Students at Armuchee Middle School were given a lesson about war, the military, and life in general Monday morning when a dozen or so veterans visited the school ahead of the Veterans Day holiday W... Full Story »
Lindale native Bethany Auth found her true inner strength in Fort Hood last week, when a gunman opened fire at a processing center, killing 13 people and wounding 29 others. “My friend’s husband c... Full Story »
METIman is not a superhero, but he could help nursing students save lives. METIman is a computer-operated human simulator. His pulse beats in all the right places and he breathes, blinks, bleeds ... Full Story »
The Rome City Schools Board of Education meeting agenda for Tuesday evening is light on business but heavy on accolades and progress reports. Superintendent Gayland Cooper said the board, which... Full Story »
Awards will pay for resurfacing Broad and Charlton streets Full Story »
Adairsville native Vicki Darnell has been chosen to take over as CEO of Ephraim McDowell Health, Danville, Ky., when current CEO Clark Taylor steps down. Darnell came to EMH from Southeast Alabam... Full Story »
Residents in rain-soaked Georgia are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Ida heads deeper inland today. A flash flood watch for North and Central Georgia has been issued, and is in effe... Full Story »
Police arrested a Cave Spring man Monday and charged him with illegally using another person’s bank card to withdraw money. According to Floyd County Jail records: Anthony Lamar Brooks, 46, of 12... Full Story »
A Lindale man was arrested Monday after police said he was found to be driving on a revoked license. He also allegedly threatened a law enforcement officer. According to Floyd County Jail records:... Full Story »
A Polk County man was arrested Monday morning after police say he was found with unauthorized prescription drugs in his possession. According to Floyd County Jail records: Charles Matthew Bridges... Full Story »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The families of three American hikers accused of espionage by an Iranian prosecutor say the allegations are untrue and that their loved ones should be freed. In a group statem... Full Story »
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. The Court did not comment Monday on why it refused to con... Full Story »
Residents in rain-soaked Georgia are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Ida heads inland today. A flash flood watch for North and Central Georgia - including Floyd, Polk, Gordon, Bart... Full Story »
Shorter College students Michael Lindsey of Madison and Elizabeth Telford of Duluth received the highest scores at a recent Georgia Theatre Conference. This is the second consecutive year that Shor... Full Story »
A Supreme Court ruling in a Richmond County case has brought about a decision to drop sexual assault charges on a former Model High School basketball coach accused of having sexual contact with a s... Full Story »
Alvin Scott, street department director for the city of Rome, died unexpectedly Saturday at his home in Marietta. Scott, 39, headed the department since 2007, managing many projects for the city —... Full Story »
A man who was arrested Friday night for disorderly conduct hung himself in the Walker County jail. According to Sheriff Steve Wilson: A Rossville man who was arrested by the Rossville Police Dep... Full Story »
Oil prices shot above $80 a barrel Monday as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets than a tropical storm heading into the Gulf of Mexico. Ida had helped push crude pri... Full Story »
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is kicking off its "Apply to College Week" where high school students statewide will get help with applications and finding financial aid. Nearly 45 high schools across th... Full Story »
ATLANTA — Tax collections for the state fell again in October compared to the same month in the previous fiscal year, according to figures released Monday by Gov. Sonny Perdue’s office. Collectio... Full Story »
A scheduled speech at Georgia Highlands College by Tina Meier, whose 13-year-old daughter Megan committed suicide following online bullying on MySpace, has been postponed. The speeches were to be h... Full Story »
The resurfacing of Broad Street from Turner McCall Boulevard to Second Avenue is one of several area road projects certified for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act federal s... Full Story »
The most effective way to lower health care costs in America is to take personal responsibility for health. That’s according to “America’s Fitness Coach” Dave Hubbard , who says that 80 million Ba... Full Story »
A candlelight service and moment of silence to remember Alzheimer’s patients is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Town Green. “Rome Remembers” is the replacement for the annual Memory Walk that... Full Story »
A Rome man was injured in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 411 in Alabama around 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening, Nov. 9. The man, according to the Alabama State Trooper report, was identified as Adam H... Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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