November 28th, 2023 – 2:30 PM Press Release – Tim Reynolds followed up with this statement from Restoration Lindale on the subject: “With much thought on the upcoming weekend’s Christmas in Lindale, the rain looks to be threatening our event. So we have decided to move our parade and festival to Saturday, December 9th. The…
Tuesday, November 28, 2023–11:03 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Teen charged with party to the crime of robbery A third arrest has been made in connection with the robbery of a 15-year-old in Silver Creek that occurred back on October 4. 18-year-old Taylor Elizabeth Ashley of Cedartown was booked into the Floyd County Jail Monday…
Tuesday, November 28, 2023–10:37 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Police Department will have a new temporary home, off Technology Parkway. The Rome City Commission has approved $2 million for the purchase of the former Scott Logistics building at 16 Vail Street and an adjoining four-acre parcel at 19 Vail Street. The commission also…
Tuesday, November 28, 2023–9:56 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- A special session of the Georgia General Assembly starts today with the top priority of revisiting the state’s redistricting maps. In October, US District Judge Steve Jones ordered the state to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state senate districts, and five…
Monday, November 27, 2023–8:22 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved penalties for Peaches on Broad Street — a three-month suspension of the beer, wine, and liquor pouring licenses and a $2,000 fine. According to the Rome Police Department customers were still in the establishment after 2 a.m. on October 22.…
Monday, November 27, 2023–8:00 p.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com. Desmond Lavonta Brown was sentenced to life without parole Monday for the murder of two Rome sisters in 2020. A Cherokee County, Alabama, jury found Brown guilty…