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May 1st, 2024 – 3:10 PM Press Release – A grant of $250,000 from Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation helped complete work on Cedartown’s Peek Forest Park Playground. The playground opened to the public on Saturday, April 27. The foundation is the supporting agency for grants distributed through Atrium Health Floyd-Polk MedicalCenter. Funds were used to…… read more
Wednesday, May 1, 2024–3:07 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A second arrest has been made following the execution of a search warrant at a home on Elliott Drive in Garden Lakes over the weekend. 42-year old Michael Bruce Jordon was jailed Tuesday on charges of felony possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent…… read more
Wednesday, May 1, 2024–2:45 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of using financial transaction cards belonging to elderly victims A Centre, Alabama man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday on two counts of exploitation of the elderly and two counts of the unauthorized use of a financial transaction card. According to the…… read more
Wednesday, May 1, 2024–2:29 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Although the final numbers aren’t in yet, 2023 appears to have been a good budget year for the City of Rome. Finance Director Toni Rhinehart went over some of the 2023 final, unaudited statements during Wednesday’s finance committee meeting. She said that on the expense side,…… read more
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April 30th, 2024 – 2:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Tuesday morning Shorter University held a press conference as a part of their SU Forward Day where they announced the speaker for the upcoming Shorter University President’s Gala. Shorter Universities’ Dr. Don Dowless and Dr. Ben Bruce revealed…… read more
Tuesday, April 30, 2024–11:33 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A 56-year-old Rome woman is facing 14 counts of aggravated cruelty to animals following her arrest on Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records: Allison Moore Kelley failed to provide adequate food, water, sanitary conditions, and ventilation for 14 cats at her Club View Drive home.…… read more
Tuesday, April 30, 2024–11:25 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of trying to hit another man with vehicle A Lindale man is accused of trying to run over a man with his mini-van at a location on Turner McCall Boulevard on Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 49-year-old John Alexander Causer also grabbed…… read more
Tuesday, April 30, 2024–11:15 a.m. -Staff reports- You may have noticed the message boards that have been set out in a couple of areas announcing the closure of a portion of Turner McCall Boulevard beginning on May 6. Beginning this coming Monday night, Turner McCall between Martha Berry Boulevard and North Fourth Avenue will…… read more
Tuesday, April 30, 2024–8:13 a.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com Players in Floyd County spent over $100 million in the past year on gaming machines found in many service stations and food marts, according to figures provided…… read more
Monday, April 29, 2024–7:20 p.m. -WZQZ Radio- An Alabama man was killed in a three-vehicle wreck Monday evening on Taylor’s Ridge in Chattooga County. The crash is under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol but early indications are that one of the vehicles may have crossed the center line, crashing into one vehicle, which then…… read more