Our city and county commission meetings are public and we encourage people to sit in on these meetings to learn how our government works.
As downtown Rome fills with event locations, there’s another twist on the way — a company that specializes in handling events, from concerts t…
Tom Brady retired this week. Again. He claims this is the final time. He is, without question, the GOAT. Consider his stats: 89,000 yards pass…
Sweet Lunastelle,
I bought a Carhartt chore jacket in the 1990s.
The artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has been heralded as if it’s a techno-counterpart to the steam engine or telegraph. But it may als…
Lock them up was the common cry in many cities, including ours, several years ago. Tear down the cardboard boxes, give them a warning ticket a…
All it take is a little cash — or access to it.
Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old father who enjoyed skateboarding and was a gifted photographer. His friends said he was “a lover of sunsets,” “…
In the 1980s, Bill Summer and I fished from May through September almost every Wednesday for stripers. It was rare if we caught less than 20 i…
Schroeder’s resumes Sunday service on anniversary week. Starting this Sunday, in time for the 42nd anniversary, Schroeder’s New Deli at 406 Br…
I grew up in such a simple time. From the time I was 6, I manned the cash register at my family’s grocery store.
Just exactly what does optimism mean? In short it means the belief that everything is going to turn out OK no matter what. I must admit I am a…
...At least two NFL football players, David McCluskey and Kevin Floyd, began their football careers on that field playing flag football in our…
Kudos to our Rep. Katie Dempsey for taking a stand to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from risky mining proposals...
Sen. Brandon Beach, R, Alpharetta, has introduced Senate Bill 7, known as the “3G” bill or the “Gangs, Guns, Gone” bill. It would impose a 10-…
Once a national leader in criminal justice reform, Georgia is tied for dead last in one justice-related metric. It is one of only three states…
Seven years ago, I submitted my first story to my adopted hometown newspaper, The LaGrange News. I was elated when the editor called to say he…
In just over a month, a mysterious murder will take place in Rome and you can help solve the mystery.
There’s now a second top medical post to fill in Northwest Georgia. Chris Mosley, the chief executive officer at Piedmont Cartersville Medical…
City commissioners should have given the public a final chance to comment before backing just over $103 million in bonds for the proposed Rome…
If you’ve ever disappointed someone, you know that it can be a difficult feeling to endure. Parents sometimes disappoint children and children…
Sometimes, no matter how much logic you muster over a situation, there ain’t no accounting for how some people think.
We have celebrated and honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for all of his sacrifices and the wisdom shared with us. He tried to point us the wa…
For the past six months my son, who is in the U.S. Air Force, has been deployed overseas. He will be returning stateside next week. His deploy…
This weekend marks the kickoff of Rome’s role on the pro tennis circuit. The Rome Tennis Center will be hosting three big events across all th…
My friend Al is an actor who lives in London.
