Category Archives: Local News

-Staff reports- Motorists were advised to drive with caution on Tuesday morning as a large trailer lost its load of corn in the inbound lane of Highway 53/North Broad Street. Corn was in the roadway f...

-Staff reports- Today is Election Day as voters head to the polls to decide primary contests for local, state, and federal offices. The polls are open until 7 p.m., and WRGA will have election returns...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- It is graduation time for local high school seniors. "There is going to be some increased traffic around the schools at times when we don't normally see traffic around the s...

-AAA South- As Memorial Day weekend and the summer travel season approach, Georgia's extension of the gas tax suspension offers relief for drivers navigating persistently high fuel prices. The statewi...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault and battery A West Rome man has been arrested in connection with an assault on Wilson Avenue in South Rome. According to Floyd County ja...

-Floyd County Jail records- A Coosa man was arrested after allegedly following up on a threat to damage a building on Pearson Road. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Jimmy Lee Ashwor...

-Staff reports- Dennis then drove back to the church and parked the vehicle. That's when 42-year-old Christopher Lamont Darden of Rome discharged a firearm, striking Dennis' vehicle. Dennis is charged...

-David Crowder, WRGA- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission will consider the approval of beer, wine and liquor licenses and hear from a business owner regarding the city's church distance buffer requir...

-News Release- Rome City Schools is excited to announce the addition of a new Pre-K Inclusion class at East Central Elementary School beginning in the fall of 2026. The new class marks the first time ...

-News Release- Rome High School has once again been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education for excellence in Advanced Placement coursework and student achievement. Rome High School earned A...