Category Archives: Local News

-U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers- If you are planning a holiday weekend at Lake Allatoona or at Carters Lake, here's some good news. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day-use fees at USACE-ope...

-National Weather Service- A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. on Saturday for portions of northwest and west central Georgia. Heat index values of up to 105 are expected. Hot temperatures ...

-Staff reports- Cave Spring will celebrate 250 years of American Independence with its 42nd annual Fourth of July Parade. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Participants are asked to line up...

-News Release- Celebrate 250 years of American independence in true red, white and blue fashion on Saturday, July 4, as the 2026 Independence Day Extravaganza, sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd and Har...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) wants it to be a safe and healthy 4th of July for all Georgians and visitors to the state. Temperatures will be in the low to mid-90s, so b...

-News Release- Keep the fireworks in the sky and off the road during this July 4th holiday weekend by having a ride with a sober driver scheduled if alcohol is part of the plan to celebrate the United...

-National Weather Service- We are under an Extreme Heat Warning from noon until 8 p.m. today. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 are expected in Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, Gord...

-City of Rome- On Thursday, a City of Rome Water Department contractor will repave a section of the Avenue A walking path just south of the sewer lift station, across from Dippity Do-Da Dogs and the s...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with meth possession, criminal trespass A homeless man who is accused of trespassing is also facing drug charges. According to Floyd County Jail records: 35-yea...

Tuesday, July 1, 2026 -Bill Crane- Though I was only 15 at the time, I have many very vivid memories of our nation's Bicentennial in 1976. And though it took me a few years as a cashier at Winn-Dixie ...