Category Archives: Local News
Report: Home ‘laid to waste’ by vandals
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Rome Police Department report-The Rome Police Department is investigating a reported case of vandalism at a home on Glenrise Terrace.According to the report:The...
Jun 24, 2025
Woman charged with assault, terroristic threats, and child cruelty
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–10:45 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-An 18-year-old Rome woman is facing charges after allegedly going after a juvenile with a jagged piece of glass on Leon Street on Mond...
Jun 24, 2025
Rome Finance Committee meets Wednesday
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–9:45 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The City of Rome's Finance Committee is expected to discuss the 2025 millage rate when it meets on Wednesday.Last year, the city commiss...
Jun 24, 2025
FCSO adds name to Most Wanted list
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–9:45 a.m.-Floyd County Sheriff’s Office-The Floyd County Sheriff's Office has added a new name to its Top 10 Most Wanted list.35-year-old Braden Salas is wanted on c...
Jun 24, 2025
Rome City School Board to hold called meeting on Wednesday
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–8:40 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Rome City Schools Board of Education will hold a called meeting on Wednesday to conduct the superintendent's evaluation and discuss ...
Jun 24, 2025
Man sentenced to 20 years in high-speed crash that killed two last year
Tuesday, June 24, 2025–8:30 a.m.-Staff reports-A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a wreck that killed two people on Turner McCall Boulevard in September of last year.31-year-old ...
Jun 24, 2025
Two Cedartown men arrested after trespassing incident involving game camera
June 23rd, 2025 – 3:30 PMWRGA Staff Reports –66-year-old Donald Robert Hubbard (left) and 52-year-old Louie Dan Sherman (right)The Cherokee County Alabama Sheriff’s Office has confir...
Jun 23, 2025
Warrant: Man with a machete threatens to bleed victim like a deer
Friday, June 20, 2025–7:23 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A local man is being held without bond after reportedly attacking another man with a machete at a location on Teat Street in Lindale ear...
Jun 20, 2025
Variance granted for Rural King develppment at mall
Friday, June 20, 2025–1:55 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Rome-Floyd County Board of Adjustments recently approved a variance request that will pave the way for a new business at Mt. Berry Ma...
Jun 20, 2025
Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation Issues $1.3 Million in Grants
Friday, June 20, 2025–9:00 a.m.-News Release-Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has again awarded $1.3 million in grants to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center and Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medic...
Jun 20, 2025
