It is home to the Shorter University Hawks and Rome High School Wolves football teams.

Barron Stadium is owned by the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority (RFPRA), a city-county partnership, and has been operated by the Rome City School District since 2015.

[3] In 2010, Barron received $3.4 million in upgrades, paid for by a local option sales tax, that included a new artificial turf field, an NCAA-certified track, and a new scoreboard, plus expanded locker room, press and seating facilities.

[2][6] In its early days, the field hosted local prep teams like the Rome Hilltoppers and Darlington Lakesiders.

[7] Barron also hosted football games for Berry College in 2013-14 before the team began playing at its new on-campus stadium in 2015.

[9] Other problems during the project discussions included the timeline for debt retirement of bonds that would have been issued from a newly created tax-allocation district and reimbursements to Floyd County under the proposed city/county agreement.