Category Archives: Local News

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- https://youtu.be/ih-kkng6ueI Friday morning saw the American flag hung in many forms in the Call to Duty Plaza outside of the former Joint Law Enforcement Center in downtown Rome. ...

Thursday, May 21, 2026 -Bill Crane- When I first met Ted Turner, he was already a larger than life figure, and a rascal around Atlanta, but he was only then introducing himself on the national stage. ...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- https://youtu.be/G_QRKeTVmtw Rome's Night Market in Rotary Plaza saw a slew of local businesses setting up shop as local musicians played on the iconic stage. Businesses such as Wi...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome and Floyd County will honor their fallen heroes on Friday. The 2026 Peace Officers Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Call To Duty Memorial Plaza at the fo...

-Staff reports- The Gordon County Board of Commissioners has voted to extend a temporary moratorium on data centers. The original 60-day moratorium was implemented in February. It will now be extended...

-AAA South- As gas prices reach fouryear highs, and millions prepare for a Memorial Day road trip, AAA discourages cost-cutting measures that increase the risk of breakdowns and expensive repairs. AAA...

-Floyd County Jail records- A Cedartown man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Wednesday and charged with two counts of child molestation, a single count of aggravated child molestation, one cou...

-Floyd County Jail records- A West Rome man was arrested following a stabbing incident at his Tamassee Lane apartment on Wednesday. According to Floyd County jail records: 41-year-old Adam Ricardo Coc...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault, child cruelty A Summerville Park man is accused of assaulting a woman in front of a minor at his Battey Drive residence on Tuesday of t...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man arrested in garden hoe attack A homeless man is accused of injuring another man with a garden hoe earlier this week. According to an arrest warrant: 56-year-old Eugene ...