
A Northwest Georgia woman has been charged with murder by the dangerous drug fentanyl.

Sometimes anticipating those everyday needs of a patient or a family member makes the care a nurse provide even more memorable. That was the case for the actions of Marcus Spears, a registered nurse at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, who earned the praise of two different families.

The Rome News Tribune reported on Friday that a judge has ruled that claims by victims of sexual abuse at Darlington School in Rome can move forward.

The Chattooga County Young Farmers will host their 8th Annual Pig Project Show and Auction tomorrow, Monday, November 7th at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center. The show will begin at 6 pm and the auction will follow.

Songfarmers of Summerville is a group of musicians and singers who wish to make things better in our community through music. The group holds monthly meetings where each participant sits in a circle and takes turns singing songs and playing their instruments.

Local veterans advocates Odell Anderson and Barbara Massey Reece, along with Chattooga County Probate Judge Gary Woods will be hosting a meal on Veterans Day for all veterans in the Chattooga County area.

A fifty-four-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department on Tuesday for using a computer to solicit a minor. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Rodney James Towe of a Holland Drive address contacted someone online he believed to be under 16 years old and requested the individual for sex acts and nude pictures. Towe was arrested and has been charged with felony sexually explicit conduct of a minor, obscene internet contact with a child, felony use of a computer service to solicit a child, and aggravated child molestation.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging all Georgians to change their smoke alarm batteries this weekend when they change their clocks to mark the end of Daylight Savings Time tonight.

A thirty-four-year-old Summerville man was arrested on drug charges after Summerville Police stopped him for speeding.

The Chattooga County Farm Bureau will be providing a drop-in breakfast at the Chattooga County Ag Center, located on Middle School Road off Highway 100 in Summerville on Thursday, November 17th from 7AM-9AM for local farmers and ag producers. The event is in conjunction with Farm-City Week.