Friday, December 12, 2025--7:00 p.m. -News Release- Blood Assurance is facing an emergency need for donations after a sudden spike in trauma cases across the region. The increase in emergency situations has significantly strained the nonprofit's already thin supply. The holiday season is historically one of the most ch...

Friday, December 12, 2025--630 p.m. -Rome Police Department- The Rome Police Department is providing an additional update in the ongoing homicide investigation involving victim Kaylee B. Shackelford. As a result of additional findings and continued investigative work, Mystique Malachi Amaziah Taylor has now been formal...

Wednesday, December 10, 2025--10:45 a.m. -Staff reports- More information has been released concerning the death of a woman whose body was located, wrapped in blankets, in the area of John Graham Homes in East Rome on Tuesday. According to an arrest warrant: 23-year-old Mystique Malachi Amaziah Taylor of Atlanta stabbe...

Tuesday, December 9, 2025--10:40 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union has been recognized as a 2025 Best of Georgia® winner in the Georgia Business Journal's annual readers' poll in the category of Credit Unions. This annual competition allows readers to vote for the best of everything in Georgia, honoring...

Monday, December 8, 2025--9:55 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia's average price for a gallon of regular gas fell this week, offering some relief to drivers across the state. As of Monday, the statewide average sits at $2.79 per gallon, though daily price changes remain possible. "Georgia drivers are getting some relief at...

Thursday, December 4, 2025-3:55 p.m. -Staff reports- I-75 southbound near Dalton Exit was closed for several hours on Thursday, following a crash with multiple fatalities that a wrong-way driver apparently caused. Whitfield County Sheriff Darren Pierce gave preliminary updates on Thursday afternoon. Exit 336, here at R...

Tuesday, December 2, 2025-12:30 p.m. GBI News Release- At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, GBI Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bartow County, GA. One man was shot and killed. No deputies were injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that around 4:50 p.m. ...

Tuesday, December 2, 2025-12:30 p.m. GBI News Release- At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, GBI Agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Bartow County, GA. One man was shot and killed. No deputies were injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that around 4:50 p.m. ...

December 1st, 2025 - 1:55 PM WBHF Radio - A person was found dead after a house fire early Thursday morning on Highway 20 in Cartersville. According to Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services, crews were called just before 1 AM to a home at 5754 Highway 20. Firefighters arrived to find a single-story house over a bas...

Thursday, October 9, 2025-11:20 a.m. -Staff reports- Earlier this week, it was announced that the Georgia Department of Public Health has begun administering COVID-19 vaccinations at health departments throughout Georgia based on the current vaccine supply. Those interested in getting the vaccine should call their loca...