March 1, 2021–8:56 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Atlanta Gas Light pipeline project continues. Construction on Division Street will begin this week north of the Norfolk Southern Railway crossing and will be during daylight hours. Work will also begin along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this week and will be restricted to evening hours from 9:00…
March 1, 2021–8:52 p.m. AAA SOUTH Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.57 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents more than a week ago, 33 cents more than last month, and 29 cents more than this time last year. Because…
March 1, 2021–8:50 p.m. FLOYD COUNTY JAIL RECORDS A 25-year old Rome man is facing multiple charges after fleeing from police Sunday evening. According to Floyd County Jail records, a vehicle driven by Zachariah Muntain Watkins was traveling in a construction zone on Shorter Avenue at Redmond Circle without headlights and at an elevated speed.…
March 1, 2021–8:39 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The State Elections Board has sent dozens of alleged election violations to prosecutors. One of those cases, which has been referred to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, involves the Floyd County Board of Elections and Registrations for allegedly improperly assigning school board districts to 17,682 voters and failing to…
March 1st, 2021 – 5:00 PM WBHF Radio – (Via WBHF Radio) An arrest has been made in an arson case involving a Bartow home in the process of being demolished. A 133-year-old home at the corner of Cassville Road and Charles Street was partially torn down last Wednesday. The next morning, fire crews were…
March 1st, 2021 – 3:15 PM Staff Reports – On Sunday evening (February 28th, 2021), a two vehicle accident resulted in 2 fatalities: A father and a son. According to the Rome Police Department’s Georgia Motor Vehicle Crash Report, the accident occurred at the intersection of Redmond Circle and West Butler around 8:07 PM. The…