Category Archives: Local News
Arrest reports for March 15
Friday, March 15, 2024–12:00 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Woman accused of stealing water serviceA 35-year-old Rome woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with theft of servi...
Mar 15, 2024
Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call in West Rome
Friday, March 15, 2024–11:50 a.m.-Rome Police Department report-Rome Police responded to a 'shots fired' call in West Rome Thursday evening.According to the incident report:The responding office...
Mar 15, 2024
Man accused of falsely representing himself as a lawyer
Friday, March 15, 2024–11:39 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A 52-year-old Rome man is accused of posing as an attorney, and taking money from a nursing home resident.According to the arrest warr...
Mar 15, 2024
Alabama Highway open again after dump truck brings down utility lines Friday morning
Friday, March 15, 2024–11:06 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Alabama Highway near Coosa High School has been reopened following an incident Friday morning just after 7:30 a.m.According to an alert...
Mar 15, 2024
Cartersville sex offender sentenced for possessing child pornography
March 14th, 2024 – 4:20 PMU.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia –Jerry Joseph Southern, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced today to ten years of imprisonment for ...
Mar 14, 2024
No candidates qualify for Gordon Board of Education seat
Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:30 p.m.-Gordon County News Release-The Gordon County Board of Elections has been presented with a unique circumstance regarding the qualifying for Gordon County School...
Mar 14, 2024
Committee agrees to expedite SPLOST-funded trail project
Wednesday, March 13, 2024–6:25 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The City of Rome Public Works Committee has voted to expedite engineering services for a 2023 special purpose, local option sales tax...
Mar 13, 2024
Arrest reports for March 12
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–10:06 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of strangling womanA 20-year-old East Rome man is facing charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment following h...
Mar 12, 2024
City Commission to vote on code of ethics on March 25
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–9:06 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-A new ethics code for the City of Rome was put onto first reading during Monday's Rome City Commission meeting, with adoption slated fo...
Mar 12, 2024
City employees, law enforcement recognized for their work during Trump rally
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–8:50 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Saturday's Trump rally at the Forum in Downtown Rome went off without a hitch, thanks in large part to the work of city employees.On Mo...
Mar 12, 2024
