Category Archives: Local News
Emergency management keeping an eye on the forecast
Monday, January 15, 2024–8:16 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Tim HerringtonA Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect, and dangerously cold temperatures are on the way.According to Floyd County ...
Jan 15, 2024
Freedom March to make its way up Broad Street for 38th year
Sunday, January 14, 2024–7:00 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Rome and Floyd County's four-day celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. concludes today in Downtown Rome.The...
Jan 14, 2024
Community leaders celebrate Polk Medical Center’s Heart Failure Clinic
Sunday, January 14, 2024–12:05 p.m.-News Release-Polk County community leaders gathered Friday to celebrate a ribbon-cutting for the new Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at Atrium Health Floyd Po...
Jan 14, 2024
Arrest reports for January 11
Thursday, January 11, 2024–12:47 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Warrant: Man charged with aggravated assault after pulling a knifeA 37-year-old Rome man was jailed Wednesday on charges of aggrav...
Jan 11, 2024
Two charged following West Rome drug bust
Thursday, January 11, 2024–12:43 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A second person has been arrested following the execution of a search warrant by Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force officers on Tuesday.A...
Jan 11, 2024
Large meth shipment intercepted following speeding violation in Gordon County
Gordon County Sheriff's Office –(Jonathan Samano pictured left, Lacey Hall pictured right)According to Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston, a speeding violation has led to the interception of a ...
Jan 11, 2024
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 10, 2024
