Tuesday, October 22, 2024–12:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Election Day is less than two weeks away and nearly a quarter of Floyd County’s active voters have already cast ballots. There are 60,891 active voters in Floyd County, and an estimated 13,358 have voted in advance since October 15, not counting Tuesday’s totals. Those early…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:33 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to a call about a woman lying in the middle of Shorter Avenue near Starbucks on Sunday. According to a Rome Police Department report: Vehicles had to go into other lanes to travel around the woman. 36-year-old Chelsea C. Otto told officers there…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:18 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Variances for Rome’s 50-50 food-to-drink ratio could be eliminated, if the Rome City Commission agrees with the Rome Alcohol Control Commission. Establishments that serve liquor must garner at least half of their revenue from the sale of food unless a variance is granted. Currently, there are…
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:16 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division were in Rome Monday to present a check for $2 million for the cleanup of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property. U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced the funding through…
Monday, October 21, 2024–12:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Alabama man arrested for assault in Rome A Jasper, Alabama man was arrested following an alleged assault at an apartment on West 13th Street early Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Jeffrey Seath McClure strangled a woman and struck her several times causing visible…
Monday, October 21, 2024–9:30 a.m. -Staff reports- This reminder….A portion of Second Avenue is closed this week as filming continues for the Netflix series Stranger Things. The road between East Ninth Street and East 12th Street will be closed until Friday. Next week, one southbound lane in the area of the Claremont House will be…