Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners wi...

Media release from the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth: ATLANTA-Georgia ranks 39th out of 50 states for overall child and family well-being, according to the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. For the first time, the publication includes a new scoring met...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Being outdoors means being BearWise. Whether you are spending the day on the trail or camping overnight, remember to pick up all trash and be BearWise, encourages the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). "Taking ...

Announcement from the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library: In celebration of the Summer Reading Program, the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library's current Silent Auction features a wide array of wonderful books for kids! All five showcases are packed with children's books for all ages, classic tales, large re...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia jobs surpassed 5 million, reaching 5,002,400 in May. The state's labor force also reached an all-time high of 5,470,704, while total employment set a new record at 5,283,862. The May unemployment rate fell t...

The Atlanta Braves dropped a couple of games at home to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. They lost by 7-2 in the continuation of an outing that was suspended due to rain on Tuesday, then fell in the nightcap by 7-5. Highlights for the Braves in game two included a two-run homer by Mauricio Dubon in the bottom of ...

The Rome Emperors defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades by a final score of 2-1 on Wednesday evening in the second meeting of a six-game series at AdventHealth Stadium. That evened the set at a game apiece and allowed the Emperors to snap a four-game losing skid. The teams will meet again tonight at 6:45 pm. Rome's seri...

Tuesday evening's Atlanta Braves game versus the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park was suspended after the top of the second inning due to rain. It will resume this afternoon at 2 pm. That game will be followed by tonight's regularly scheduled game at 7:15 pm. Listen to play-by-play coverage from the Atlanta Braves R...

The Rome Emperors opened a 12-game homestand with a loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades by a final score of 14-5 on Tuesday night in game one of a six-game set at AdventHealth Stadium. That was the fourth loss in a row for the Emperors. They will face the Renegades again tonight at 6:45 pm. Rome's series versus Hudson ...

The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will open a six-game homestand this evening with the opener of a three-game set versus the San Francisco Giants. Grant Holmes will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Adrian Houser will head to the mound for San Francisco. First pitch is slated for 7:15 pm...