EMS of Georgia moving to Rome. Walmart cuts local management positions. Flu-related deaths double across state. Floyd honors employees' service. Layoffs at Shorter. Kirby Smart makes rounds in Rome. Rain on way for weekend.

Don't wait until tomorrow; get your Rome news today -- with free updates all day -- at Hometown Headlines

Business: Changes in management team at local Walmart stores as part of corporate restructuring. Business

Health: EMS of Georgia moving offices from Cartersville to Rome next week to better serve 'hub' of non-emergency calls. Health

Georgia Health News: Flu-related deaths double in Georgia climbing to 25 from 12 last week. Flu

Floyd's Celebration of Service honors employees with 15 up to 40 years of service, plus award winners. Floyd

Business: Rome City Brewing Co. wins nearly $310,000 judgment against Ohio company that failed to deliver new brewing system. Expanded operation at 333 Broad moving foward, with opening expected in late February or early March. Business

Education: Layoffs under way at Shorter, between eight and 11 people, from ministry to residence life to maintenance. Shorter

Education: Four Floyd County students in semifinals in the Governor's Honors Program. Education

Buzz: Goodwill Career Center hosting job fair on Feb. 14, New executive director for Paradise Garden, Seed Swap at Chieftains on Feb. 10. Buzz

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Rain expected this afternoon and tomorrow. Cooler temps return next week. Forecast

Obituaries: Mr. Hernando Molano Gaitan, Baby Makenzii Avah'Grace Lovelace, Mr. Carey L. Miller, Mr. Charles C. Rutledge, Mr. Millard Grady Smith, Mrs. Willie Faye VanDyke and Mr. Edwin Jones Wycoff, Jr. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties sponsored by Living Proof Recovery. Crimewatch

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Hardy Realty open house gallery for Sunday: Your first look at seven homes in Rome and Adairsville, ranging in price from $108,500 to $372,000. Open Houses

 

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart makes rounds in Rome visiting Rome High and Darlington.

Longtime Boston Globe reporter and ESPN contributor Bob Ryan will speak at Berry College on Thursday.

 

Latest high school basketball scores and updates.

 

Georgia Highlands College will recognize alumni today during Men's and Women's basketball games.

 

The Rome Braves' 2018 Hot Stove Gathering is Monday at The Forum River Center.

 

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Please join our guests Monday including:

8:10 a.m. Dr. Courtney Cash, Development and Community Engagement at Global Impact International and Restoration Rome, on Hearts of Hope -- a different type of date night -- set for Feb. 13 in downtown Rome.

8:40 a.m.: Rev. Joe Palmer Youth Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the Great Day of Service, part of the Family 2 Family project, set for March 17.

 

Also today:

Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.

State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Health headlines: Georgia Health News

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder