This story appears in our annual Best of Polk special section that is in the Dec. 3, 2025 edition of the Polk County Standard ...

We've got a chilly week ahead in Northwest Georgia, with rain chances midweek and again over the weekend, according to the ...

Today, Tuesday, Dec. 2, is the annual Rome Christmas Parade and it’s shaping up to be another great year. Kudos to the event’s organizers who try to make sure as ...

Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) ...

Raymond L. Atkins lives and works in Northwest Georgia, on the south banks of the mighty Etowah River. His latest book, “They ...

In between the holiday rush and end of year to-do-lists, there’s still time to start a new tradition at the YMCA of Rome & ...

Across the country, Americans are discovering that “living comfortably” now carries a much higher price tag. Essentials like ...

There are few better volleyball players in the country than Berry’s Ava Brovet and Madie Whitehead. The American Volleyball ...

Georgia’s 102-hour Thanksgiving travel period saw 11 deaths, 498 crashes, 236 injuries, and over 23,000 traffic stops, per ...

Drones powerful enough to lift a human have become a routine tool for delivering contraband in Georgia prisons.

The Floyd County Commission held a two-hour budget workshop followed by a public hearing on the spending plan during a special called meeting Monday.

These arrests were reported by the Polk County Jail on Monday, Dec. 1. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Find arrest reports online weekdays at PolkStandardJournal.com.