Category Archives: Floyd County

Conceptual design for Garrard Park playground unveiled
-Staff reports- The Rome Community Redevelopment Committee got a look at a conceptual design for the Garrard Park project located at the former GE site in West Rome. The concept includes a large playg...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Arrest reports for May 28
-Floyd County jail records- Two men accused of entering outbuilding on Biddy Road Two Bartow County men have been charged in a burglary on Biddy Road, off of Highway 411, on Wednesday. According to Fl...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Search warrant leads to arrest of a man on a felony count of conducting a chop shop
-Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is accused of running a chop shop operation at his Charleston Drive residence. According to Floyd County Jail records: 23-year-old Ahmide Trayvon Lee Berry was f...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) returns to Rome and Cave Spring May 31-June 1; roads impacted along cycling route
-News Release- Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG), one of the state's premier annual cycling events, will return to Floyd County on Sunday, May 31, bringing more than 900 cyclists through local communiti...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Rome's unemployment declines to 2.7 percent in April
-Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded month-over-month employment and job growth, with an une...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Rome City Commission approves new wrecker towing fees
-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved an increase in wrecker and towing fees. John Giles, with the Rome City Police Department, was asked by Commissioner Bill Collins to loo...
David Crowder May 28, 2026

Arrest reports for May 26
Man charged with aggravated assault A West Rome man has been charged in a reported assault that occurred on Huffaker Road this past Saturday. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warra...
David Crowder May 27, 2026

Two injured in wreck that closed down Highway 140 on Tuesday
-Staff reports- Floyd County Police have released the accident report for a crash that shut down Highway 140 at Ervin Coker Road for several hours on Tuesday morning. According to the report: Traffic ...
David Crowder May 27, 2026

Floyd County Commission approves rubber asphalt resurfacing on Turner Road
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Commissioners have approved the use of special-purpose, local option sales tax funds as a local match for a state grant to pave a portion of Turner Road with a ...
David Crowder May 27, 2026

Floyd County District Attorney Investigator Jamie White honored for life-saving efforts
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Commissioners took time during their Tuesday meeting to recognize Floyd County District Attorney Investigator Jamie White for his efforts to save a child's life...
David Crowder May 27, 2026
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