Arrest reports for October 7
Monday, October 7, 2024–10:45 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of renting equipment from Home Depot and then selling it A Lithonia man was booked into the Floyd County Jail over the weekend on charges of theft by taking a motor vehicle, theft by conversion, and theft by deception. According to Floyd County Jail…
DCA awards tax credits for $17 million Cave Spring redevelopment project
Monday, October 7, 2024–10:05 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 northwestgeorgianews.com The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority will utilize a Department of Community Affairs tax credit program to demolish aging public housing facilities and rebuild updated housing in Cave…
Floyd County Commission meets Tuesday
Monday, October 7, 2024–9:55 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday. Agenda items include the transferring of property on West Point Drive, Cooper Street, Woodland Street, and Southern Street to the Rome-Floyd County Land Bank Authority. A request from the Floyd County Police Department to approve the…
Community invoted to GHC for fourth annual Charge Into Leadership conference
Monday, October 7, 2024–9:33 a.m. -News Release- The Georgia Highlands College Charge Into Leadership conference will celebrate its fourth anniversary this year and wants the local community to participate. This year’s free event will be held on October 18 at the Cartersville site (5441 GA-20, Cartersville). It will help local high school and college students grow…
Blood Assurance offfering incentives for blood donors
Monday, October 7, 2024–8:50 a.m. -News Release- In response to a severe and ongoing blood shortage, Blood Assurance is offering special e-gift card incentives to O-negative red blood cell and AB-plasma donors through the end of the year. O-negative red blood cell donors will receive a $25 e-gift card for whole blood donations and a…
Georgia gas prices decline last week
Monday, October 7, 2024–8:20 a.m. -AAA South- Even with conflict in the Middle East and a storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, Georgia gas prices declined compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average of $2.74 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 23 cents less than a week ago, 35 cents less than a month…
Hurricane relief donations can be dropped off at North Rome Church of God beginning Monday
Sunday, October 6, 2024–8:14 p.m. -Staff reports- RomeGa Cares is partnering with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and North Rome Church of God to collect essential supplies for those affected by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and the Carolinas. Donations being sought include: Donations can be dropped off at the North Rome Church of God at…
Deadline to register to vote is Monday
Sunday, October 6, 2024–8:00 p.m. -Staff reports- Monday, October 7, is the deadline to register to vote in the November 5 General Election. You can check your registration status at mvp.sos.ga.gov. Voter Qualifications To register to vote in the State of Georgia, you must be: You are NOT eligible to vote if you are currently:…
Plans progressing for the joint law enforcement center conversion
Sunday, October 6, 2024–7:55 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Preliminary work on the conversion of the Rome-Floyd Joint Law Enforcement Center in Downtown Rome is underway, and the work could begin in earnest in the not-too-distant future. Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord gave an update during a recent joint services committee meeting. We have our…
Boyd: No lead service found in Rome’s water lines
Sunday, October 6, 2024–7:47 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Water systems across the county have until October 16 to comply with lead and copper rule revisions as outlined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Rome Water and Sewer System will meet that deadline. These requirements include the initial service line inventory; notification to…
![[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/7/2024/10/04181140/featured-JD-vance-lindale.jpg "[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event")
[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event
October 4th, 2024 – 6:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon a large crowd gathered at the Mill in Lindale to hear Vice Presidential nominee, Senator JD Vance, deliver remarks for a campaign event. During his speech, Senator Vance spoke about a range of topics, including the…
Rome water pump station failure impacts Mt. Alto residents; mitigation efforts underway
October 4th, 2024 – 4:50 PM City of Rome Press Release – The City of Rome’s pump station, which supplies water to the Mt. Alto tank, has experienced a critical failure in both its primary and secondary pumps. This failure is impacting the delivery of drinking water to approximately 170 households in the area, resulting…
Rome awarded NCAA DIII Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships for 2028
Friday, October 4, 2024–11:30 a.m. -News Release- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced yesterday that Rome Sports has been selected to host the DIII Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships for the 2027- 2028 season. The championship will take place at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College, May 22-30, 2028. “Over the past decade,…
Two charged with identity fraud
Friday, October 4, 2024–11:19 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Two East Rome residents have been arrested on felony warrants charging them with identity fraud. According to the warrants: 27-year-old Avon Trey Grissom and 24-year-old Samantha Kayleen Dowdy used a woman’s EBT card at several locations in Floyd County between August 16 and August 20. The…
Noelia Sargento named GNTC’s EAGLE winner
Friday, October 4, 2024–9:48 a.m. -News Release- Noelia Sargento has been chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE Leadership Institute state competition March 3-5, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in Adult…
![[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/7/2024/10/03150005/featured-CVF-2024.jpg "[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday")
[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday
Ocotober 3rd, 2024 – 3:00 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – For 75 years, the Coosa Valley Fair has signaled the start of fall for Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama residents. Known as “fall’s finest festival,” the fair has been proudly sponsored by the Exchange Club of Rome since its…
Traffic alert for Lindale on Friday as J.D. Vance visits
Thursday, October 3, 2024–12:30 p.m. -Staff reports- We have this traffic alert for anyone who will be driving in the Lindale area on Friday. Vice-presidential nominee JD Vance will be at the Lindale Mill for a campaign event at 1 p.m. Motorists can expect heavy traffic and delays in Lindale and on surface roads leading…
Stacy Thomson named Floyd County Teacher of the Year
Thursday, October 3, 2024–12:15 p.m. -News Release- Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce that Stacy Thompson, a dedicated 7th Grade Science teacher at Pepperell Middle School, has been named the District Teacher of the Year (TOTY). Additionally, Tim Reynolds, a committed Special Education Paraprofessional at Model Middle School, has been honored as the…
Applications for Rome Christmas Parade begin October 15
Thursday, October 3, 2024–12:15 p.m. -Staff reports- If you want to enter this year’s Rome Christmas Parade, you can register starting on October 15. The deadline to enter will be November 1. Late entries will not be accepted this year. Registration will take place online at www.romechristmasparade.com. The theme for this year’s parade, which will…
Arrest reports for October 3
Thursday, October 3, 2024–12:10 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man bit police officer A Cedar Bluff, Alabama man is accused of biting a Cave Spring Police Officer. According to Floyd County Jail records: 39-year-old John Edwin Terry Jr. was pounding on the side of a parked camper trailer on Gadsden Road. Terry got belligerent…
