Category Archives: Polk County

Friday, August 9, 2024–12:15 p.m.-Georgia State Patrol-A 21-year-old Rome resident is facing charges following a wreck involving a Rome City School bus in Polk County Thursday night.According to...

July 5th, 8:00 PMWRGA News Staff Reports – The Rome Police Department and Floyd County Sheriff's Office closed areas around Riverside Park on Friday evening due to a person in the area experienc...

July 1st, 2024 – 3:55 PMWRGA Staff Reports –If you want to watch elite athletes from around the world compete, downtown Cedartown is the place to be on Tuesday evening. The Cedartown Wheel...

Monday, June 17, 2024–10:05 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Voters will head back to the polls Tuesday to decide a few races that went to runoffs during the May 21 Primary Elections.In Floyd Count...

Tuesday, June 11, 2024–10:12 a.m.-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at nort...

May 1st, 2024 – 3:10 PMPress Release –A grant of $250,000 from Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation helped complete work on Cedartown's Peek Forest Park Playground. The playground opened to...

Tuesday, March 19, 2024–10:21 a.m.-News Release-The Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has announced a $2 million donation to the new Health Sciences Building at Berry College, to help imp...

Tuesday, February 27, 2024–8:39 p.m.-Jeremy Stewart, Polk Standard Journal-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at...

Sunday, February 11, 2024–3:00 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Cedartown man on a felony charge of possession of material depicting a minor in s...

Wednesday, January 31, 2024–12:14 p.m.-News Release-The Georgia Department of Public Health Injury Prevention Program announces the 2023 recipients of the Child Passenger Safety Mini-Grant. The ...