Events season will get underway in downtown Rome with RoFlo 2026 this Saturday, April 25th from 10 am until 4 pm. This year marks the first time for the event to be held in April instead of in May. Megan Patrick, Communications, Marketing, and Events Coordinator for the Rome Downtown Development Authority, enthuses tha...

Media release from the City of Rome, GA: The City of Rome invites the community to take part in America250, a nationwide, bipartisan initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Residents and visitors are invited to participate in a wide range of local events, programs, and activities designed t...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) on April 16 named Patty Hart as vice president of Economic Development. Hart has more than 25 years of experience at GNTC, serving as director of Economic Development since 2009. She served as GNTC's Economic Develo...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Spring's rising temperatures have snakes moving and Daniel Sollenberger's phone ringing. As state herpetologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sollenberger is a go-to for answers about snakes. In the spring, most of the snake questions he...

The Salvation Army of Rome, GA continues to accept donations into Spring. Major Hank Harwell, Corps Officer, says that the non-profit receives a lot of support for its holiday fundraising efforts. However, donations are needed all year-round to fund services that are provided all year-round. The public may visit www.sa...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Washington Nationals by a final score of 11-4 on Tuesday night in the second outing of a four game National League East set at Nationals Park in Washington DC. That resulted in the end of Atlanta's latest winning streak at six in a row. The offensive highlights for the Braves included a s...

The Rome Emperors beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers by 15-6 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of a six-game set at Greensboro, NC. Eric Hartman clubbed three home runs for the Emperors, who also netted homers from Mac Guscette, John Gil, Isaiah Drake, and Cody Miller. Game two between Rome and Greensboro is slated f...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals by 9-4 on Monday night in the first meeting of a four-game National League East set at Nationals Park in Washington DC. That allowed the Braves to extend their current winning streak to six straight games. The Nationals opened the scoring with a two-run single from Jacob...

In an NBA playoff update - the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks by 107-106 in Game Two of their East 1st Round series on Monday night in New York. CJ McCollum scored a game-high 32 points for the Hawks to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Game three is scheduled for this Thursday night at 7 pm in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies by 4-2 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game National League East set at Philadelphia, PA. That was the first series sweep of the '26 regular season for the Braves, who have won their last five straight games. The Phillies struck first with a two-run homer by Ky...