Thursday, May 20, 2021

Time out called on contract talk for Barron Stadium; what about nearby redevelopment? Home sales sizzle in April. Rome pays tribute to lost graduate. April employment updates.

The latest:
  • Dining: Loyal customers who love to #eatweird at a loss as Broad Street favorite Jamwich announces closing. Or is there more to come?
  • As Rome commissioners call a time out, a closer look at the five-year Barron Stadium contract proposal -- and a wild card to consider: Continuing nearby redevelopment with the potential for much more.
  • Business: Rome-based Garner & Glover purchased by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; to continue at East Eighth Avenue location.
  • Bartow business boom continues as IC Biomedical, a producer of cryogenic freezers, announces plans for a multimillion-dollar investment in opening an advanced manufacturing facility with 80 new jobs.
  • Graduations: Rome High honors Jose Cornejo-Cornejo, a member of the Class of 2021 who died in an accident with his father three months ago.
  • Jobs: Your first look at April 2021 employment stats and how they compare to the start of the pandemic a year go.
  • Latest update on search for suspect who exchanged gunfire with Bartow sheriff's deputies Tuesday night.
  • 15 virus patients in Rome hospitals as of Wednesday, down 6. New cases in Northwest Georgia: 8 as of Wednesday.
  • Buzz: Get tickets now for May 28 Fairview-E.S. Brown's 12th annual barbecue.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center:  Sunny and 85 today; up to 93 by Sunday.
  • Obituaries: Mr. Jasper Jermaine Brewster III, Mr. James Newman, Tony Lamar Shope, Mr. Oliver Willie Wilson.
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch brought to you by thestoragehound.com. Updates on arrests.

Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

  • Model's Rett Edwards to continue baseball career at Calhoun Community College in Huntsville.
  • Area colleges seek new head, assistant coaches.
  • Rome Braves vs. Bowling Green tonight at 7.
  • Mills Fitzner's game photos.
  • Atlanta Braves: Pittsburgh in town tonight through Sunday..
  • Atlanta Falcons updates.

 

 

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