Category Archives: Local News

2023: A big year for Downtown Rome
Thursday, January 11, 2024–11:50 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Crowds attend the First Friday Concert Series in 2023Record-breaking attendance for Fiddlin' Fest and more than $2 million in resid...
Rome Radio Jan 11, 2024

Tellus expansion underway
Thursday, January 11, 2024–11:43 a.m.-News Release- Executive Director, Adam Wade (left) and Director of Development, Amanda Tadajewski (right), survey the expansion area on the front lawn of Te...
Rome Radio Jan 11, 2024

Floyd County Commission holds first public hearing for 2024 budget
Wednesday, January 10, 2024–12:06 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Jamie McCordNo one spoke Tuesday during the first public hearing regarding Floyd County's proposed 2024 budget.The balanced budget...
Rome Radio Jan 10, 2024

Bartow County school bus involved in an accident during Tuesday morning storms
Wednesday, January 10, 2024–11:50 a.m.-WBHF Radio-File photoNo injuries were reported when a Bartow County School bus overturned during the storms that rolled through the area Tuesday morning.Th...
Rome Radio Jan 10, 2024

Pepperell Middle School student is county’s top speller
Wednesday, January 10, 2024–11:47 a.m.-News Release-Pepperell Middle School fifth-grader Ella Craver correctly spelled "Sumerian" to win the Floyd County Schools' Spelling Bee Wednesday morning ...
Rome Radio Jan 10, 2024

Arrest reports for January 10
Wednesday, January 10, 2024–11:37 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged in prison assaultA 21-year-old Griffin man has been charged in connection with an alleged assault at the Floyd County...
Rome Radio Jan 10, 2024

Fouche Gap closed until further notice
January 9th, 2024 – 12:35 PMFloyd County Emergency Management – Fouche Gap has been immediately closed by Floyd County Public Works. The affected area is between Lavender Trail and Sand Sp...
Rome Radio Jan 09, 2024

Man charged in November fatal wreck on Branham Avenue
Monday, January 8, 2023–12:03 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Issac Jeffery WilliamsA Dallas, Georgia man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that occurred back on November 3 on Bra...
Rome Radio Jan 08, 2024

Arrest reports for January 8
Monday, January 8, 2023–11:53 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Warrant: Man hit woman in the face with a handgun, kept her from leaving residenceA 24-year-old Rome man has been arrested on felony ...
Rome Radio Jan 08, 2024

Arrest reports for January 7
Sunday, January 7, 2023–3:58 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Report: Man makes threat, destroys televisionA 47-year-old Rome man was arrested early Sunday after allegedly threatening to kill a wo...
Rome Radio Jan 07, 2024


