Category Archives: Local News
Rome City Commission meets Tuesday
Monday, May 26, 205–1:40 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Due to the holiday on Monday, the Rome City Commission will hold its final meeting of May on Tuesday.The commission will conduct public hea...
May 26, 2025
Arrest reports for May 26
Monday, May 26, 2025–1:30 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged with burglaryA Rome man was arrested over the holiday weekend after he allegedly burglarized a home on Dellvue Place in West ...
May 26, 2025
Floyd County Commission set to vote on Coosa data center rezoning on Tuesday
Monday, May 26, 2025–12:00 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Floyd County Commission is expected to vote on a rezoning request for a new data center near Coosa High School when it meets Tuesday....
May 24, 2025
International Paper’s Rome Mill raises over $221,000 for United Way of Rome & Floyd County
Monday, May 26, 2025–12:00 p.m.-News Release-International Paper's Rome Mill raised more than $221,000 during a recent golf tournament, the sixth annual Rome Mill Classic, to support United Way ...
May 24, 2025
Charges filed in crash that closed Alabama Highway on Wednesday
Thursday, May 22, 2025–10:12 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Charges have been filed in a crash that resulted in Alabama Highway at Looney Road being closed for a couple of hours on Wednesday.Acc...
May 22, 2025
Rome’s unemployment rate drops in April
Thursday, May 22, 2025–9:30 a.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% in April, down four-tenths over th...
May 22, 2025
Arrest reports for May 21
Wednesday, May 21, 2025–11:30 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged in 2022 robbery in Cave SpringAn arrest has been made in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Georgia Avenue...
May 21, 2025
Report: Man pistol-whipped woman, rammed two police vehicles
Wednesday, May 21, 2025–11:20 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A Cartersville man is facing multiple charges after pistol-whipping a woman and then leading police on a chase in which he rammed his...
May 21, 2025
Police introduce Rome Bicycle Ambassador Patrol
Wednesday, May 21, 2025–10:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The City of Rome's Public Safety Committee has given its approval for a new police initiative called the Rome Bicycle Ambassador Patro...
May 21, 2025
Storm damage reported locally
Wednesday, May 21, 2025–9:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Reports of storm damage continue to come in.Ridgeferry Park is currently closed after a large tree fell across utility lines near the E...
May 21, 2025
