May 17, 2022–5:30 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A 44-year-old Rome man is accused of assaulting another man with a baseball bat. The victim also sustained an injury to his arm during the attack that occurred on May 4 on Morrison Campground Road. According to the arrest warrant, James John Duncan Jr. struck the victim…
May 17th, 2022 – 4:40 PM Staff Reports – On Tuesday morning Georgia Governor Brian Kemp came to Downtown Rome, at the town green in front of the Forum. The small event was part of a Campaign stop for the Governor as part of his Peach State tour to encourage locals to get out and…
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May 17, 2022–4:12 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The plaintiffs in a civil rights action filed against the Floyd County School System held a news conference across the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Downtown Rome Tuesday. The action, filed by five African-American students at Coosa High Schools, and their mothers, allege the school system ignored complaints…
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May 17th, 2022 – 12:55 PM Staff Reports – The second annual Public Safety Expo is scheduled for this Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The public is invited to come out to see how their tax money is being invested and what local public safety has to offer…
May 17th, 2022 – 11:50 AM Georgia Attorney General’s – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgia consumers to beware of price gouging and other scams in response to the nationwide baby formula shortage. “With skyrocketing inflation, record-high gas prices, and now an unprecedented shortage of baby formula made worse by the increasingly dire situation…
May 17, 2022–9:35 a.m. NEWS RELEASE The Calhoun Police Department is participating in the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety “Click it or Ticket” Mobilization. This is part of a national mobilization and will be conducted now thru June 4th. Officers will be setting up safety checkpoints within the City of Calhoun, looking for unrestrained drivers…