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Jan 25, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

2012 Heart of the Community Walk to Honor Terry Simmons

Lace up your walking shoes, and plan on participating in the 4th annual Heart of the Community Walk. The walk will be held Saturday, February 25th and kicks off at 10 a.m. with pre-walk festivities... Read more...

Jan 22, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Legislation targets copper, metal theft

by Kim Sloan, staff writer Just a few years ago Wayne Evans of Anniston Metals would see a police officer maybe once or twice a year. But since metal thefts have become so rampant, he said, he now sees them once or twice a... Read more...
Jan 19, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Rotary exchange student hopes to form Rotaract club in Rome

Georgia Rotary Student Program participant Micaela De Freitas is hoping young professionals in Rome and Floyd County who are looking to help the community will join her in forming a new Rotaract Cl... Read more...
Jan 19, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Lochs and Hills Celtic Association hosts Burns Night Dinner

Rome’s Lochs and Hills Celtic Association will host its annual Robert Burns Night Dinner at Magretta Hall, 201 Broad Street, Rome, GA at 6:30 pm on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Guests will join Celtic ... Read more...
Jan 18, 2012 | streetinsider.com

ADAMS Announces the Addition of Emil A. Slavik to its Advisory Services Staff

FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! More News related to Press Releases Vessix to Present V2 Renal Denervation Systemâ„¢ for Hypertension at LINC 2012 More News related to Press Releases ROME, Ga.--(BUSINESS... Read more...
Jan 18, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Deal seeks to promote traditional labor force development

by Doug Walker, Associate Editor Gov. Nathan Deal revealed a new initiative called Go Build Georgia to focus on increasing the potential workforce for traditional skilled labor jobs. Deal’s announcement comes four days after... Read more...
Jan 18, 2012 | ledger-enquirer.com

Georgia basketball: Jay Rome waits his turn in one sport while playing another

ATHENS, Ga. -- The past week has been a big one for Jay Rome’s future in the sport he came to play at Georgia. Here’s the thing though: Rome has to compartmentalize, because he’s playing another sport at the moment. Follow Seth... Read more...
Jan 17, 2012 | 11alive.com

Rome native to sign copies of memoir this weekend

ROME, Ga. -- A Rome native has written a memoir of his more than 80 years of life in northwest Georgia.Lonie B. Adcock, author of Memories of an Old Geezer, will sign copies of his book from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.... Read more...
Jan 17, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Deal: $20 for a shampoo, haircut and finished style at Imagine Hair and Art Studio - a $40 value

Take advantage of this great deal! Get a brand new do and try out one of Rome's Best Hair Artists for just $20! Located in beautiful downtown Rome, Georgia ... Imagine is right at home! We love downtown! So much activity equals... Read more...
Jan 16, 2012 | rn-t.com

Georgia Power lends helping hand

Employees of the Georgia Power Rome Operating Headquarters and Plant Hammond are participating in a series pf community service project events today to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Each year, the utility employees... Read more...
Jan 16, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Freedom March planned for today on Broad Street

Today marks the nation’s annual celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., and locals will mark the tradition with the annual Freedom March down Broad Street in Rome. The march is part of t... Read more...
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Jan 15, 2012 | gadsdentimes.com

OUR VIEW: Welcome news on U.S. 411 project

Published: Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 13, 2012 at 6:57 p.m. It’s taken a while, and the wait still isn’t over, but it looks like the four-laning of U.S. Highway 411 from Gadsden to... Read more...
Jan 14, 2012 | myfoxal.com

Adult, 2 children rescued from Ala. river

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities rescued an adult and two children trapped in a vehicle that had washed downstream at the Little River Canyon National Preserve near the Georgia border. The Rome ... Read more...
Jan 13, 2012 | furnituretoday.com

Englander honors manufacturing, sales excellence

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 2, 2012 OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - Englander Sleep Products honored two factories in its annual awards presentations at its board of directors meeting in Rome, Ga. Company President... Read more...
Jan 12, 2012 | tmcnet.com

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia; Rome; Fine Particulate Matter 2002...

