Rome News

Many churches celebrate the beginning of the Lenten season with receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday.

The annual Valley and Ridge Gem and Mineral Show will open March 14 for three days, and will feature gems, stones and fossils from around the globe, and include hourly giveaways.

Polk County police arrested five men over the weekend in a prostitution sting. Three men were arrested for solicitation and two men, including one Cedartown man was arrested for prostitution.

In ancient Rome, the consumption of oysters was thought to imbue great power and influence, so it is little wonder that this humble mollusk features prominently at the Savannah-Chatham Day seafood fest in Atlanta.

A Cartersville couple said several Rolex watches, pieces of jewelry and a laptop computer were taken from their home while they were away.

The men open their season March 10-11 at the Grover Page Classic, hosted by UT Martin at Jackson Country Club, while the women open play Monday in the Berry College Invitational in Rome, Ga.

FEB 26 Gerald Young and Rodney Strachan, two Florida men who supplied large amounts of the prescription narcotic Oxycodone to pill distributors in northwest Georgia, have been sentenced to prison.

HOOCH TOWNSEND is a much-loved 2-year-old pug who thoroughly enjoys his grooming sessions at Appalachian Pet Parlor.

Some metro Atlanta residents say they're concerned that legislation to allow grocery stores to sell unprocessed milk will force regulations on farmers and compromise relationships they have with customers.

Chattahoochee High School's Kylie Aiken has committed to play softball at Berry College in Rome, GA, an NCAA Division III school that competes in the Southern Athletic Association .

The well-worn road to spiritual perdition for a culture is clearly marked out in Romans 1:18-32.

Left to right: Tom Frey, Elijah Rock and Daphne Gaines in the Cleveland Play House production of "Breath and Imagination" in the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square.

Three men arrested Saturday in Cartersville planned "guerilla warfare tactics" and "small unit tactics," according to federal court documents.

Pictured above is the group of 5th and 6th grade Heard County 4-H'ers that traveled to Rome, Georgia to compete in District Project Achievement competition.

Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand will not face an ethics investigation for allegedly giving special treatment to the Atlanta mayor concerning late tax bills.

Yep, you read that right. And state lawmakers are considering legislation that would let people licensed to carry a gun to escape arrest if they accidentally bring their shootin' iron through security areas.

Multiple agencies on Saturday were involved in the arrests of three people on federal charges.

Flank Sinatra, of Rome, Ga., extends for a couple of tennis balls during the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition DockDogs competition Saturday at Brittlebank Park.