Category Archives: Local News
Rome City Commission meets Monday
Sunday, March 8, 2026--5:35 p.m. -Staff reports- The Rome City Commission will hold its first meeting of March on Monday. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the commission chambers on the second floor...
Mar 08, 2026
Qualifying for state and federal races
Sunday, March 8, 2026--4:30 p.m. -Staff reports- Nikki Porcher, a U.S. Air Force veteran, entrepreneur, and founder of the national organization Buy From A Black Woman, officially qualified Thursday a...
Mar 08, 2026
Qualifying ends: Here's who is running for Floyd County Commission, school board
Friday, March 6, 2026--7:00 p.m. -Staff reports- Qualifying has concluded for the May 19 primary and November 3 General Election and there will be a number of contested local races. For Floyd County C...
Mar 06, 2026
Arrest reports for March 6
Friday, March 6, 2026--11:00 a.m. Summerville man accused of pointing a firearm at a woman A Summerville man was arrested at North Elm Street and Laurel Avenue on Thursday and charged with aggravated ...
Mar 06, 2026
Drug arrests made at West Rome hotel
Friday, March 6, 2026--10:50 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Cintron had multiple THC products and multiple containers of marijuana. Police responded to the hotel after Cintron struck another woman a...
Mar 06, 2026
FCSO "Most Wanted" in custody
Friday, March 6, 2026--10:44 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- One of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office's Ten Most Wanted is now in custody after several years on the run. 30-year-old Marquis Orshae Br...
Mar 06, 2026
Workshop - Get the most out of your grapes
Friday, March 6, 2026--9:25 a.m. -University of Georgia Extension- Bunch & Muscadine Pruning Workshop -Grow Better Grapes This Year. Learn hands-on techniques for pruning bunch and muscadine grape...
Mar 06, 2026
GNTC free application month
Thursday, March 5, 2026--10:50 a.m. -News Release- Georgia Northwestern Technical College is hosting a Free Application Month throughout March to help those who are seeking to enroll in the 2026 summe...
Mar 05, 2026
Register now for the 10th annual Leprechaun-a-thon 5K & Health Walk
Thursday, March 5, 2026--10:50 a.m. -News Release- There's still time to register for the 10th Annual Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk, proudly sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic. ...
Mar 05, 2026
Early voting ends on Friday
Thursday, March 5, 2026--10:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Early voting concludes on Friday for the Special Election for Congress. Voters are choosing who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene to re...
Mar 05, 2026
