Category Archives: Local News
Cancer Navigators' Daisy Drop scheduled for April 26
-News Release- Cancer Navigators' annual Daisy Drop will take place on Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. This year, participants will meet at the Courtyard by Marriott and walk to the Chief John Ross Pedest...
Apr 24, 2026
[VIDEO] Sunbelt Conference Women's Championship Tennis Comes to Rome
-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- The Sunbelt Conference Women's Tennis Championship has started in Rome this week. With the first showdown on Wednesday morning. Georgia Southern against Goergia State, with Georgia...
Apr 23, 2026
RoFlo Fest and World Tai Chi Day highlight weekend events in Downtown Rome
-David Crowder, WRGA News- It will be a big weekend in Downtown Rome, with plenty to do on Saturday. The RoFlo Festival will feature art, music, and food. "They are closing down a couple of blocks on ...
Apr 23, 2026
Arrest reports for April 23
-Floyd County Jail records- Alabama man charged with felony theft by shoplifting A Cedar Bluff, Alabama, man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Wednesday and charged with felony theft by shoplif...
Apr 23, 2026
Man facing multiple drugs and weapons charges
-Floyd County Jail records- A Calhoun man has been transferred from the Autry State Prison to Floyd County to face multiple charges dating back to the execution of two search warrants in November of 2...
Apr 23, 2026
Four arrested on drug charges
-Floyd County Jail records- Four people were arrested on drug charges during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Heard Street on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: Rome...
Apr 23, 2026
Rome's see increased job numbers, slight rise in unemployment
-Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded month-over-month growth of its labor force and an unemp...
Apr 23, 2026
Officer-involved shooting in Adairsville
-Adairsville Police Department- The GBI has been called in to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Adairsville early Thursday. According to Adairsville Police: At around 1:15 a.m., a man wanted...
Apr 23, 2026
Police identify suspects in two recent shootings
-Rome Police Department- The Rome Police Department has secured a Felony Murder warrant for Chancelor Lamar Crawford, age 25, for his involvement in the death of Chancellore Jabez Donaldson, age 22, f...
Apr 22, 2026
Arrest reports for April 22
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with burglary A Shannon man is facing a felony 1st-degree burglary charge following his arrest on Tuesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 25-year-old R...
Apr 22, 2026
