Category Archives: Local News

Seven Floyd County Schools honored as Distinguished Schools for Positive Behavior
Wednesday, October 8, 2025–10:05 a.m.-Floyd County Schools-Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce that seven schools have been recognized as PBIS Distinguished Schools for their outstan...
Rome Radio Oct 08, 2025

Organizers of “The Pit” warned by Chattooga County authorities prior to bust in Alabama
Wednesday, October 8, 2025–9:55 a.m.-WZQZ Radio-Two men facing severe legal consequences in Alabama after authorities busted their latest unsanctioned combat sports operation were previously war...
Rome Radio Oct 08, 2025

Floyd County Police Department awarded $75,960 grant for local DUI enforcement
Tuesday, October 7, 2025–9:45 a.m.-News Release-The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Geor...
Rome Radio Oct 07, 2025

Lane closure on I-75 in Bartow County on Tuesday
Monday, October 6, 2025–5:10 p.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) maintenance crews will close the right southbound lane and ...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Elderly man killed in singe-vehicle wreck at Kroger
Monday, October 6, 2025–4:55 p.m.-Staff reports-An 89-year-old Rome man was fatally injured on Friday when his vehicle crashed in the parking lot of Kroger on Turner McCall Boulevard.According t...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Rome City Commission candidate forum on Tuesday
Monday, October 6, 2025–11:05 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Last week, candidates for the Rome City School Board participated in a candidate forum, and on Tuesday, voters will get to hear from c...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Floyd County Commission to meet with state lawmakers on Tuesday
Monday, October 6, 2025–11:05 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Floyd County Commissioners will sit down with state lawmakers on Tuesday morning to discuss a number of issues.The meeting with the lo...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Arrest reports for October 6
Monday, October 6, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged with aggravated assaultA West Rome man was arrested at Walnut Avenue and East 9th Street on Sunday after allegedly shooti...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Fatal fire in Chattooga County
Monday, October 6, 2025–10:55 a.m.-WZQZ Radio-Two people are dead following an early morning house fire in the Ridgeway Community on Sunday. Emergency crews were dispatched after Chattooga 911 r...
Rome Radio Oct 06, 2025

Arrest reports for October 5
Sunday, October 5, 2025–12:25 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged with statutory rapeAn Adairsville man was recently booked into the Floyd County Jail on a felony warrant charging him wit...
Rome Radio Oct 05, 2025
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