Unofficial Results brought to you by: Click the candidate’s photo to visit the official campaign website. Hershel Junior Walker won. 13.36% 3.96% 3.21% 2.42% 8.85% 68.19% Raphael Warnock won. 3.96% 96.04% Marjorie Taylor Greene won. 6.15% 69.54% 3.65% 2.22% 16.95% 1.49% Marcus Flowers won. 19.11% 74.71% 6.19% Brian Kemp won and will face Stacy Abrams…
Deadline Approaching for Floyd County Property Tax Appeals
July 15th, 2025 – 6:45 PM David Crowder – WRGA News – Floyd County property owners who believe their assessed property value is incorrect have until this Friday to file a written appeal. According to Chief Appraiser Danny Womack, the estimated property tax amount cannot be used as a basis for appeal. There are four…
Floyd Schools Begin New Student Registration Next Week
July 15th, 2025 – 6:30 PM David Crowder – WRGA News – The 2025-2026 School Year is just around the corner, and the Floyd County School System will begin holding registration for new students next week. New students in the Coosa area can register on July 21 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and on…
[VIDEO] City Comission holds first public hearing on proposed 2025 tax millage rates
July 15th, 2025 – 6:25 PM WRGA Staff Reports – The Rome City Commission held a public hearing Monday evening on the proposed 2025 tax millage rates. The city’s portion is set at 8.15 mills, and the Rome City Schools rate is proposed at 18.10 mills, for a combined total of 26.25 mills. While the…
Arrest reports for July 15th
July 15th, 2025 – 1:00 PM Floyd County Jail Records –
Hubbard, Waites face off in PSC runoff election Tuesday
July 13th, 2025 – 11:20 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the Democratic runoff in Georgia’s Public Service Commission special primary. Peter Hubbard and Keisha Sean Waites compete for the chance to face Republican Fitz Johnson in November. Locally, voting will be at the…
Floyd County Police offering car seat checks this Friday
July 14th, 2025 – 6:15 PM First News with Doug Walker – The Floyd County Police Department will be set up this Friday (July 18th, 2025) in the parking lot of AdventHealth Stadium, home of the Rome Emperors, offering free car seat inspections from 1 PM to 3 PM. FCPD Captain, Ron Hunton, shared on…
Arrest reports for July 14th
July 14th, 2025 – 2:45 PM Floyd County Jail Records –
Georgia gas price average unchanged at the pumps
Jul 14th, 2025 – 8:50 AM AAA – The Auto Club Group – The Georgia gas price average parked in neutral at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which can change overnight. Monday’s state average remains the same as a week ago, 4 cents higher…
GDOT taking public input on Summerville bypass project
July 14th, 2025 – 8:35 AM The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) – The Georgia Department of Transportation is gathering feedback on a proposed bypass that would reroute traffic around downtown Summerville. The estimated $45 million project would link Highways 27, 100, and 114 on the southwest side of town, creating an alternate route to…
Authorities investigate fatal crash involving child in Cherokee County AL
July 14th, 2025 – 8:00 AM WEIS Radio – According to a report from WEIS Radio, a 6-year-old child from Gaylesville died in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 12. The crash happened at approximately 10:22 a.m. on Cherokee County Road 275 near Little River Canyon Mouth Park, about 10 miles north of Leesburg. Alabama…