Category Archives: Local News

-News Release- A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Nursing student recently assisted a patient in medical crisis and comforted his family. Stephanie Wilson, 33, attends GNTC's Walker Count...

-Staff reports- The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority has chosen its officers for 2027. Jimmy Byars was re-elected as chair, and Lowery May was re-elected as vice-chair. Evie McNiece was selecte...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with child cruelty A Rome man was arrested on Tuesday at his North Broad Street residence on a felony warrant charging him with 1st-degree cruelty to children. ...

-Floyd County Jail records- A 21-year-old North Rome resident has been jailed on charges of attempted rape, 1st-degree burglary, and being a peeping Tom. According to Floyd County Jail records: On Aug...

-News Release- The A Night to Remember Foundation is looking forward to the 10th Annual Adult Prom on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Taylor Estate. Each year, A Night to Remember brings the community t...

-News Release- Berry College is one of the nation's academically best undergraduate institutions, according to The Princeton Review book published Tuesday. The Princeton Review's profile on Berry prai...

-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident of metro Atlanta. At this time, there is no known travel history or exposure to someone i...

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 -Bill Crane- Though I personally think the Back to School bells are ringing too early these days, particularly given the checkered performance of public school HVAC systems ac...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Enterprise Corner is now GRAD certified. Enterprise Corner is a 200-acre industrial site off of Highway 411 and Bass Ferry Road. The Georgia Ready for Accelerated Developmen...

-News Release- John D. Carroll, A.A.E., Airport Manager, Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, Rome, GA, has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive (A.A.E.) by the American Associ...