-Floyd County News Release- Horseleg Creek Road will close Tuesday to replace a cross drain. Floyd County Public Works will close the road at 8 a.m. on September 29, 2026. The location is between Horseshoe Bend and Twin Lake Roads north of Radio Springs Road. There is no detour for this construction. No traffic will be...

-Staff reports- Rome City Commissioners are expected to discuss a data center moratorium on Monday. The discussion is on the agenda for the commission's pre-meeting caucus, which begins at 5 p.m. in the Sam King Room at Rome City Hall. In June, the Floyd County Commission approved it own moratorium, which expired when ...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of fleeing from police with child in vehicle A 17-year-old Shannon resident has been arrested on a felony count of fleeing or attempting to elude. According to Floyd County Jail records: A vehicle driven by Haven O'Conner Barron-Carter was clocked going 85 in a 65 mile per hour z...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA News- Area residents laced up their walking shoes to raise awareness about mental illness and to raise funds for the Rome chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Walks Rome was held on Saturday, starting at Heritage Park behind the levee.

-GBI News Release- The GBI has arrested and charged Donna Jean Kelley, age 61, of Cartersville, GA, with Violation of Oath, First Degree Forgery, and Felony Theft by Taking. On May 27, 2026, the Cartersville Police Department (CPD) requested the GBI to investigate missing money from the Cartersville Police Department e...

-Floyd County Sheriff's Office- Floyd County Sheriff's Deputies Bowerman, Towle, and Cox apprehended fugitive Jeremiah Stanley in Polk County, where he was discovered trying to hide under a bed. Stanley was wanted on multiple warrants in two counties: Floyd County • False Imprisonment • 1st Degree Burglary &b...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- This weekend, area residents will lace up their walking shoes to raise awareness about mental illness and to raise funds for the Rome chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI Walks Rome is this Saturday, starting at Heritage Park behind the levee. "Saturday is our big day...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged in burglary A third person has been arrested in a burglary on Collins Road off of Morrison Campground Road earlier this week. According to Floyd County Jail records: 36-year-old Jeremy Thomas Berry of Rome and the others entered the residence by damaging a back door and attempted...

-News Release- Scotty Hancock, Executive Director of Community Advocacy for AdventHealth Georgia Market, has been appointed to serve on the Georgia Department of Community Health GREAT Health Advisory Council, a statewide body dedicated to strengthening healthcare access and outcomes in rural communities across Georgia...

-Staff reports- The public is invited to an update meeting regarding a federal grant for the cleanup of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property next month. The Rome Floyd County Development Authority received a United States Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grant in 2024 to address as...