The U.S. Senate runoff comes down to the precinct votes Tuesday as polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Read more...Final push for U.S. Senate votes underway; Floyd already has topped 2018 runoff turnout but won't come close to 2021
A 19-year-old Floyd County man died following a single-vehicle wreck off Calhoun Road early Monday. Read more...Monday morning wreck claims 19-year-old driver; third fatal accident in eight days in Floyd County
A precautionary lockdown at Rome High School and Rome Middle School was lifted around 11:44 a.m. Monday after police responded to a nearby bus… Read more...Updated: Rome High, Middle precautionary lockdown lifted after shots fired at nearby Hack's Carpet
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Election day next as Floyd tops 11,000 early voters. Adairsville woman charged in Gordon murder. Two inches of rain on the way.
A 39-year-old Rome man died following a three-vehicle collision on Martha Berry Boulevard near Fifth Avenue Friday evening. Read more...Updated: Collision at Martha Berry, Fifth Avenue kills Rome man Friday evening; memorial services pending.
A Bartow County woman has been charged with murder relating to a body found in Gordon County. Read more...Man found dead in Resaca, Adairsville woman charged with murder
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Updated: Collision at Martha Berry, Fifth Avenue kills Rome man Friday evening; memorial services pending.
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Monday morning wreck claims 19-year-old driver; third fatal accident in eight days in Floyd County
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Final push for U.S. Senate votes underway; Floyd already has topped 2018 runoff turnout but won't come close to 2021
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First National Community Bank headlines: Offer made for Claremont House -- but more famous homes for sale. Politics: A smelly tweet; runoff's finale. Parade updates.
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Nearly 11,500 Floyd County votes already in for U.S. Senate runoff; precincts open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Collision at Martha Berry/Fifth Avenue kills Rome man. Georgia dominates in SEC.
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Look for 37% of Floyd voters to turnout for Walker-Warnock Senate runoff. Tuesday. Confessed killer of Kristen Hearne takes own life. Atrium merger official; no local name changes.
If trends hold, Floyd County should see up to 22,000 voters in the U.S. Senate runoff by the… Read more...Nearly 11,500 Floyd County votes already in for U.S. Senate runoff; precincts open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday
Georgia has lost 26 people to the flu during the first eight weeks of the 2022-23 season com… Read more...Georgia flu deaths climb to 26 since Oct. 1; 31 people died in all of last season
Officials confirmed a man serving a life term in prison for the killing of Polk County Polic… Read more...Man who killed Polk County detective Kristen Hearne kills himself in prison
After sharing plans to come together in May, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health today … Read more...Atrium Health merger with Advocate Aurora Health finalized to create Advocate Health
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Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Offer made for Claremont House -- but more famous homes for sale. Politics: A smelly tweet; runoff's finale. Parade updates.
The real estate profession offers lots of specialties — residential, commercial, industrial,… Read more...Around Town: Deal pending for Claremont House; other movie/TV homes for sale and our take on the football playoffs: let's get ready to grumble
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Model among schools hit with 'active shooter' hoax across state. Covid cases, hospitalizations up over past week. Cool, clear forecast for tonight's Rome, Cartersville parades.
A Silver Creek woman has been charged with second degree vehicular homicide and failure to y… Read more...Silver Creek woman charged with second-degree vehicular homicide in collision that killed Summerville man
Northwest Georgia saw a surprising increase in new covid cases for the week ending Wednesday… Read more...114 new covid cases in Northwest Georgia since Thanksgiving; virus claimed another Floyd resident in the past week
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We're swamped following heavy rain and a good bit of lightning from the late-night/overnight… Read more...Ware Mechanical weather: 3.25 inches of rain since 8 p.m. Tuesday; roads OK so far. Almost 600 customers without power at 10 a.m.
ATLANTA — Georgia voters are destroying the old political adage that runoff elections are pl… Read more...Georgians set another early voting record Tuesday; Floyd sees 1,885 more ballots cast.
With a potentially naughty forecast for later this evening, the Rome Christmas Parade is bei… Read more...Weather delays Rome Christmas Parade until 6:30 p.m. Thursday; some additional changes.
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Around Town on Varsity's growth; a gingerbread Claremont House? Political updates. Weather: Heavy rain due; parade postponed.
Drive-by journalism: We picked up a few previews of what’s ahead in Rome in 2023 during holi… Read more...Around Town: Varsity taking shape -- in Bethlehem. Plus a Crumbl teaser. Creel House Christmas? Move over, 'hard-working' Georgians
Today's first headlines: Please click here for all today's headlines. Read more...First National Community Bank headlines: Strong turnout for advance voting in the runoff Sunday. Busy week ahead, including 2 parades. Heavy rain overnight Tuesday.
