Category Archives: Local News

-Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of crashing stolen vehicle while fleeing from police A West Rome man was jailed over the weekend on felony counts of fleeing or attempting to elude, theft by re...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announces the suspension of all lane closures on Georgia interstates during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. The suspension...

-News Release- AdventHealth invites the community to gather for an evening of worship, encouragement, and connection at Night of Hope, a free concert and community event taking place Saturday, Sept. 1...

-AAA South- Georgia drivers are getting some relief at the pump. After weeks of rising prices, the state average for regular gasoline has dropped to $3.78 per gallon (subject to change overnight). Low...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed four additional cases of measles. These cases are close contacts of the measles case confirmed last week. This outbreak is as...

-News Release- All 18 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) graduates in the Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program have passed a national nursing licensure exam this year on their firs...

-Staff reports- A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation after a miniature donkey was shot and killed early Sunday. A social media post from...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with influencing a witness A man initially arrested on aggravated assault charges for allegedly strangling a woman is now charged with influencing a witness. Ac...

-Floyd County Jail records- Connecticut man charged with grooming, terroristic threats A man from Norwich, Connecticut, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Thursday on charges of grooming a minor...

-Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area saw an increase in employment in July, while the unemployment ra...