Category Archives: Local News
Man accused of falsely representing himself as a lawyer
Friday, March 15, 2024–11:39 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A 52-year-old Rome man is accused of posing as an attorney, and taking money from a nursing home resident.According to the arrest warr...
Mar 15, 2024
Arrest reports for March 14
Thursday, March 14, 2024–12:13 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of paying for merchandise with counterfeit moneyA Fayetteville man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Wednesday on fe...
Mar 14, 2024
Arrest reports for March 13
Wednesday, March 13, 2024–6:40 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged with theft by taking, theft by deceptionA 31-year-old Armuchee-area man has been charged in the thefts of a pool table a...
Mar 13, 2024
City of Rome finance department recognized
Wednesday, March 13, 2024–6:36 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-An honor for the City of Rome in financial reporting.The Government Finance Officials Association of the United States and Canada has...
Mar 13, 2024
Bridge closure in Gordon County starts Thursday
Wednesday, March 13, 2024–6:33 p.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-Weather permitting; crews will repair the bridge on State Route 136 over the Conasauga River that will close the bridge t...
Mar 13, 2024
Committee agrees to expedite SPLOST-funded trail project
Wednesday, March 13, 2024–6:25 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The City of Rome Public Works Committee has voted to expedite engineering services for a 2023 special purpose, local option sales tax...
Mar 13, 2024
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene proposes legislation to rename federal building in Rome for late Judge Harold Murphy
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–11:43 a.m.-News Release-Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene passed legislation honoring the life of Judge Harold L. Murphy. Congresswoman Greene’s legislation comm...
Mar 12, 2024
Arrest reports for March 12
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–10:06 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of strangling womanA 20-year-old East Rome man is facing charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment following h...
Mar 12, 2024
City Commission to vote on code of ethics on March 25
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–9:06 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-A new ethics code for the City of Rome was put onto first reading during Monday's Rome City Commission meeting, with adoption slated fo...
Mar 12, 2024
City employees, law enforcement recognized for their work during Trump rally
Tuesday, March 12, 2024–8:50 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Saturday's Trump rally at the Forum in Downtown Rome went off without a hitch, thanks in large part to the work of city employees.On Mo...
Mar 12, 2024
WEATHER
Rome, GA, USA
68 °F Sunny