Category Archives: Local News

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with financial transaction card fraud A Rome man was arrested at his Parkwood Circle home on Wednesday on a felony warrant charging him with financial transacti...

-Staff reports- Parts of Georgia could see flooding due to heavy rain later this week as the National Hurricane Center issues its first tropical advisory of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The sys...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Friday is Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, and everyone is invited to a celebration this Saturday. The celebration is being hel...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission is recommending the approval of an ordinance amendment to expand the boundaries and days of public consumption of alcohol in Downtown Rom...

-Rome Police Department- Multiple agencies are seeking information on the whereabouts of a murder suspect. Chancelor Lamar Crawford is wanted in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Chancellore Jabez Don...

Floyd County Jail records- An East Rome man is facing charges of statutory rape and obscene internet contact with a child. According to the arrest warrants: 26-year-old Christopher Lewis Gravely discu...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 -Bill Crane- I have often heard from my parents, and even aging peers, that among the many joys of aging is the increasingly long list of items that you are told, "You can't D...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- https://youtu.be/BJbXjMmtj4M Rome's Farmers Market began on June 6th and is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7am to 11am at Ridge Ferry Park next to the new pump track. The m...

-Staff reports- The contests for the November General Election have been set. Rick Jackson defeated Burt Jones in the Republican Primary Runoff for Governor and will now face Democrat Keisha Lance Bot...

-Rome-Floyd County Fire Department News Release- At approximately 8:44 AM on June 14, 2026, the Rome-Floyd Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 494 West Union Road NE with so...