Category Archives: Local News
Employment up, jobless claims down in Rome
Sunday, October 20, 2024–2:00 p.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-The number of jobs rose in Floyd County in September, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.The labor force in the Rome area...
Oct 20, 2024
Atrium Health Floyd holds Pink Day celebration
Saturday, October 19, 2024–4:30 p.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd held its annual Pink Day celebration on Friday, which was National Mammography Day, to stress theimportance of getting an an...
Oct 19, 2024
Two killed, one seriously injured in Gordon County wreck
Saturday, October 19, 2024–3:25 p.m.-Georgia State Patrol-Two people were killed in a single-vehicle wreck in Gordon County Friday evening.According to the Georgia State Patrol:The crash occurre...
Oct 19, 2024
Chattooga County man killed in fiery crash
Saturday, October 19, 2024–3:20 p.m.-WZQZ Radio-A Chattooga County man was one of two individuals who lost their lives in a devastating traffic crash that occurred late Wednesday night.According...
Oct 19, 2024
Arrest reports for October 19
Saturday, October 19, 2024–3:12 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of having stolen UTVA 38-year-old Cedartown man was recently booked into the Floyd County Jail on a felony warrant char...
Oct 19, 2024
[VIDEO] Rome residents walk to support mental health at 2024 NAMIWalks
October 19th, 2024 – 2:30 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Rome residents participated in the 2024 NAMIWalks event on Saturday afternoon at Heritage ...
Oct 19, 2024
[VIDEO] Hospitality House for Women hosts 17th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”
October 18th, 2024 – 2:00 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –Friday morning the Hospitality House for Women hosted the 17th annual "Walk a Mile in Her S...
Oct 18, 2024
Saturday voting this weekend
Friday, October 18, 2024–9:40 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The first Saturday voting of this advance voting cycle is this weekend.Floyd County residents can cast ballots tomorrow at the Floyd C...
Oct 18, 2024
Fire destroys former Poison Ivy pool hall on Burnett Ferry Road
Tuesday, October 15, 2024–11:47 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The cause of a fire that completely destroyed a vacant structure in West Rome is continuing.Firefighters were on the scene of the fi...
Oct 15, 2024
City of Rome gets clean audit report
Tuesday, October 15, 2024–11:35 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The City of Rome gets a clean audit review for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.Christopher McKellar with Mauldin & Jenk...
Oct 15, 2024
