Rome News

Annette Herrington is fascinated by genealogy, and she spent years researching and writing "Armuchee Baptist Church: A Church History 1838-2013" to present during the church's 175th anniversary celebration in June.

A Rome man is jailed on several charges for allegedly attacking a 12-year-old and cursing at other children, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

A Cedartown woman wanted on a probation violation is now facing additional drug charges after police found cocaine on her when she was arrested, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

A warrant has been issued for a Rome man who is very familiar to law enforcement - he once jumped out of a police car going 50 mph, slipped out of his handcuffs and eluded police for a day.

Children's Dentistry of Rome remains open some six months after authorities descended on the business with a search warrant , taking a number of documents in connection with a fraud and abuse investigation into the office.

Picture 1. The transfer machine illustrated here is a drilling station for an aluminum profile with 11 drilling operations.

The task of narrowing down more than 40 project requests estimated at almost $180 million belongs now to the SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee.

Beginning Monday, June 3, Kristine Briones Mull, M.D. will be seeing patients in a newly renovated medical suite located at 123 Three Rivers Drive in Rome.

The Christmas in Rome committee presents a check for $9,000 to the Downtown Development Authority on Thursday to help the Light Up Rome campaign.

A Rome woman was arrested Thursday and charged with felony theft by taking, according to a Floyd County Jail report.

Property owner Roger Wade shows off an old city Clock Tower display to Denise Miller, owner of The City Market, which will open June 1 in the building at 137 E. First St.

Denise Miller, left, owner of the new City Market antiques and collectibles business coming to 137 East First Street, checks out the old Waytt's store letters in the warehouse space with property owner by Roger Wade.

Local churches are reaching out to the victims of Monday's tornado in Oklahoma. Harmony Baptist Church officials have announced they are accepting donations for items such as canned foods, toiletries, hygiene items and clothing.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College will hold its southern location Commencement Ceremony on at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, at The Forum in Rome, Ga.

Final: Braves 6, Tourists 1 How it happened: Tyler Tewell's two-run homer in the fifth inning gave the Braves a comfortable 6-1 lead, and they cruised home from there to win the opener of a four-game series.

Cornerstone, a division of Lookout Mountain Community Services , celebrated its 10th anniversary at an open house lunch Thursday, May 16.

The American Red Cross would like to recognize and thank all of the community partners and major donors in Northwest Georgia who responded to the needs of the Gordon and Bartow County communities after the January 30 tornado disaster.

Youth tennis players from around the Southeast will be descending on the Rome-Floyd Tennis Center this weekend for a special two-day tournament.

Partners at Cevian Design Lab, 401 Broad St., snip the ribbon to ceremonially open the new architecture and interior design studio.

Rome's Clock Tower is reflected in a puddle during a rainstorm, May 22, 2013. Photo has been rotated 180 degrees.