Floyd County honors lost courthouse with free decals after devastating fire
A landmark more than a century in the making is gone — but the community it served is making sure it isn’t forgotten. The Historic Floyd County Courthouse on Fifth Avenue in Rome was heavily damaged in a devastating fire Monday, leaving residents and officials across Rome and Floyd County mourning the loss of one […]
Opinion: GOP conservatives- who should you support for Governor?
Since the good old days 20 years ago when I was a fiscally conservative Republican County Commissioner in a rural Georgia county, the political situation in the GOP has changed. You hear virtually nothing about balancing the national budget long-term through bipartisan efforts. Rather than analysis of ways to make government more efficient, you have […]
Georgia’s Deadly Streets: Pedestrians are dying and police are blaming them
They are walking to work, crossing to a bus stop, or simply trying to get home. And in Georgia, far too many of them are not making it. From a man struck and killed on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta late on a Tuesday night, to a 23-year-old airlifted from a rural road outside Tennille […]
Georgia will remain warm and dry through Friday
A high-pressure system will keep Georgia dry through at least Friday morning, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. What’s Happening: High pressure centered northeast of the region is pushing over the Southeast United States, blocking rain and keeping skies clear. Dry conditions are expected to hold through at least Friday morning. What’s Important: Temperatures in […]