Category Archives: Local News

Arrest reports for May 21
-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...
David Crowder May 21, 2026

Arrest reports for May 20
-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 ...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

GNTC announces Free Application Week for the 2026 fall semester
-GNTC News Release- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week from June 1-5 to help those who are seeking to enroll in the 2026 fall semester. GNTC will waive the...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

Georgia DOT will suspend lane closures for Memorial Day Weekend, releases statewide travel forecasts
-Georgia Department of Transportation- The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announces that during Memorial Day Weekend, all interstate lane closures will be suspended beginning Frida...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

Downtown Rome Night Market Returns on Thursday
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Grab fresh produce, homemade goods, and treats, and enjoy the festive atmosphere as the first Rome Night Market of the Season takes place from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday in Downto...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

Runoff Elections on June 16
-David Crowder, WRGA News- A number of Primary Election contests were not decided on Tuesday and will head to runoffs on June 16. In Georgia, a candidate needs 50 percent plus 1 of the vote to win out...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

DPH confirms three new measles cases in Georgia
-Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in three members of a metro Atlanta family. The family was not vaccinated and traveled interna...
David Crowder May 20, 2026

Man sentenced in Bartow County murder
-WBHF Radio- A man charged with murdering his wife in 2024 will spend the rest of his life in prison. Fifty-three-year-old Antonios Pete Kostopoulos was sentenced in Bartow Superior Court on Tuesday f...
David Crowder May 19, 2026
[VIDEO] May Primary Election in Floyd County
-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- https://youtu.be/UGxywtJikKw Local voters speak to why they were out at the polls on May 19th.
Nolan Hiott May 19, 2026

Shane Cowan elected to Floyd County Commission, David Thornton re-elected
-Georgia Secretary of State- There will be at least two new faces on the Floyd County Commission come January 2027. Shane Cowan defeated Incumbent Rhonda Wallace for the Post 1 seat. Wallace is also t...
David Crowder May 19, 2026
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