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Rome Committee to Revisit Public Assembly Ordinance
An update to Rome’s public assembly ordinance is scheduled to get a second look Tuesday at the public safety committee monthly meeting. The city commission had been poised to adopt it in April but sent it back to the committee for review out of concern that it could have unintended consequences. At issue are the sections spelling out when a group needs a permit. Several commissioners said a provision requiring...
Judge Firm: Trial Date Holds Despite Psych Evaluation In East Rome Murder Trial
A judge warned attorneys that another psychiatric evaluation for their client, who had recently been deemed mentally competent to stand trial, should not delay his day in court. Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, is accused of stabbing, disfiguring and disemboweling his former friend 21-year-old Aaron William Davis in November 2022. His trial is set to begin on June 24, according to a scheduling order filed by Floyd County Superior Court Chief Judge John “Jack” Niedrach. ...
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. ...
Former Floyd County Congressman Barr Elected NRA President
A former Floyd County congressman has been elected president of the National Rifle Association. Bob Barr took over the office at the 2024 NRA convention in Dallas Monday, succeeding the organization’s first three-term leader, Charles Cotton. Barr’s election was confirmed by Scott Johnson, a former member of the Georgia Board of Education, who is at the NRA’s convention. ...
Despite Early Voting Uptick, Turnout In Floyd County Still Low
Voting picked up Friday before the end of the early voting period for a primary that will determine two of Floyd County’s constitutional officers — sheriff and clerk of court. Locally, two positions will essentially be filled in the Republican primary. The incumbent sheriff, Dave Roberson, is being challenged by veteran law enforcement officer Robbie Whitfield, and the incumbent clerk, Barbara Penson, is up against Mary Hardin Thornton of the Rome Finance Department. There are no Democrats running so the winners will appear alone on...
Construction Continues On Covington Park In South Rome
Work on Covington Park in South Rome has been moving at a steady clip since a contract to build the park was issued earlier this year. It was originally proposed by the South Rome Alliance in 2021 as a leisure park named after Darlington Graduate Bill Covington who died in Vietnam. The park sits on three unused parcels bordered by East Main, Cave Spring and McLin Streets. One of the...
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