Over the last few weeks, people over the age of 65 have been instructed to limit contact with the public and to stay in their homes as much as possible to avoid being exposed to the coronavirus.

An online petition is calling for Walker County’s largest manufacturer to shut down while the coronavirus pandemic is raging.

AgGeorgia Farm Credit has announced that dividends totaling $13,953,640 have been declared by its board of directors, with receipt by members anticipated the first week of April.

Toyo Tire’s facility in White is the latest tire production facility to suspend operations as the coronavirus threat ramps up in the United States.

The new model for industrial recruitment in Rome and Floyd County took another step Monday.

Jeb Arp and Katie Edwards were brainstorming ways to reach people looking for a new home last week when the idea of a virtual open house came up.

“Lord, nobody could have anticipated this,” said Floyd Medical Center President Kurt Stuenkel about the COVID-19 pandemic that has transformed the healthcare industry into a singularly focused network of providers from Key West, Florida, to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

The February unemployment report for Rome and Floyd County showed a drop of 0.2% in the jobless rate from January to February. The February rate was down to 3.7% with more than 43,200 Floyd County residents drawing a regular paycheck.

When Ana Armas opened her restaurant Ana’s by the River in February, she didn’t think Rome would shut down due to a stay at home order because of the coronavirus.

ATLANTA — The coronavirus pandemic is putting an unprecedented demand on unemployment compensation from Georgians thrown out of work.

Since restaurants and businesses have closed their buildings to the public, many have found creative ways to continue operations.

On top of a slowly rising number of patients, local hospitals have experienced unexpected costs associated with the outbreak of coronavirus.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has hit many businesses hard, demand has sparked Lewis Chemical Co. to the best month in the company’s history.

Employees at Heritage Sleep Concepts in Armuchee are shifting gears from manufacturing beds to churning out protective masks for the local healthcare industry.

An unusually wet winter has not impeded progress on the R.H. Ledbetter Properties’ East Bend shopping center off Turner McCall Boulevard at Hicks Drive.

Summerville-based WKSY-TV announced the hiring of Chattooga County native Dan Little as general manager. Little will assume his duties on April 2, and will be in charge of sales and day-to-day operations at Sky 21.

Developers of a 769,000 square foot warehouse and distribution building in Adairsville say they are still getting serious inquiries in spite of the COVID-19 concerns.

Rome Chick-fil-A franchisee Greg Major said he’s ready to welcome guests back to the Shorter Avenue store on Wednesday.

ATLANTA — MARTA has joined other large transit agencies around the country in asking Congress for at least $16 billion to help offset the impact of coronavirus on its bottom line.

This past week may have been one of the most trying times many local restaurateurs have seen in their careers.

March is expected to be a different story, but the first set of February workforce numbers for Floyd County show the number of initial claims for unemployment assistance dropped dramatically — although they were up slightly over February 2019.

Local small businesses are getting buffeted by the COVID-19 health emergency, but the Rome Floyd Chamber, the local office of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center and the Downtown Development Authority are all working together to make sure they have information and res…

Pirelli North America has decided to reduce operations at its Rome plant for one week starting Sunday, March 22.

Harvest Moon Cafe on Broad Street followed many in the restaurant industry when they decided to cease all operations, including take out and delivery. Many establishments that haven’t closed their doors have limited their hours of operation.

Community favorites Truett's Chick-fil-A on Shorter Avenue and Harvest Moon on Broad Street have temporarily closed their doors. 

There were lots of smiles, but no handshakes, when Ball Container revealed plans Tuesday to add additional manufacturing capacity to its operations in Shannon.

Native Roman Ande Frazier kicked off her book tour with a signing event in Rome last week at the Hawthorn Inn & Suites.

The Rome Downtown Development Authority welcomed three new members last week and is working hard to develop a plan for its new physical addition, the River District.

Sales tax collections are considered a good barometer for economic prosperity in any given community.

Dogwood Books will hold a re-grand-opening open house and 13th anniversary celebration Saturday in their new building at 231A Broad St. Owner Ken Studdard said the new store has slightly less square footage but taller ceilings allow for the bookshelves to accommodate everything he had in his…

Pam Powers-Smith has been tapped to become the new director of business and industry services at the Rome-Floyd Chamber. Powers-Smith currently serves as president and chief executive officer of the Opelika Chamber of Commerce in Alabama.

The Kerry Group revealed plans Wednesday for a $125 million investment that will more than double the capacity of its Rome plant at 5 Douglas St. in Lindale.

Adairsville real estate developer Darin Hardin is proposing a 145-unit townhouse development near Bartow County’s Manning Mill Park in Adairsville.

With fiber optic cable accessible to most communities across Northwest Georgia, Rome-based Parker Systems is devoting considerable attention to security and management of small business computer systems throughout the region.

U.S. Congressman Tom Graves, seated in white shirt and tie, speaks with a delegation from the Rome Floyd Chamber in Washington earlier this week. The annual chamber trip spanned sessions with Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and visits with officials at several federal agencies …

Interior renovations are continuing at Mount Berry Mall, with new lighting and HVAC work taking place virtually every night after regular mall hours.

Hospitality Association executives in Rome and Floyd County learned that Rome’s connections to I-75 in Bartow County are moving forward, but not in any particular hurry.

ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers have advanced legislation  to cap interest rates charged by the state’s auto-title pawn industry that consumer advocates claim trap low-income families with unfair lending practices.

While the first two months of 2020 have seemed to be wetter than normal, the rainfall total for January and February is just 0.83” more than it was during the same period last year.

Fuddruckers restaurant at 595 Riverside Parkway is officially closed, according to a sign posted Sunday in the front entrance. The restaurant opened in 2003, the first to recognize the potential draw of the Rome Braves in the then-new State Mutual Stadium across Veterans Memorial Parkway.

If you’re looking to stock up on face masks to protect yourself from the spread of COVID-19, aka. the coronavirus, you might be out of luck.

ATLANTA — Legislation aimed at two biomass plants in Northeast Georgia that have drawn a public outcry over the burning of railroad ties treated with creosote cleared a state Senate committee Thursday.