Category Archives: Local News

-Staff reports- A 2.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Gordon County on Saturday morning. The center was just over six miles west-northwest of Resaca. It occurred at a depth of five and a half mil...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission is expected to award a bid for the Jackson Hill Trail Connection when it meets on Monday. Four bids were submitted, with S.H. Creel Contracting meet...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- https://youtu.be/MDy_27GiCns The Floyd County Democratic Party hosted the annual Georgia Giants Dinner on Friday night featuring speeches from Georgia's 14 Congressional District c...

-Staff reports- Floyd County Police are investigating a pedestrian versus vehicle collision that occurred Friday night in the area of Chulio Road and Cole Road. Authorities were initially unable to co...

-Floyd County Jail records- Three people were arrested following the execution of a search warrant on Ross Street in North Rome. According to Floyd County Jail records: Multiple bags of marijuana, dig...

-Floyd County Jail records- An Armuchee woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with aggravated cruelty to animals. According to the warrant: 63-year-old Teresa Lynn Barnes told offic...

-Staff reports- A 7-year-old was airlifted to an Atlanta hospital on Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Chateau Drive. The child sustained a number of injuries, and, at last report, was...

-Staff reports- Next weekend, kids will be able to meet their heroes during a special event at the Forum River Center. "Meet the Magic" is on August 29. "We do not have a lot of events that come to Ro...

Man charged with aggravated animal cruelty A Cedartown man is accused of neglecting an animal at his Reeceberg Road residence. According to an arrest warrant: 38-year-old Terry Lee Brown subjected a d...

-News Release- The Rome Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is proud to officially announce its 2026-27 season, "A Legacy in Sound," featuring six performances that honor its long history in the Coosa Valley and...