Category Archives: Local News
Local Elvis Concert to Ring in New Year for a Good Cause
December 23rd, 2025 - 1:40 PM WRGA Staff Reports - Got any plans to ring in 2026? Why not celebrate with the King of Rock' N' Roll on New Year's Eve? "At 8 o'clock, we have the Elvis Con...
Dec 23, 2025
Annual Polar Plunge Returns to Cave Spring on New Year's Day
December 23rd, 2025 - 1:35 PM WRGA Staff Reports - The City of Cave Spring is inviting residents and visitors to ring in the New Year with one of the community's most anticipated traditi...
Dec 23, 2025
Rome-Floyd County Fire Department Graduates 10 New Recruits
December 23rd, 2025 - 1:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports - After 12 weeks of recruit school, Rome and Floyd County's newest firefighters are on the job. The Rome-Floyd County Fire Department recently h...
Dec 23, 2025
GE Rome Facility Plans Demolition of Obsolete Buildings Beginning in 2026
December 23rd, 2025 - 7:40 AM Doug Walker - WRGA's First News General Electric officials say demolition work is planned for portions of the company's Rome facility beginning in early 2026. Acco...
Dec 23, 2025
Dale Johnson honored at Floyd County's top SRO
December 22nd, 2025 - 5:56 PM WRGA Staff Reports - Dale Johnson has been named the Floyd County School System's School Resource Officer of the Year. Johnson is a school resource officer ...
Dec 22, 2025
Holiday Travel Alert: Georgia DOT Pauses Lane Closures
December 22nd, 2025 - 5:55 PM WRGA Staff Reports - As Christmas and New Year's approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation is helping make holiday travel smoother and safer. Lane Closures Suspe...
Dec 22, 2025
Arrest Reports for December 22nd
December 22nd, 2025 - 5:45 PM Floyd County Jail Reports - A 55-year-old Rome man was arrested on Sunday by the Floyd County Police Department at his residence on Ferry Crossing Road in Rome for...
Dec 22, 2025
Elevated Fire Danger Across Parts of North Georgia
December 22nd, 2025 - 5:40 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City - The National Weather Service is warning of elevated fire danger across parts of North Georgia, including Gordon, Chattooga, B...
Dec 22, 2025
One Man's Opinion, "Once Upon a Time...,"
Monday, December 22, 2025 -Bill Crane Once upon a time in the colony of Virginia, there was a young man of modest means and circumstances who would one day become a great leader, and this yet to be na...
Dec 22, 2025
County public safety committee hears P.A.W.S. updates
Sunday, December 21, 2025--2:00 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Public Animal Welfare Services' free microchip initiative is paying dividends. According to PAWS Director Katy Walters, the...
Dec 21, 2025
