Category Archives: Local News

Monday, September 16, 2024–9:47 a.m.-News Release-YellaWood, a trusted manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, proudly announced Marshall Plants as the winner of its inaugural Five-Star He...

Monday, September 16, 2024–8:14 a.m.-Georgia State Patrol-Georgia State Troopers responded to a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a Ford Expedition on Boone Ford Road in Gordon Coun...

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:45 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-A request for a beer, wine, and liquor pouring license for Peachy Pub at 325 Broad Street will be back before the Rome Alcohol Contr...

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:37 p.m.-News Release-Brooks Mathis, a native of Rome, has been appointed chairman of the 2024-2025 Heart of the Community Foundation Board of Governors.Brooks is the...

Sunday, September 15, 2024–6:35 p.m.-News Release-The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 16, through Thursday, Sept. 19...

Thursday, September 12, 2024–11:02 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged with felony possession of fentanyl, marijuanaA 26-year-old Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging h...

Thursday, September 12, 2024–8:30 a.m.-WZQZ Radio-The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate an incident in which a LaFayette Police Officer accidentally shot himself ...

Wednesday, September 12, 2024–11:01 A.m.-Staff reports-A 30-year-old South Rome man remains jailed without bond after being charged with two counts of felony vehicular homicide in a weekend cras...

September 11th, 2024 – 1:45 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –Wednesday morning, the Rome community came together to remember the victims of the Septem...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024–11:23 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Warrant: Woman arrested after threat was overheardA 29-year-old Rome woman is accused of making a threat while in class at Geor...