A tractor trailer that came close to over turning had traffic backed up at 53 near 140 Wednesday afternoon around 5:00. A listener sent in the picture.
The Heyman Hospice Care at Floyd will be hosting a seminar that speaks about care options related to cancer diagnoses as well as loss and grief reactions for patients, families and professional care-givers on Wednesday March 24th.
A rousing homecoming for citizen soldiers from the 108th Calvary Tuesday
A 160-day school calendar will be in place in the Polk County School system this fall, having been approved on a 6-to-2 vote following an hour of discussion at Tuesday night’s county school board meeting.
The local job market took another hit in January. The Georgia Department of Labor is reporting the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Rome rose to 10.9 percent, up five-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 10.4 percent in December.
Crowds of patriotic supporters lined the street through downtown Cedartown as some 70 soliders received a 'welcome home' celebration.
Two people were transported to the Floyd Medical Center just after 9 Tuesday morning after a car slams into the side of Terrell Optical in the West Towne Square Shopping Center.
The Karen Handel for Governor Campaign is defending statements made last week regarding transportation plans for Northwest Georgia.
Summerville Police Department is looking for missing person Earllana Sue Trammell.
A new state labor career center is now open in Cedartown.
Students and teachers of Georgia Highlands College are speaking out against the proposed funding cuts that would reduce funding by an additional $2.4 million.
Franco Perkins has been named Head Football Coach of the Rome Wolves. Coach Perkins replaces Sid Fritts, who recently announced his resignation.
The Rome area lost 700 jobs from January of 2009 to January of 2010. That’s according to the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of Labor.
Lester Ritter, Dr. Noberto Rosado and Michele Christian were recently awarded Polk Medical Center’s 2009 Frist Humanitarian Award as the Volunteer, Physician and Employee of the Year. Additionally, Mary Lee was recognized with the Caring Associate award for 2009 for her history of going above and beyond in the workplace.
