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Suspect Arrested After East Rome Shooting Incident
A man has been arrested after a shooting in East Rome near the intersection of Evergreen Street at Cedar Avenue. According to Rome Police Department Assistant Chief Rodney Bailey: Police responded to the call at 9:49 a.m. Tuesday and found 39-year-old Christopher Nicholas Hunter still at the location. Witnesses stated there had been an argument between a boyfriend and girlfriend at that location. He fired at least one shot at her, but did not strike her. According to Floyd County Jail records, Hunter is charged with felony aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He remained in jail without bond as of Tuesday afternoon.
EPA awards $2 Million for Cleanup of Former NWGa Regional Hospital Site
A $2 million grant has been awarded for environmental cleanup work at the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday. The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority is the recipient of the grant, which comes from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The authority received a $500,000 award last year to start assessing the hazardous materials that remain on the site, which is now called the Battey Business Complex. ...
Around Town: Here Comes The Boom (Economic, That Is)
Growth and growing pains are coming as Northwest Georgia’s economy expands along with the rest of the state. What’s the target? Rural Georgia. “Companies that are changing the global economy love rural Georgia,” Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark told the Rome News-Tribune during a visit with the Rome Floyd Chamber last week. But...
DIAL 211: Community Services at the Touch of a Button
Residents of Floyd and Polk counties can now get information about a number of community services by dialing 211. According to Alli Mitchell with the United Way of Rome and Floyd County, it will simplify the process of accessing services provided by the United Way. “Plus, you will be talking to a real person,” she said. ...
Expect penny-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Jackson and DeKalb counties Saturday
The National Weather Service issued a report at 3:08 p.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 4 p.m. for Jackson and DeKalb counties. The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 30 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches). "At 3:08 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Fyffe,...
A Week Of Rome And Floyd County Graduations Ahead
Summertime is almost officially here with 80-plus degree temperatures, the end of school and a bevy of high school graduations this week. That also means the Rome News-Tribune graduation section, featuring photos of all of our graduates, in the Saturday edition. Police are asking drivers to be especially patient as graduates and their parents enter and exit the locations of each of the individual graduation ceremonies. ...
91-Year-old Surprises Tiny Fire Department With $500,000 For Updating Their Archaic Equipment
A volunteer fire department that had been surviving on equipment from the 1980s just received a half-million dollar gift from a local resident. First reported by KMBC, the 28 volunteers that staff the Calhoun Fire Department have learned that the job requires a lot more than rescue and first aid skills, it requires a knowledge of how to make running repairs.
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