Jan 12, 2012 (Environmental Protection Agency Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve the fine particulate ... inventory requirement found in CAA section... Read more...
Jan 12, 2012 | newstalk1160.com

Floyd deputies arrest wanted fugitive from Ohio

ROME, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Floyd County deputies were able to track down a wanted fugitive Thursday morning with the help from agents out of Ohio. Deputies arrested Vontaylo Marcus Fain, 34, who was on the Ohio Most Wanted list.... Read more...
Jan 12, 2012 | 11alive.com

Berry senior earns Aflac Teacher Education Scholarship

ROME, Ga. -- A senior at Berry College is a recipient of this year's Aflac Teacher Education Scholarship.Emily Thomas took home the $2,500 prize, which is awarded through the Georgia Independent College Association. Every... Read more...
Jan 12, 2012 | newstalk1160.com

Rome neighbor stops burglary in progress

ROME, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - A brazen crook got more than he bargained for when he tried to burglarize a Rome convenience store. He tried to make off with a box full of cigarettes, but a vigilant neighbor stopped the crook right in... Read more...
Jan 12, 2012 | gadsdentimes.com

Artists painting selected for exhibit

A painting by Fort Payne artist James Green recently was selected for inclusion in the 18th annual Horizons of Flight Aviation Art Exhibition & Competition being held at CAE SimuFlite Center at the Dallas-Fort Worth... Read more...
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Jan 9, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Princeton students oppose Shorter's Personal Lifestyle Statement

by SAM WATTERS, Rome, student at Princeton University For the doubtless majority of students entering higher education, the university represents the nonpareil potential to escape the confines of enclosed communities and... Read more...
Jan 9, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Miss Rome 2012 crowned

Miss Rome 2012, Abby Killough, is crowned by last year’s winner, Stephanie Burkholder, as Rome Mayor Evie McNeice looks on. Andrea Pitts, Miss Rome Scholarship executive director, is at right. Abby... Read more...
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Jan 7, 2012 | cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - DENNIS : MCCORD : MILLER

I am in search of paternal grandparents and/or family. My father was born in Asheville, NC in Buncombe County on December 4, 1950. He was adopted by a wonderful family and moved to Rome, Ga at 6 weeks old. We have been told... Read more...
Jan 5, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

"Views and Reflections" exhibit opens Monday at Berry College

ROME, Ga. -- Eckerd College Professor of Visual Arts Arthur Skinner will hold a gallery talk about his exhibit “Views and Reflections” at 7 p.m. Monday (Jan. 9) at the Berry College Moon Gallery. This event, sponsored by the... Read more...
Jan 5, 2012 | rn-t.com

Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum closed for storm cleanup

ROME, Ga. – Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum are closed until Wednesday, Jan. 11, as workers clear debris from the December storm. Cleanup started this week as students and staff hauled off trees and limbs from the Dec. 22... Read more...
Jan 4, 2012 | 11alive.com

Aviation consultant indicted for wire fraud

ROME, Ga. -- A Cartersville man has been indicted for nine counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy for issuing false FAA certificates.Andrew Kent Anderson was arraigned in federal court in Rome on Tuesday. He was... Read more...
Jan 4, 2012 | wyff4.com

30+ Dogs Killed In Kennel Fire

12 Adult Dogs And At Least 20 Puppies Died POSTED: 8:38 am EST January 4, 2012 UPDATED: 10:00 am EST January 4, 2012 ROME, Ga. -- Authorities say at least 32 dogs were killed when fire destroyed a kennel and a home in the small... Read more...
Jan 4, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com

Convenience comeback in Shannon as store prepares to reopen

Seema Singh made it very clear Tuesday that the reason her husband Ricky Singh was interested in taking over the lease at the former Mapco convenience store at the intersection of Ga. 140 and Ga. 5... Read more...
Jan 3, 2012 | goarticles.com

To Choose Breitling Bentley Replica at a Discounted Price

Poor girls and all they concerned had been mysterious and revolting issues to her. She understood that guys patronized these ladies for functions which no girl should really mention?aor, if she did point out them, ... Read more...
Dec 31, 2011 | prweb.com

Rome GA Daycare Center Launches New Website To Serve Customers

The Winthrop Academy, a premier Rome GA daycare center, has launched a website to serve its Northwest Georgia customers. The school has been in business for over 20 years without a formal presence on the internet. The new... Read more...
Dec 31, 2011 | twincities.com

Rome man claims he had role in escape from Alcatraz

Atlanta News.Net Saturday 31st December, 2011 (Source: ROME, Ga - An 89-year-old Rome man claims he played a role in the notorious escape from Alcatraz, but kept his story bottled up for nearly 50 years. "I don't care if people... Read more...