If you just had a baby, are expecting, or are taking care of a young infant it’s important to create a safe sleep environment for your baby. Because babies spend much of their time sleeping, the nursery should be the safest room in the house. Take a few moments to learn about safe sleep.

There are so many of you fellow community members that I see running yourself haggard over work, job, school, and family. Everyone is getting a part of you, except yourself. I see you there, hanging on, trying to pour from that empty pitcher.

A recent Coosa High School grad is using her talents to bring a little sunshine and a lot of smiles to a place where it’s needed most.

Rome’s Seven Hills Shaggers will present Atlanta-based The Gold Standard Band for a night of dancing on Sept. 21.

School has started for most of the systems in our community. Many of the students will be taking a bus for the first time. This can be a big step for your child. Help your kids get a gold star in bus safety by following these tips.

The 2020 Miss Rome and Miss Rome’s Outstanding Teen Competitions will be held Saturday night, August 17 at the Rome City Auditorium.

A party to showcase the very best Rome has to offer.

Ayurveda isn’t the top of the trends. It isn’t goat yoga or Paleo, and for many it isn’t very well known. But could it be precisely what you’re looking for?

The OTR Wheel Engineering Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge is two days away and tickets are still available.

Local blues/rock band The RJs will play a show at the Brewhouse on Saturday.

In 1939, a photo was taken of the crowded sidewalk outside of the DeSoto Theatre during the premier of "Gone With the Wind." In celebration of the theater's 90th birthday- it was founded in 1929- the Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation recreated the 1939 photo on Monday night. While RNT ran p…

I have talked with several grandparents over the years about their concern for the safety of their grandchildren. I have experienced the joy of being a grandparent and I have recently had some youngsters visiting my home for overnight stays. I realize many of the concerns of the grandparents…

I’ve some shocking news. There is none of us that deserve to be on a pedestal.

On the last Saturday of each month, a crowd gathers at the City Creamery on Broad Street. They’re here to play board games. And there are lots to choose from.

One of Rome’s most popular races is getting a revamp and it includes local pooches.

The Rome Shakespeare Fairies are headed back to the Town Green as part of the Fourth Annual Rome Shakespeare Festival.

The Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation is inviting the public to be a part of a photo recreation on Monday, Aug. 5 at the DeSoto Theatre.

In Ayurveda, the body is at one of three states or constitution. These three constitutions are called doshas and are either vata, pitta, or kapha. Taking a dosha questionnaire to find your dosha is as simple as going online or seeing an ayurvedic practitioner. Keep in mind that your dosha ca…

The City of Rome’s Summer Movie Series at the Rome City Auditorium continues Sunday with the popular animated film “Finding Nemo.”

Participation in sports offers tremendous social, emotional and physical benefits for children. We know that one of the worst things for kids is being on the sidelines with an injury. As parents and coaches, there are simple things we can do to help reduce preventable injuries – so our kids …

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will headline the third annual SoulFest on Aug. 3.

A bodybuilding and fitness competition coming to the Rome City Auditorium on Sunday, July 28 supports a project that gets homeless vets off the street and on their feet again.

Our temperatures in our community have only reached the 90s several times this year but history has told us our hottest days are yet to come. One of a mother’s nightmares is when she realizes her child or children have accidentally been locked in the vehicle. There are many 911 calls that th…

There are times when life gets to everyone; whether it be from the job, the home, the family, or a random 3 a.m. phone call that shatters everything you’ve known.

A horror film being produced in Rome hopes to tackle racism in its various forms, by presenting it in a short psychological thriller.

Funk rock band Mother’s Finest will be in concert at The Forum River Center on Aug. 23.

Stellar Award Winners Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites and Lisa Knowles & The Brown Singers will perform in Rome Aug. 3.

History tours, cake and ice cream, film screenings, previews and clips, a historic photo recreation, and an open house celebrate the DeSotos Theatre’s 90th year anniversary.

Rome residents who want to sip for a good cause have the opportunity to do so on Friday and Saturday July 19 and 20.

Can telling yourself positive things really help you boost your mood? Help you get out of a funk? Perhaps. Affirmations, those little lines of positivity that can be chanted in a mantra or just repeated as you meditate, can be a wonderful way of training your brain.

The Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism is encouraging visitors and locals alike to get out and enjoy some of the more iconic sites across Rome.

Have you heard about facial shiatsu? Chances are the only time you’ve even heard of shiatsu it was in conjunction with Western Massage, however, true Shiatsu is an Asian Bodywork therapy where energy meridians are cleared and pressure points are held to release muscle tension. Joints are als…

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My friend, you have the most dreaded summertime plant-eating insect of all time — the bagworm.