Category Archives: Local News
Calhoun man arrested after striking woman with his vehicle then crashing into tractor-trailer
August 8th, 2023 – 12:55 PMGordon County Sheriff’s Office –At about 3:30 pm on August 7th, Gordon County deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the vicinity of Union Grove Road / Interst...
Aug 08, 2023
Georgia Power grid work to continue in Rome and Floyd County
Tuesday, August 8, 2023–12:39 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Georgia Power is spending $680 million in Northwest Georgia to update the power grid, with the money being targeted at the utility's w...
Aug 08, 2023
Arrest reports for August 8
Tuesday, August 8, 2023–12:12 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Two accused of stealing liquid morphine during burglaryTwo Chattooga County Men have been arrested and charged in connection with a b...
Aug 08, 2023
Authorities seeking murder suspect
Tuesday, August 8, 2023–11:20 a.m.-Staff reports-Marquivias NicholsonAuthorities continue to search for a fourth man indicted recently on murder charges in connection with a shooting in North Ro...
Aug 08, 2023
Judge orders mental evaluation for suspect in East Rome mutilation case
Tuesday, August 8, 2023–11:03 a.m.-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwes...
Aug 08, 2023
Storms cause damage across the state Monday, hardest hit areas were metro Atlanta and south
Tuesday, July 8, 2023–10:50 a.m.-Floyd County Emergency Management-A look from inside the emergency operations center where EMA official kept an eye on Monday’s stormMost of the damage fro...
Aug 08, 2023
Centre man shoots victim, attempts to flee before being arrested
August 7, 2023 – 12:00 PMCherokee County Alabama Sheriff’s Office –Deputies along with Cedar Bluff PD, Centre PD, and Leesburg PD responded to a shooting incident that occurred Satur...
Aug 07, 2023
Report: Shots fired last week on Hardy Avenue
Monday, August 7, 2023–11:10 a.m.-Rome Police Department-A home on Hardy Avenue and a Chevy Tahoe parked in the driveway were damaged by gunfire last Wednesday.According to a Rome Police Departm...
Aug 07, 2023
Man jailed following shooting in Cherokee County, Alabama
Sunday, August 6, 2023–3:41 p.m.-Cherokee County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office-Joshua HonesA man being sought in connection with a shooting in the Round Mountain area of Cherokee County, Alaba...
Aug 06, 2023
Murder indictments handed down in May 2022 shooting
Sunday, August 6, 2023–3:12 p.m.-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestg...
Aug 06, 2023
