Category Archives: Local News

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sunday, October 5, 2025–12:15 p.m.-Staff reports-Some tense moments during a middle school dance on Saturday evening at South Paulding County High School.According to Ashley Henson with the Paul...

Thursday, October 2, 2025–10:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of making threats, fighting with policeA Shannon area man is facing multiple charges, including aggravated battery on a...

Thursday, October 2, 2025–8:11 a.m.-Staff reports-Judging results for the following departments have been posted:Homemaking Arts & Crafts, Department 4Homemaking Arts & Crafts, Departmen...