Category Archives: Floyd County
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation Issues $1.3 Million in Grants
Friday, June 20, 2025–9:00 a.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has again awarded $1.3 million in grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medic...
Jun 20, 2025
GBI makes two fentanyl-related arrests
Thursday, June 19, 2025–3:00 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-The GBI has arrested two Rome men on multiple charges related to the sale of fentanyl.According to Floyd County Jail records:42-year-o...
Jun 19, 2025
Rome ACC approves pouring license for new restaraunt
Thursday, June 19, 2025–10:30 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Rome Alcohol Control Commission has approved a beer and wine pouring license for a new restaurant in West Rome.The owner and manag...
Jun 19, 2025
Wet, stormy weather in May and June caused by jet steam pattern
Thursday, June 19, 2025–10:15 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-It has been an unusually wet and stormy May and June in Northwest Georgia, and there is a reason for that.According to Sid King, Lead ...
Jun 19, 2025
Sixth case of measles reported in Georgia
Thursday, June 19, 2025–7:50 a.m.-News Release-The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a sixth case of measles in Georgia in 2025. The unvaccinated individual is a family mem...
Jun 19, 2025
Georgia Highlands College launches nearly $12 Million renovation of Floyd Campus
Wednesday, June 18, 2025–6:20 p.m.-News Release-Georgia Highlands College (GHC) has officially launched one of the most significant renovation projects in the institution's history. This summer ...
Jun 18, 2025
Arrest reports for June 18
Wednesday, June 18, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Woman accused of manufacturing “spice”The execution of a search warrant at a home on Rolling Pines Road leads to the dis...
Jun 18, 2025
City of Rome reconizes Juneteenth with proclamation
Tuesday, June 17, 2025–9:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Thursday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.On Monday, the Rome City Commission read a p...
Jun 17, 2025
Man accused of assaulting woman and her children is facing additional charges
Tuesday, June 17, 2025–10:30 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A man arrested Sunday after allegedly assaulting a woman and pointing a gun at the victim's two young children is facing additional ch...
Jun 16, 2025
Local police react to the shooting of Minnesota lawmakers by man disguised as law enforcement
Monday, June 16, 2025–10:50 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The investigation continues into the tragic shooting deaths of a Minnesota State Representative and her husband, as well as the wounding...
Jun 16, 2025
