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🌱 What GDOT just decided about Rome’s bypasses and key bridges

Rome, Georgia Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Rome! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What GDOT just decided about Rome’s bypasses and key bridges
  • How Rome’s ‘Heroes Run’ 5K will support dementia care Saturday
  • Northwest Georgia community mourns the passing of Jerry Leon Brown

Also on today's calendar: Champions - A Celebration of Queen and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the mommy tomato say to the baby tomato? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 72.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. County manager shares update from GDOT board meeting (wrganews.com) — State transportation leaders recently met in Rome, giving local officials fresh timelines on major projects like the Southeast and South bypasses and the Rome‑Cartersville Development Corridor. Floyd County’s manager also highlighted efforts to fund repairs for the closed Bells Ferry Bridge and the aging South Broad Street Bridge, plus updates on statewide transportation planning and school-zone camera rules.
   

2. A Race to Remember 5K this weekend (wrganews.com) — Rome residents can lace up this Saturday, June 27, for the A Race to Remember 5K starting and ending at the Courtyard Rome Riverwalk, with routes along some of the city’s most scenic paths and bridges. The “Heroes Run”–themed morning supports dementia and Alzheimer’s initiatives, offers team discounts, and includes both a 5K and 1-mile health walk for all ages.
   

3. Mr. Jerry Leon Brown, age 41 of Trion (coosavalleynews.com) — Family and friends across northwest Georgia are mourning 41-year-old Jerry Leon Brown, who was born in Rome and died Monday from injuries in an automobile accident. Loved for his outdoor spirit and devotion to his daughters, he will be remembered at services Friday afternoon at Coffman Funeral Home, followed by burial at West Hill Cemetery.
   

4. Atrium Health Files Plans To Build Its First Hospital In Atlanta (bisnow.com) — Atrium Health is moving to build its first hospital in Atlanta, expanding its Georgia footprint beyond existing centers in Macon and Atrium Health Floyd in Rome. The new teaching hospital would serve underserved patients, partner with Morehouse School of Medicine, and anchor a large mixed‑use campus near the West End MARTA station.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ketchup! (Thank you Gregory S. for sending it in!)
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