There is no custom code to display.

There is no custom code to display.

Category Archives: Local News

Peach State returns to Barron Stadium on Saturday

Peach State returns to Barron Stadium on Saturday

Thursday, October 23, 2025–11:10 a.m. -Staff reports- Marching bands from across the region will be in Rome this weekend for the 2025 Peach State Marching Festival and Competition at Barron Stadium. The gates open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and the opening ceremony is at 11. The Rome Middle School Band performs in an exhibition…read more

Schnauzerfest, Chiaha celebration this weekend

Schnauzerfest, Chiaha celebration this weekend

Thursday, October 23, 2025–11:00 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A popular annual event that brings in dog lovers from all over is this weekend. Schnauzerfest Rome is this Saturday downtown. “The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. on Broad Street,” said Kristi Kent with the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism. “You can go pretty…read more

Main Elementary pricipal resigns

Main Elementary pricipal resigns

Thursday, October 23, 2025–10:45 a.m. -Rome City Schools News Release- The Rome City Board of Education has accepted the resignation of Main Elementary Principal Dr. Katie Thomas. The resignation was accepted during the board’s meeting on Tuesday. According to a news release: Rome City Schools has established a Central Office Support Team to assist during…read more

Arrest reports for October 23

Arrest reports for October 23

Thursday, October 23, 2025–10:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with influencing a witness An inmate at the Floyd County Jail is facing a felony count of influencing a witness. According to jail records: 25-year-old Elitha Gage Lindsey contacted the victim by telephone from the jail, in violation of a no-contact order. She then…read more

Arrest reports for October 23

Arrest reports for October 23

Wednesday, October 23, 2025–11:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man arrested for having a stolen firearm A West Rome man was arrested on Burnett Ferry Road on Tuesday on charges of theft by receiving stolen property and theft by deception. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant: 28-year old Ja’Korrius Marquel Clark…read more

RLT to present Rocky Horrow Picture Show with shadow cast this Friday and Saturday

RLT to present Rocky Horrow Picture Show with shadow cast this Friday and Saturday

Wednesday, October 22, 2025–10:10 a.m. -News Release- Let’s do the time warp again! “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a shadow cast returns to the Rome Little Theatre this October.  Released in 1975, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is the beloved musical comedy horror film that became a cultural phenomenon.  The film is a tribute to…read more

Election 2025: Understanding ballot choices

Election 2025: Understanding ballot choices

Wednesday, October 22, 2025–9:30 a.m. -Floyd County Elections- Early voting continues for the November 4 elections, and the Floyd County Board of Elections is reminding voters about how the ballot works. You may vote for up to the maximum number of candidates allowed in each race. For the Rome City Commission, it’s three candidates, and…read more

Shooting call leads to drugs, weapons arrest in Gordon County

Shooting call leads to drugs, weapons arrest in Gordon County

Wednesday, October 22, 2025–9:20 a.m. -Gordon County Sheriff’s Office- A Gordon County man was recently arrested after a shooting was reported at a residence on Rock Creek Road. According to Gordon County Sheriff’s Mitch Ralston: Deputies were dispatched to the home regarding a woman who’d suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Investigating detectives then discovered a…read more

Cartersville man arrested at Atlanta airport now facing federal charges

Cartersville man arrested at Atlanta airport now facing federal charges

Wednesday, October 22, 2025–8:45 a.m. -U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia News Release- Billy Joe Cagle, a convicted felon, has been charged via criminal complaint with attempted violence at an international airport, interstate communications containing threats to injure the person of another, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. “As alleged…read more

Rome School Board learns more about SchoolDog Safety app

Rome School Board learns more about SchoolDog Safety app

Wednesday, October 22, 2025–8:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City School Board heard more about SchoolDog on Tuesday, which is actually not a dog at all; it’s a safety app. The app will be on the phones of administrators and school administration managers. It will provide detailed data for the schools that can…read more