Category Archives: Local News

December 23rd, 2025 - 1:35 PM WRGA Staff Reports -     The City of Cave Spring is inviting residents and visitors to ring in the New Year with one of the community's most anticipated traditi...

December 23rd, 2025 - 1:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports -   After 12 weeks of recruit school, Rome and Floyd County's newest firefighters are on the job. The Rome-Floyd County Fire Department recently h...

December 23rd, 2025 - 7:40 AM Doug Walker - WRGA's First News   General Electric officials say demolition work is planned for portions of the company's Rome facility beginning in early 2026. Acco...

December 22nd, 2025 - 5:56 PM WRGA Staff Reports -     Dale Johnson has been named the Floyd County School System's School Resource Officer of the Year. Johnson is a school resource officer ...

December 22nd, 2025 - 5:55 PM WRGA Staff Reports - As Christmas and New Year's approach, the Georgia Department of Transportation is helping make holiday travel smoother and safer. Lane Closures Suspe...

December 22nd, 2025 - 5:45 PM Floyd County Jail Reports -   A 55-year-old Rome man was arrested on Sunday by the Floyd County Police Department at his residence on Ferry Crossing Road in Rome for...

December 22nd, 2025 - 5:40 PM National Weather Service in Peachtree City - The National Weather Service is warning of elevated fire danger across parts of North Georgia, including Gordon, Chattooga, B...

Monday, December 22, 2025 -Bill Crane Once upon a time in the colony of Virginia, there was a young man of modest means and circumstances who would one day become a great leader, and this yet to be na...

Sunday, December 21, 2025--2:00 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Public Animal Welfare Services' free microchip initiative is paying dividends. According to PAWS Director Katy Walters, the...

Sunday, December 21, 2025--1:43 p.m. -News Release- Atrium Health Floyd, with funding from the Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation, is investing $430,000 to develop school-based mental health services...