April is observed annually as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Family Resource Center is partnering with other human service agencies to promote child abuse prevention in Rome and Floyd County throughout this month. Tina Bartleson, FRC Executive Director, says that this year's theme for CAP Month locally is &...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Georgia's unemployment rate for January 2026 was 3.5%, holding steady from a revised 3.5% in December. January's unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage point lower than the national unemployment rate. Georgia's...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Four Elm Street fourth graders recently placed among the best in the state at the Georgia Student Technology Competition. Dylan Ramirez Cornejo and Anthony Simon Hernandez placed second in the state for programming. The students wanted to use code to help create an image. They ...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: If you could only choose one source for fishing information for the lake or river you plan to visit, we have a suggestion: the Georgia Fishing Forecasts. Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) fisheries biologists and te...

Members of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds arrived in Rome, GA on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their appearance in the Spring edition of the Wings Over North Georgia air show this weekend. This marks the fourth WONG appearance for the Thunderbirds, but the first time that they have been able to land at Rome's Ru...

The Atlanta Braves wrapped up their regular season opening homestand with a win over the Athletics by 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon in the final outing of a three-game set at Truist Park. The Braves took that series by 2-1 and went 4-2 during their homestand. Drake Baldwin got the Braves on the board with a two-run single...

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic by 130-101 on Wednesday night in Orlando, FL. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a game-high 32 points for Atlanta, which has won three straight games and improved to 44-33 on the 2025-26 regular season. The Hawks will travel to Brooklyn, NY to take on the Nets on Friday night at 7...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Athletics by 5-2 on Tuesday night in game two of a three-game set at Truist Park. It evened the series at an outing apiece. The Braves struck first with a solo home run by Drake Baldwin in the bottom of the first inning. The Athletics struck back with three runs in the top of the second o...

The Atlanta Braves shut out the Athletics by a final score of 4-0 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set at Truist Park. Matt Olson got Atlanta on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the first. Mauricio Dubon contributed a two-run single in that inning, then drove in another run for the Braves with...

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics by 112-102 on Monday night at State Farm Arena. Jalen Johnson had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won their last two consecutive games since losing at Boston this past Friday night and improved to 43-33 on the 2025-2026 regular season. Onyeka Okongwu had 20 po...