2 hrs ago | The Heard Citizen
Joel Hudson Bowen, age 80, passed away Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013. Formerly of LaGrange and recently of Franklin, GA, Mr. Bowen was currently residing at Winthrop Health and Rehab Center in Rome, GA.
6 hrs ago | MyFoxAtlanta
Tyler Perry donates $50K to man paralyzed in creek rescue
Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek.
10 hrs ago | Rome News
City looking at expanding redevelopment efforts
The long-term goal of implementing a redevelopment plan for other sections of the City of Rome could be closer to reality.
14 hrs ago | Rome News
Temple woman accused of stealing medical supplies, ID from hospital
Rome police arrested on Sunday a Temple, Ga. woman on accusations she stole medical supplies and an ID card from Floyd Medical Center, reports state.
15 hrs ago | Rome News
City to recognize - Garbage Man Day' with biscuits and coffee
Jeff Williams and Mike Barone love what they do: picking up trash. "Pouring rain.
16 hrs ago | Rome News
Another spring and another black bear sighting provided some excitement for a local neighborhood.
16 hrs ago | Rome News
Man, woman charged with drug possession
A Rome man and woman remained in jail Sunday night after they were charged with possession of methamphetamine and Schedule II drugs that morning, according to Floyd County Jail reports.
18 hrs ago | Rome News
Crane Street shooting under investigation
Rome police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred early Sunday morning on the 1300 block of Crane Street that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg, according to a Rome Police Department report.
18 hrs ago | Rome News
Face to Face features 7Hills Makerspace, Crowdfiber.com
The latest edition of Studio Central's Face to Face is now available on RN-T.com.
Stepfather vows son will walk again after saving 4-year-old girl from Georgia creek
Robinson said his stepson, Michael Patterson, 43, saw his life forever changed on June 8 when he leapt into the swift-moving Euharlee Creek along the Silver Comet Trail in Rockmart, Ga., to save Javea Jones, a 4-year-old girl whom he had never met.
Weather update: Storm moving through area
WEATHER UPDATE: A thunderstorm is moving into Floyd County but should be past Rome by about 9:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
GA man drowns in Little River Canyon
Ricardo Perez of Rome GA was found in nine feet of water just before 9:00 p.m. Authorities say Perez and his friends attempted to swim across Little River when he slipped under the water.
Second round of SPLOST presentations turns focus to increasing...
The renovation of the former city of Rome water works building on Jackson Hill into an open-air pavilion for gatherings is a project on the table for the upcoming SPLOST.
Animal shelter plan would include a dog park; new $5.97 million...
Animal shelter plan would include a dog park; new $5.97 million facility proposed for funding through a 1-cent sales tax Animal Control Director Jason Broome tells the SPLOST committee about the proposal for a new animal control facility, while Assistant County Manager Noah Simon listens.
Summer vacation: Rome, Georgia has it all
When it comes to summer vacations , families rarely agree on where to go and what to do, but there is one place in Georgia that has something for everyone.
A Clean Start: Rob Byars puts the demons of his past behind him and...
Rob Byars cleans a wall during a drywall project in Armuchee. The 38-year-old father of four has faced some tough times in the past, not the least of which was a battle with substance abuse.
@White=[C] Daylily society highlights private gardens on fundraising tour
Scheduled for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the NWGDS will feature five gardens, with all but one being local.
Carolyn Ann Benefield Flowers, 65, Dies
Carolyn Ann Benefield Flowers, 65 of Lithia Springs, passed away, June 14. She was born Jan. 18, 1948 in Rome, GA., to the late Robert Lee Benefield and Eula Virginia Fowler Benefield.
48,800 tax assessment notices in the mail
The Floyd County Board of Assessors mailed more than 48,800 property assessment notices Friday.