Shannon News

Beverly Stevenson of Rome has been out of work for nearly six months after a grant funding her previous position as an instructor in an after-school tutorial program run by the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority expired in December 2011.

THE CALENDAR just reminded me that the coming weeks include many days that are so meaningful to this great nation.

Memorial Day is often referred to as the first weekend of summer but it is also a time to remember those who died serving our country.

"We're excited to be on the front edge of a development," Shannon Hall told me last week as we discussed plans for 121 new apartments at One West Victory.

A fourth person has been charged in connection with the theft of 39 tire grinders from OTR Wheel Engineering, 6 Riverside Industrial Parkway, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

Flags will fly and patriotic music will fill the air as Memorial Day celebrations take place across Rome and Floyd County on Monday.

Floyd County police, who were conducting a follow-ip investigation into a burglary that is alleged to have occurred on May 14, arrested a Shannon man Monday afternoon.

Sixteen people were out of jail by Sunday after their arrests for getting a little too rowdy at the Rome River Jam concert on Saturday.

An adult black bear was spotted and tracked by officials along Riverside Parkway on Thursday morning.

Telephone wire valued at $10,000 or more was cut from three locations in Shannon on Wednesday, May 9, according to a Floyd County Police report.

Several statistics provide good barometers of the local economy. Unemployment and housing figures are a couple of important ones, but perhaps most importantly, tax collections provide a concrete picture of consumer spending.