Category Archives: Bartow County

Arrest reports for July 16th
July 15th, 2025 - 5:00 PMFloyd County Jail Records -Two Rome men were booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday in connection with a stolen vehicle and the discovery of explosive devices. According to...
Rome Radio Jul 16, 2025

Northwest Georgia Arts Programs among recipients of statewide grant funding
July 16th, 2025 – 11:30 AMWRGA Staff Reports –The Georgia Council for the Arts has announced more than $1.3 million in grant awards for Fiscal Year 2026, funding 177 arts and cultural proj...
Rome Radio Jul 16, 2025

Peter Hubbard wins Democratic PSC Primary, advances to face GOP incumbent in November
July 16th, 2025 – 11:15 AMWRGA Staff Reports –(Peter Hubbard – Candidate photo sourced from BallotPedia)Peter Hubbard has won the Democratic primary in the Special Election for Georg...
Rome Radio Jul 16, 2025

“Operation Southern Slow Down” starts Monday
July 13th, 2025 – 11:10 PMGovernor’s Office of Highway Safety –Drivers are being warned to slow down or risk receiving a ticket when “Operation Southern Slow Down” begins...
Rome Radio Jul 13, 2025

GSP: One dead after multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Bartow County
July 10th, 2025 – 5:00 PMWRGA News Staff Reports –A fatal accident shut down part of I-75 South near the GA-92 exit in the Bartow County-Acworth area Wednesday evening.According to informa...
Rome Radio Jul 10, 2025

Thirteen people killed in traffic crashes during July 4 holiday
Tuesday, July 8, 2025–5:20 p.m.-News Release-During the 78-hour Independence Day holiday travel period, Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers investigated eight fatal traffic crashes, while local ...
Rome Radio Jul 08, 2025

17-year old charged in February murder of mother, stepfather in Carroll County
Tuesday, July 8, 2025–4:35 p.m.-Staff reports-An arrest has been made in the murder of a couple in Carrollton that occurred in February, and the suspect is the woman's 17-year-old daughter.Accor...
Rome Radio Jul 08, 2025

Fire reported at Hanwha facility in Cartersville
Monday, July 7, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Cartersville Fire Department News Release-The Cartersville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm with sprinkler activation at the Hanwha facility located at 2...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

DPS encourages motorists to drive responsibly this holiday weekend
Thursday, July 3, 2025–1:00 p.m.-News Release-The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE), formerly the Motor Carrier Compliance Division, are urging motorists to dri...
Rome Radio Jul 03, 2025

Woman drowns in Lake Allatoona
Wednesday, July 2, 2025–5:40 p.m.-WBHF Radio-Authorities have released the name of a Bartow County woman who drowned in Lake Allatoona on Tuesday.59-year-old Sheree Keeling of White drowned afte...
Rome Radio Jul 02, 2025
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