Category Archives: Local News
Arrest reports for December 17
Wednesday, December 17, 2025--11:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault An 18-year-old South Rome man was arrested on Monday in connection with an alleged assault at t...
Dec 17, 2025
Committee determines city needs to stay out of recreation programming business, focus more on parks
Wednesday, December 17, 2025--10:40 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- It's an issue that has been discussed for a few years now-whether the City of Rome should split with Floyd County to some degree on ...
Dec 17, 2025
Hardee's locations in Rome, Calhoun, and Adairsville shuttered
Wednesday, December 17, 2025--10:00 a.m. -Staff reports- If you've had a craving for a Mushroom N Swiss burger, you may have already noticed that several Hardee's locations have closed across the regi...
Dec 17, 2025
"Mayor of Lindale" back at the helm of Christmas festivities after recovering from wreck Injuries
Wednesday, December 17, 2025--8:30 a.m. -Atrium Health Floyd News Release- Christmas in Lindale, Ga., is a little extra special this year, and no one is more thankful than Tim Reynolds. Reynolds, the ...
Dec 17, 2025
West Rome man facing charges following crash
Monday, December 16, 2025--10:55 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- An 18-year-old from West Rome is facing multiple charges after he reportedly drove his vehicle off the road and flipped it onto its si...
Dec 16, 2025
McDaniel withdraws from consideration for mayor in 2026
Tuesday, December 16, 2025--10:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome will have a new mayor come January. Current Mayor Craig McDaniel announced on Monday that he will not seek another term. "I have ...
Dec 16, 2025
Doss and Quick attend final meeting as city commissioners
Tuesday, December 16, 2025--10:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Monday's Rome City Commission meeting was the last for Commissioners Jamie Doss and Randy Quick. Doss has been on the commission for 3...
Dec 16, 2025
Rome Alcohol Control Commission meets Wednesday
Tuesday, December 16, 2025--10:00 a.m. -Staff reports- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission will conduct three license hearings when it meets on Wednesday. The hearings include one for a clerk who was ...
Dec 16, 2025
AdventHealth Georgia hospitals among Forbes Top Hospitals in America 2026
Tuesday, December 16, 2025--9:45 a.m. -News Release- Residents of Northwest Georgia seeking medical care can have confidence that they have access to some of the highest-rated care in the nation. Adve...
Dec 16, 2025
One Man's Opinion, "Perhaps NOT the Happiest of Hanukkahs,"
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 -Bill Crane A bloody massacre on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia and across the globe the tragic double murder of celebrated filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele (both...
Dec 16, 2025
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