Category Archives: Local News
Convicted sex offender accused of loitering in school zone
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A 45-year-old West Rome man is facing multiple charges, including failure to register as a sex offender, after he was seen walkin...
Jan 29, 2025
GNTC names 2025 GOAL, Rick Perkins Award winners
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–9:50 a.m.-News Release-Robert Branum, a Cybersecurity student from Ringgold, was named Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) 2025 Georgia Occupational ...
Jan 29, 2025
Hines, Aubrey Coporation teaming up for massive mixed-use development in Bartow County
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–9:45 a.m.-News Release-Hines, the global real estate investment manager, has announced a partnership with the Aubrey Corporation, to create a new employment center an...
Jan 29, 2025
Rome High names STAR Student, Teacher
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–9:20 a.m.-News Release-Karly Nguyen Named Rome High School STAR StudentWorking hard and persisting during her high school journey paid dividends for Rome High senior ...
Jan 29, 2025
County commission approves ordinance amendment for chicken houses
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–9:15 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Floyd County Commission has approved an ordinance amendment pertaining to the regulation of commercial poultry operations and c...
Jan 29, 2025
One Man’s Opintion. “Pardon Me Sirs?”
Monday, January 27, 2025-Bill CraneI will have to look to others to be the judge of my reality here, but I try to be a well-mannered, southern gentleman, admittedly more than a bit old school in my da...
Jan 27, 2025
Arrest reports for January 27
Monday, January 27, 2025–11:30 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Report: Man barricaded himself in West Rome residenceA West Rome man was arrested Saturday after allegedly barricading himself in hi...
Jan 27, 2025
Shotgun reported stolen
Monday, January 27, 2025–11:30 a.m.-Rome Police Department report-The Rome Police Department is investigating the theft of a shotgun from a vehicle at the Hampton Inn on West First Street last w...
Jan 27, 2025
Floyd County Commission to consider rezoning applications Tuesday
Monday, January 27, 2025–10:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Floyd County Commissioners will consider a number of recommendations from the planning commission when they meet Tuesday.Among them i...
Jan 27, 2025
Arrest reports for January 26
Sunday, January 26, 2025–1:30 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Teen accused of entering autosA Rome teen is facing multiple charges including entering an automobile, theft by taking, and possessio...
Jan 26, 2025
