonstrated the highest level of unselfish service to the Greater Rome comm…
The Shorter University Choral Division will present “Music of the British Isles: From Britten to the Beatles” on April 17.
Rome Symphony Orchestra and Rome Youth Symphony Orchestra will present a free family concert on Saturday, April 27.
Rome and area residents can catch Berry College Theatre Company’s production of “Dogfight” through Sunday.
A new exhibit showcasing the work of Harbin Clinic physicians and employees will be unveiled at the Harbin Clinic Gallery at Makervillage located at 252 N 5th Ave. in the River Arts District of Rome.
Carotenoids are plant pigments. They make tomatoes red and give carrots their distinctive orange hue. You see them when leaves change colors in the fall. But carotenoids are not just decorative.
The time has come to introduce your little kid to the beauty of bike riding. The key is to make sure the kids are protected properly so they are free to learn and test their capabilities. Here are a few tips that will help.
Yoga is so much more than asanas (the poses). Here we’ll talk about the yamas, niyamas, and asanas for chronic pain.
Monday, April 7, 1969
Yes it’s true. With the return of spring so does the fire ant ride again. Them gnarly little critters have spent most of the winter down deeper in the soil, but now with it warming up they have saddled up to ride again. Fortunately now is a good time to try and stop their resurgence by apply…
Across the Big Pond XIX, a music concert, will take place April 13 at The Forum River Center.
Tickets are available for the 2019 Downtown Loft Tour.
“Can I take one with my machete,” a voice sounds across the Ozone Skate Center in Dalton. It’s picture day for the North Georgia Roller Girls, and for the participants of this sport steeped in physical contact, looking tough and mean is all part of the game.
Shorter University Theatre will present its spring musical, “Into the Woods,” through Saturday, April 6. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. each evening with a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The battles over hospital regulation and financial disclosure appeared to be finished last week at the Georgia Legislature.
The range of motion is defined as the way our bodies move through space due to the unique construction of our skeletal system. In particular, the way the bones fit together at the joints. Every joint in the body has a set range of motion, determined by each persons specific skeletal structur…
Every spring, meteorologist watch for cold air from Canada to collide with the warm air rising out of the Gulf of Mexico. And like clockwork they watch big thunderstorms build and build until they drop one of nature’s most deadly events, the tornado.
Theta Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated presented its 22nd Biennial Lords and Ladies Cotillion, “A Vision Fair Soirée,” on March 9 at the Forum River Center.
On April 13, local kids have the chance to play and interact with beloved characters Moana, Black Panther, Captain Jack Sparrow and Rey from Star Wars.
Thursday, April 3, 1969
Local authors Danny and Wanda Pelfrey will sign copies of their new book, “Like a Tree,” at Dogwood Books on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
Berry College will present several musical events next week.
“Anything Goes,” Rome Little Theatre’s spring musical completes its run this weekend.
The Rome Music Teachers Association recently sponsored a Romantic Competition in Brookes Chapel at Shorter University. Chairpersons were Amy Neal and Dr. Jerico Vasquez.
An a capella quartet from Pepperell High School has earned the first place, $1,000 scholarship award from the Rome Kiwanis Club. Pepperell senior Darian Ball and Zach Payne, junior Blake Green and sophomore Carter Nelson performed “In the Still of the Night” during the Kiwanis’ music showcas…
One of Rome’s most popular charitable fundraisers also happens to be one of its biggest parties.
Tuesday, March 25, 1969
There’s a style of yoga that is known as Restorative Yoga. The word restorative means “something that restores health, strength, or well-being” and the yoga style reflects that with its gentle nature and use of more props. There are no intricate poses, there is no fast movements, it’s more r…
“Anything Goes,” Rome Little Theatre’s spring musical, opens Friday at the DeSoto Theatre.
She’s famous for playing the spoons in Asheville, North Carolina and on April 11 she’ll bring her unique brand of music to Broad Street.
“Good morning! Coffee’s ready in heaven!!”
There’s been a few trendy yoga things in the past few years. I’ve seen both friends and colleagues chase those trends.
It seems that we have had as many spring type days as we have winter days. I know that most folks are ready to get out and clean up the dead leaves and brush around their home. I hope everyone will clean up their yard of debris and give your home a makeover for Spring.
Sunday, March 16, 1969
The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism has announced the launch of a new trolley in Rome and Floyd County to expand current public tour offerings as well as offer service for private rentals.
A sunny Saturday is in the forecast with a high of 56 degrees, making it ideal weather to take part in one of many events going on around town this St. Patrick’s Day weekend to cure any cabin fever.
The Rome Symphony Orchestra will present the “Ezra Duo” at Berry College’s Ford Auditorium on Saturday.
Broadway stars of “Wicked” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will perform March 18 at Berry College’s Sisters Theatre for an evening cabaret.
The director of the University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies is this year’s featured speaker for the annual Buzz and Barbara McCoy Lecture on Southern Women Writers March 20 at Berry College.
As part of the Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival taking place Friday through Sunday, twelve people will compete for the title of Biggest Fibber on Saturday at the Rome City Auditorium.
