Fortune Magazine  is out with its annual Fortune 500 issue and Calhoun-based Mohawk Industries once again made the list. It is the only Northwest Georgia based company to do so this year.

The prestigious collection of America’s leading companies bases its rankings on revenues and profits. Mohawk ranks number 442 in the Fortune 500 this year, close to the 432 they ranked last year.

The number 1 company in the Fortune 500 for 2013 is Wal-Mart, followed by three oil companies; ExxonMobil, Chevron and Phillips 66. Rounding out the top five is Berkshire Hathaway, the company which purchased Shaw Industries little over a decade ago.

Georgia is home to four companies that made this year’s Fortune 100, all of which are headquartered in Atlanta. The list includes Home Depot, UPS, Coca-Cola and Delta.

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 The City of Rome has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Two male juvenile`s at Gordon Central High School have been arrested in connection to a hazing incident earlier this year. One male has been charged with aggravated sexual batteru and false imprisonment against another male juvenile.

The second has been charged with party-to-the-crime of Aggravated Sexual Battery and False imprisonment against a second male juvenile.

The case has been turned over to the Juvenile Courts.

The juvenile were part of the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams. As a result of the investigation, both teams have cancelled the remainder of their seasons.

According to Gordon Central principal Scott McLanahan, `It has come to light that a number of individuals on both the boys JV and Varsity soccer teams have been involved over a period of time in events of hazing which in the view of the administration are extremely serious.`

Listed on the May 6 Arrest Report are:

Eddie Lee Baines — Public Drunkeness

Antonio Adams Stamper — Court Production Order

Frederick L. Johnson — Public Drunkeness

Denver Kurt King — Failure to maintain a single lane; DUI/Alcohol

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Rome City Police arrested a homeless man Saturday they say forced his way into a residence and sexually assaulted a young girl. 

Atlanta police are warning motorists to be on guard for a type of carjacking that occurs after vehicles are bumped in traffic.

that there have been at least three carjackings in the city's Buckhead area since Friday.

The most recent crime happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday near West Wesley and Howell Mill roads.

Mark Hutto said he and his wife were stopped at a traffic light when another car bumped him. He got out to investigate, and the other motorist pulled a gun. Hutto said the gunman's demand was simple: Give me everything you've got or I'm going to kill you.

Atlanta Police Maj. Van Hobbs said drivers in similar situations should stay inside their vehicles, lock the doors, put on the flashers, and call 911.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CHATTOOGA RIVER NEAR SUMMERVILLE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 415 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET…AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * AT 14.0 FEET…MINOR FLOODING OF WOODLANDS AND FIELDS BEGINS ALONG THE RIVER UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE GAGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 27 OR ROME BOULEVARD.