Category Archives: Local News
One Man's Opinion, "Dine Out More, Or Get Used to Eating In,"
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 -Bill Crane- With the cold and flu season in full force, it seems hard to believe that the start of the global Covid pandemic is now more than five years in the rear view. The...
Jan 06, 2026
RLT celebrates a year of PLAYSPACE
Tuesday, January 6, 2026--7:45 a.m. -News Release- Rome Little Theatre is excited to celebrate one year of PLAYSPACE, their table read series, on Monday, January 12, 2026, with a reception for guests ...
Jan 06, 2026
Local legislative delegation meets with city leaders
Monday, January 5, 2026--5:50 p.m. -City of Rome- Members of the City Commission met with representatives of the Georgia Municipal Association and State Reps. Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden and Matt Bar...
Jan 05, 2026
Arrest reports for January 5
Monday, January 5, 2026--11:15 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man fled from police at speeds of more than 100 mph A Cedartown man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase a...
Jan 05, 2026
Man charged with rape
Monday, January 5, 2026--11:10 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is accused of raping a woman on New Year's Day. According to Floyd County Jail records: 39-year-old Joshua Gilbert Bishop als...
Jan 05, 2026
No traffic fatalities in Floyd County during New Year holiday weekend
Monday, January 5, 2026--10:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Public Safety reports that seven people lost their lives in Automobile crashes during the 102-hour New Year's h...
Jan 05, 2026
Planning commission to revisit convenience store regulations later this week
Monday, January 5, 2026--10:40 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will consider a new convenience store ordinance when it meets later this week. Both the City of...
Jan 05, 2026
Georgia gas prices decline, despite instability in Venezuela
Monday, January 5, 2026--8:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia drivers are paying less at the pump, yet global market volatility could shift prices again. Recent events in Venezuela have made headlines, but o...
Jan 05, 2026
Members of Georgia's Congressional delegation react to Venezuela raid
Sunday, January 4, 2026--5:51 p.m. -Staff reports- 14th District Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock have both released statements regarding the Trump Adminis...
Jan 04, 2026
Two fatalities reported in Alabama crash
Friday, January 2, 2026--11:30 p.m. -WEIS Radio- Two people were killed in a head-on collision on New Year's Day in Cherokee County, Alabama. 26-year-old Jasmine D. Agan of Cedar Bluff was fatally inj...
Jan 02, 2026
