Category Archives: Local News
Candidate qualifying continues
Thursday, March 5, 2026--8:30 a.m. -Staff reports- Qualifying continues for state and local officers up for grabs in the May primary and November general elections. Democrats in local races can qualif...
Mar 03, 2026
Blood Assurance hosting March blood drives
Tuesday, March 3, 2026--10:35 a.m. -Blood Assurance- Blood Assurance is holding a number of blood drives this month in the Rome area. Donations will be collected at Model High School on March 11 and a...
Mar 03, 2026
Shorter receives $200,000 nursing grant
Tuesday, March 3, 2026--10:25 a.m. -News Release- The Ben and Ollie Brady School of Nursing at Shorter University has received a $200,000 grant from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation...
Mar 03, 2026
Wings Over North Georgia partnering with Rome Emperors for opening night
Tuesday, March 3, 2026--10:20 a.m. -News Release- The Rome Emperors are proud to announce a special partnership with the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show (WONG) for Opening Night of the 2026 season o...
Mar 03, 2026
Woman accused of pointing gun at a man and biting him
Tuesday, March 3, 2026--10:15 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with aggravated assault. According to the warrant: 39-year-old Brandi Lei...
Mar 03, 2026
One Man's Opinion, "Be Alert, Be Aware...Save Lives,"
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 -Bill Crane- I was a senior in high school when the Shah of Iran fell. In the aftermath of that revolution, a ragtag group of Iranian revolutionaries captured the American Embas...
Mar 03, 2026
Candidate qualifying for May primary underway
Monday, March 2, 2026--6:10 p.m. -Staff reports- Candidate qualifying for the May 19 primary elections and the November General election began on Monday. For Floyd County Commission, Post 5, Ronnie Ki...
Mar 02, 2026
Updates railroad crossing maintenance schedule
Monday, March 2, 2026--6:00 p.m. -News Release- Turner Bend Road will close on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at noon due to railroad removal and maintenance. Barricades will be in place at the rail crossing...
Mar 02, 2026
Planning commission to hear request for wedding/event venue off Blacks Bluff Road
Monday, March 2, 2026--11:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will hear a request for a special use permit for a wedding and special events venue at 114 Flat R...
Mar 02, 2026
GNTC names new executive vice president and chief academic officer
Monday, March 2, 2026--11:20 a.m. -News Release- Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, vice president of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has been na...
Mar 02, 2026
