Rome News

Valentine's Day is here and everyone is finding ways to show their love for their friends and family.

The Coffee Club volunteer meeting of Rome History Museum will be Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. downstairs at the museum, 305 Broad St.

People all over Bartow County celebrate Valentine's Day . Everyone feels differently about the holiday, but the one thing that separates it from the other holidays is that it is exclusively about love.

The Floyd County Commission is expected to adopt resolutions Tuesday naming two new roads in the county.

Store manager Valorie Boring has confirmed plans to close the Alisha's Hallmark store in Mount Berry Square mall sometime toward the end of May.

James Hall is answering the questions for today's Small Business Snapshot. What is the primary purpose of your business? The purpose of KidAround is to provide the community with a place to have a private party or family gathering with fun arcade games and bounce house that the kids will enjoy.

A Rome man is in jail Monday morning after he allegedly sent threatening text messages to a woman on Sunday night and was then arrested for DUI at a residence on Redmond Circle, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

A Dodge Caravan rests on its side after it struck a culvert on Alabama Highway on Monday morning.

In-person voting starts today for the March 6 presidential preference primary and local ballot questions.

Silver-tongued Bartow County elementary and middle school students on Friday put their skills to the test during the 52nd annual Bartow County Spelling Bee.

Rome police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at Buffalo's restaurant located at 440 Shorter Ave.

The Eastman Gun & Knife Show fired off with a bang on Saturday at The Forum in Rome.

The Downtown Development Authority hopes to obtain funding from the Business Improvement District and city of Rome for a master plan to guide future activity in the central business district.

IT'S GOOD that Rome authorities are willing to sit down and reason together with an entrepreneur eager to bring a major concept restaurant - and 50 new jobs - to Broad Street regarding sprinkler and occupancy restrictions and such.

Voters will be able to cast their ballots for the March 6 election in person starting Monday.

Two Rome men and one Rome woman were arrested and charged Friday after police pulled the car over because of a tag violation and saw a Floyd County Police Department hat in the back seat that had been defiled, bearing expletives.

Berry College is hoping to raise a total of 2,000 items during a food drive that will take place at the Berry vs.

Newt Gingrich is poised to carry Georgia in the March 6 presidential preference primary, but new polls show Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney in a close race for second place.

Synovus Bank has given new leadership responsibilities to J. William Douglas, the CEO of AFB&T, a division of Synovus Bank.

Solomon, the wisest man in the world, said this, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart: and lean not unto thine own understanding.