Category Archives: Local News
Arrest reports for January 5
Monday, January 5, 2026--11:15 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man fled from police at speeds of more than 100 mph A Cedartown man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase a...
Jan 05, 2026
Man charged with rape
Monday, January 5, 2026--11:10 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is accused of raping a woman on New Year's Day. According to Floyd County Jail records: 39-year-old Joshua Gilbert Bishop als...
Jan 05, 2026
No traffic fatalities in Floyd County during New Year holiday weekend
Monday, January 5, 2026--10:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Public Safety reports that seven people lost their lives in Automobile crashes during the 102-hour New Year's h...
Jan 05, 2026
Planning commission to revisit convenience store regulations later this week
Monday, January 5, 2026--10:40 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will consider a new convenience store ordinance when it meets later this week. Both the City of...
Jan 05, 2026
Georgia gas prices decline, despite instability in Venezuela
Monday, January 5, 2026--8:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia drivers are paying less at the pump, yet global market volatility could shift prices again. Recent events in Venezuela have made headlines, but o...
Jan 05, 2026
Members of Georgia's Congressional delegation react to Venezuela raid
Sunday, January 4, 2026--5:51 p.m. -Staff reports- 14th District Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock have both released statements regarding the Trump Adminis...
Jan 04, 2026
Two fatalities reported in Alabama crash
Friday, January 2, 2026--11:30 p.m. -WEIS Radio- Two people were killed in a head-on collision on New Year's Day in Cherokee County, Alabama. 26-year-old Jasmine D. Agan of Cedar Bluff was fatally inj...
Jan 02, 2026
Arrest reports for January 2
Friday, January 2, 2026--11:20 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man arrested following pursuit A West Rome man was arrested on New Year's Eve at Billy Pyle Road and Brown Fox Drive on multiple charges...
Jan 02, 2026
Additional charges filed against armed robbery suspect
Friday, January 2, 2026--11:15 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- More charges have been filed against a man accused of robbing the former State Line Tavern near the Alabama State Line last Friday. Acco...
Jan 02, 2026
Atrium Health Floyd welcomes first baby of New Year
Friday, January 2, 2026--11:00 p.m. -News Release- Every New Year's Day brings hope, joy, and new beginnings. At Atrium Health Floyd, that joy is multiplied as its expert labor and delivery teams welc...
Jan 02, 2026
