Category Archives: Local News
Arrest reports for September 29
Sunday, September 29, 2024–5:40 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Woman charged with child crueltyA Celanese woman is accused of leaving three children unsupervised while she went to a local bar.Ac...
Sep 29, 2024
Heart of the Community Foundation announces retirement of Wanda Whitten
Sunday, September 29, 2024–5:35 p.m.-News Release-After 52 years of faithful, dedicated service, AdventHealth Redmond and The Heart of the Community Foundation Board of Governors announced the r...
Sep 29, 2024
Rome’s jobless rate was down last month
Sunday, September 29, 2024–5:35 p.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-According to Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson, Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 4 percent in August, which is down ...
Sep 29, 2024
Two fatal crashes in Chattooga County on Thursday
Saturday, September 28, 2024–11:30 a.m.-WZQZ Radio-The Georgia State Patrol Post 38 in Rome released information on the two fatal wrecks in Chattooga County on Thursday afternoon.According to st...
Sep 28, 2024
Floyd County administrative and non-essential offices closed Friday
Thursday, September 26, 2024–6:10 p.m.-News Release-All Floyd County Administrative, Judicial, and non-essential offices will be closed on Friday, September 27, 2024, due to the impending inclem...
Sep 26, 2024
City of Rome closes offices and transit ahead of Hurricane Helene
September 26th, 2024 – 5:00 PMWRGA Staff Reports –Thursday afternoon the City of Rome issued the following statement:“In response to the anticipated severe weather from Hurricane Hel...
Sep 26, 2024
Local schools to close Friday due to severe weather
September 25th, 2024 – 3:55 PMWRGA Staff Reports –Floyd County Schools released the following press release on Wednesday afternoon:“Floyd County Schools has continued to work closely...
Sep 25, 2024
Rome High School students outperform state, national averages on SAT
Wednesday, September 25, 2024–11:30 a.m.-News Release-Rome High School students outperformed public school students in Georgia and across the nation on the SAT according to a release from the Ge...
Sep 25, 2024
FCSO updates “Most Wanted”
Tuesday, September 24, 2024–11:25 a.m.-Floyd County Sheriff’s Office-Two more names have been added to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office’s “Most Wanted” list. 53-ye...
Sep 24, 2024
Shots fired in West Rome Monday night
Tuesday, September 24, 2024–11:20 a.m.-Rome Police Department report-Rome Police responded to a 'shots fired' call in the West Rome area Monday evening.According to the incident report:A respond...
Sep 24, 2024
