Category Archives: Local News
Read Across Rome brings love of reading to students
Thursday, November 6, 2025–11:55 a.m.-News Release-A kindergarten class at Main Elementary heard all about Zara the Zebra. Another class puzzled over why a pumpkin was blue. And another wondered...
Nov 06, 2025
Arrest reports for November 5
Wednesday, November 5, 2025–10:55 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Report: Man makes threat over loud musicA Silver Creek man was arrested on Tuesday after he was reportedly heard on a recorded 91...
Nov 05, 2025
Georgia’s Rome Film & Entertainment Alliance invites the public to free workshop: “Breaking Into Acting in Georgia”
Tuesday, November 4, 2025–10:35 p.m.-News Release-Georgia's Rome Film & Entertainment Alliance is hosting a free educational workshop, Breaking Into Acting in Georgia, on Thursday, Nove...
Nov 04, 2025
Berry College Named to WSJ 2026 Best Colleges in America
Tuesday, November 4, 2025–10:27 p.m.-News Release-Berry College has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings, which focus on how well coll...
Nov 04, 2025
[VIDEO] Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge held at the Forum on Tuesday
Tuesday, November 4, 2025–10:00 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Around 200 students from K-12 and technical schools from across the region were in Rome on Tuesday to compete in a variety of constr...
Nov 04, 2025
[VIDEO] Downtown Rome celebrates completion of Unity Point Plaza (2025)
October 4th, 2025 – 5:25 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –The City of Rome celebrated the completion of the Unity Point Plaza project on Tuesday with ...
Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday is Election Day
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:20 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.City of Rome voters are choosing three city commissioners and seven member...
Nov 03, 2025
Unity Point ribbon-cutting on Tuesday
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:15 a.m.-Staff reports-The City of Rome will mark the completion of a 2013 special purpose, local option sales tax project on Tuesday.A ribbon-cutting at Unity Point i...
Nov 03, 2025
Skills competition for high school students to be held on Rome on Tuesday
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Staff reports-On Tuesday, over 200 students will compete in a variety of construction trades at the Forum in Downtown Rome.The Associated General Contractors ...
Nov 03, 2025
[VIDEO] Families Celebrate Halloween Early in Downtown Rome (2025)
October 31st, 2025 – 4:30 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter -Downtown Rome got a head start on Halloween fun Friday afternoon as crowds of families packed Bro...
Oct 31, 2025
