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🌱 What’s holding up Rome’s Second Avenue widening?

Rome, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What’s holding up Rome’s Second Avenue widening?
  • Rome pauses $5.6 million incentive for housing near Mount Berry Mall
  • Meet the Rome campus employee inspiring her family to pursue college

Also on today's calendar: Meeting of the Minds - Free Dementia Education & Resource Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun with a shower, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Rome City Manager gives Second Avenue update (wrganews.com) — Rome’s Second Avenue widening remains delayed beyond its original October completion target, with underground utilities and federal approval still complicating the work. City Manager Sammy Rich offered no new completion date. Once finished, the corridor will have two lanes in each direction and turn lanes serving nearby destinations.
   

2. Rome Delays Decision on $5.6 Million Incentive for 360-Unit Housing Development (coosavalleynews.com) — A proposed 360-home development near Mount Berry Mall will wait for Rome commissioners to reconsider a $5.6 million tax incentive at their next meeting. Final agreements and documents remain unfinished. The proposal would direct most of the project’s projected new property tax revenue over seven years toward development costs.
   

3. GNTC student encourages family members to attend (daily-tribune.com) — Ashley Weaver, an accounting technician and cashier at GNTC's Rome campus, has helped turn college into a family pursuit. The Chatsworth resident earned her accounting degree in May after starting in Adult Education, and her encouragement helped bring her husband, daughters and other relatives into GNTC programs.
   

4. Rome City Commission approves City of Ethics recertification resolution (wrganews.com) — Rome commissioners voted 6–2 to reaffirm the ethics principles required for the city’s Georgia Municipal Association recertification. The resolution pledges fairness, responsible spending and public service over self-interest. Commissioners Bill Collins and Mark Cochran voted against it, though the report gives no reasons for their opposition.
   

5. 'I'm the Devil' – Rome Man Accused of Threatening Woman, Beating Her Brother and Forcing Way Into Home (coosavalleynews.com) — A Rome man was arrested this week after police said he threatened a woman, assaulted her brother and forced his way into a Perkins Street home. Willie Joe Robert Heath, 55, faces charges including battery, criminal trespass and felony terroristic threats. Authorities say he damaged the home's rear screen door while entering.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone missing this sweet baby?
    Looks to be 4-5 months old, very friendly and skinny. Has been fed, watered and is warm. (Nextdoor Moran Lake)
  • Woodglen neighbors if you are missing your very pretty white cat it was over on honey tree near sapling court.
    It has a collar and tag but wouldn't let me get close enough to read the tag. (Nextdoor Woodglen)
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(05723) - 20 O'Neil Street SW in Rome. Apply here.
  • The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Full-Time Merchandise Coordinator in Rome. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rome here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rome

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.