Category Archives: Local News

Monday, April 7, 2025–7:53 p.m.News release-All eight Rome City Schools were recently awarded the Ready Georgia Seal of Preparedness for the 2024-2025 school year. The schools are eight of only ...

April 7th, 2025 – 1:45 PMWRGA Staff Reports –(38-year-old Daniel Edward Woody of Calhoun – Mugshot from the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office)Sunday evening, Gordon County Sheriff...

Monday, April 7, 2025–7:06 p.m.-Staff reports-City of Rome street department crews were working on Shorter Avenue Monday morning.A water leak caused the road to buckle between Williamson and Leo...

Sunday, April 6, 2025–9:15 a.m.-News Release-Cancer Navigators' annual Daisy Drop will take place on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m.This year, participants will meet at the Heritage Park Pavilion and...

Sunday, April 6, 2025–9:15 a.m.-News Release-Georgia Highlands College invites the community to the 10,000 Egg Hunt, a free, family-friendly event featuring multiple egg hunts for all ages, face...

Sunday, April 6, 2025–9:10 a.m.-News Release-The 2025 Spring Plant Sale at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), an annual tradition in Rome, will be held April 7-11.The sale will begin...

Monday, April 7, 2025–9:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Advance in-person voting for the runoff election to decide who will fill the Post 4 seat on the Floyd County Commission began Monday.Earl...

Thursday, April 3, 2025–10:25 a.m.-News Release-The Rome Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is pleased to formally introduce Lucy Coyle as its new general manager.Lucy joined the organization in the fall ...

Thursday, April 3, 2025–10:22 a.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in February, up two-tenth...

April 2nd, 2025 – 4:45 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –On Wednesday afternoon, Floyd 911 Dispatch received a report of a collision involving a red Hy...