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Rome City Schools Names 2031 REACH Scholars

Five Rome Middle School students took an important step toward their college futures Tuesday afternoon, signing commitments to earn $10,000 college scholarships through the REACH Georgia Scholarship Program during a ceremony at Rome High School’s College and Career Academy. Kai Green, Kendrah Green, Yaretzi Hernandez, Nozomi Perry, and Zy’ion...

Rome, GA · 14h

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Journey Community Food Pantry Announces November Grocery Distribution Dates

Journey Community Food Pantry will distribute groceries to families experiencing food insecurity on Wednesday, November 11, and Wednesday, November 18, with distribution hours scheduled from 10 a.m. until noon and again from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The pantry will be closed to the public during Thanksgiving week. Available groceries...

Rome, GA · 2d

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Floyd County hires Rome’s Chris Jenkins as public works director

Rome Public Works Director Chris Jenkins is making the move to Floyd County to lead its Public Works Department as longtime director Michael Skeen prepares to retire. The Floyd County Commission approved Jenkins’ employment contract during its regular meeting Tuesday. The contract was not included on the original agenda but was added after commissioners returned from an executive session during caucus. County Manager Jamie McCord said Jenkins’ experience and familiarity with local government operations made him a strong candidate to take over the department. “I don’t think there’s any way we could have found someone more qualified than Chris Jenkins to take this position,” McCord said. Jenkins previously served as Floyd County’s facilities manager from February 2009 until December 2011, when he joined the City of Rome as street department director. At the time, McCord was overseeing that department as Rome’s public works director. McCord remained in that position until April 2013, when he left to become Floyd County manager. Jenkins later became Rome’s public works director, overseeing street maintenance, drainage, solid waste operations and other municipal services. Rome City Manager Sammy Rich said Wednesday that Jenkins’ departure caught him off guard. Rich learned of the decision Tuesday, shortly before

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Planning Commission backs proposed RV park on Kraftsman Road

A proposal to turn part of the former Kraftsman Club golf course into a 50-space recreational vehicle park received a favorable recommendation from the Rome-Floyd Planning Commission despite concerns about traffic, septic systems and the potential impact on nearby residents. The commission voted Thursday to recommend approval of a special use permit for the property at 284 Kraftsman Road. The Floyd County Commission, which makes the final decision, is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the permit Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Community Room of the Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. Property owner Kerry Brown is seeking permission to develop the RV park on land zoned suburban residential, which allows RV parks with a special use permit. Brown told commissioners he has owned the property for about 10 years and believes the park could provide accommodations for workers coming to Floyd County for industrial and construction projects. When commissioners asked how many of the 50 spaces he expects to fill, Brown said demand would depend on activity at nearby industrial facilities. Nearby residents questioned whether the area’s existing infrastructure could support the proposed development. Kathy Smith, whose property adjoins the site, raised concerns about

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Honoring those who served - Rome celebrates Veterans Day

Charles Graves of Rome was only 18 years old when he enlisted in the United States Army in 1917. He was killed 14 months later, by a piece of shrapnel from a German artillery shell. His body was buried in France alongside thousands of other Americans who died in what was then called the “Great War.” Graves's body now rests in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, but his journey back to Rome was a long one. A few years after his death, his body was returned to the United States along with those of his fallen comrades. At that time the U.S. government established the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to honor all those whose bodies may never be recovered or identified. Alongside it, they wanted to have the Tomb of the Known Soldier. Graves was randomly chosen to represent the known soldiers from a list of the returned remains; however, his mother objected and insisted her son be buried at their church on Callier Springs Road. After she died, with permission from Graves's brother, the soldier's body was moved for a third time to his final resting place at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in 1923. It was in

Rome, GA · 1d

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It’s Playoff Time for Local High School Football Teams!

Local high school football teams have finished the 2026 regular season and are playoff-bound this weekend. WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will provide coverage of the Darlington Tigers on Friday as they hit the road to take on Mt. Bethel Christian in the first round of the GHSA’s Private State Football Championship.

Rome, GA · 1d

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Major Road, Bridge and Sidewalk Projects Through 2030

The Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization’s newly approved Fiscal Year 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program directs more than $92 million toward road, bridge, sidewalk, and transit projects across Bartow County. The largest single project widens Douthit Ferry Road from Old Alabama Road to State Route 113. It replaces the bridge over...

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Cartersville-Bartow MPO Approves Transportation Plan

During a joint Technical Coordinating Committee and Policy Committee meeting on November 4th, the Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization approved its final Fiscal Year 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program. It also advanced a draft calendar-year 2027 Unified Planning Work Program for public review. Transportation Planner Shanice Amos presented the final TIP after...

Cartersville, GA · 2d

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AdventHealth Expands Access to Advanced Neuroscience Care with New Neurosurgery and Neurointervention Clinic at Cartersville

AdventHealth is expanding access to specialized neurological care in Northwest Georgia with the opening of AdventHealth Medical Group Neurosurgery and Neurointervention at Cartersville, which opened on Nov. 8. Located inside AdventHealth Medical Group Family and Internal Medicine at Medical Drive, the new clinic provides advanced neurosurgical and neurointerventional evaluation and treatment closer to home for patients throughout Bartow County and surrounding communities.

Cartersville, GA · 1d

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Golden Rams Aim for Strong Finale Against Hawks

ALBANY, Ga. – After all fans, friends and alumni went home happy last Saturday evening, the Golden Rams have been blessed with an extra game this weekend. Albany State aims for a strong added finish in a Week 11 game at Shorter University. ASU faces an in-state foe in...

Albany, GA · 19h

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Arrest reports for November 11

Man charged with aggravated stalking, possession of cocaine. A Garden Lakes man has been arrested on charges of Aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence, possession of cocaine, and obstruction of officers. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records:. 45-year-old Zakelvis Mylea Mayes violated a dating violence temporary protective...

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