Category Archives: Local News

-Georgia Department of Transportation- The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for a bridge project in Polk County. The work will include construction of a bridge and approache...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission will review its financial reporting for last year when it meets on Monday. Christopher McKellar of Mauldin & Jenkins will present the 2025 Audit...

-Staff reports- The Rome City Commission will hold a Public Hearing concerning the proposed 2026 tax millage rate at a special called City Commission meeting on August 3 at 6:30 p.m. The proposed comb...

-Floyd County Jail Records- Man accused of shooting man, dog with a pellet gun A West Rome man is accused of shooting a man and a dog with a pellet gun on Shorter Avenue. According to Floyd County Jai...

-WBHF Radio- Residents of The Cliffs Subdivision in Euharlee were told to stay inside their homes Thursday afternoon due to the discovery of a grenade from World War II. A crew cleaning the home of a ...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Community fun and great music abound on Saturday, as Downtown Cave Spring hosts a Block Party at the Lumberyard. Bring a chair and come enjoy an evening of fun, community, a...

-Floyd County Jail Records- Woman accused of setting husband's belongings on fire A Rome woman was arrested on Wednesday at her Berkshire Drive residence on a felony 3rd-degree arson charge. According...

-Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county RomeMetropolitan Statistical Arearecorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% in June, up six-tenths of a ...

-National Weather Service- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch through Friday evening. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible in portions of north central, no...

-Floyd County Jail records- A South Rome woman is accused of harboring a man wanted in a shooting incident at Banty Jones Park back in April. According to the arrest warrants: 39-year-old Tiffany Bria...