-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission is recommending the approval of an ordinance amendment to expand the boundaries and days of public consumption of alcohol in Downtown Rome. In 2025, the city began allowing public consumption, mostly on Broad Street, between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday,...

-Rome Police Department- Multiple agencies are seeking information on the whereabouts of a murder suspect. Chancelor Lamar Crawford is wanted in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Chancellore Jabez Donaldson in the front parking lot of Family Dollar on North Broad Street on April 19. Crawford is described as a black mal...

Floyd County Jail records- An East Rome man is facing charges of statutory rape and obscene internet contact with a child. According to the arrest warrants: 26-year-old Christopher Lewis Gravely discussed sex acts via Instagram direct messages with a 15-year-old female. He also had sex with the teenager, with the incid...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 -Bill Crane- I have often heard from my parents, and even aging peers, that among the many joys of aging is the increasingly long list of items that you are told, "You can't DO THAT anymore." My daily Tai Chi practice, two to three yoga sessions a week, and 10-15 miles of walking on...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Rome's Farmers Market began on June 6th and is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7am to 11am at Ridge Ferry Park next to the new pump track. The market will take place every week until it closes on September 26th.

-Staff reports- The contests for the November General Election have been set. Rick Jackson defeated Burt Jones in the Republican Primary Runoff for Governor and will now face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. For U.S. Senate, Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in the Republican Primary Runoff and will face inc...

-Rome-Floyd County Fire Department News Release- At approximately 8:44 AM on June 14, 2026, the Rome-Floyd Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 494 West Union Road NE with someone trapped inside. Two engine companies, two tankers, one squad unit, two chief officers, and three investigators res...

-Floyd County- All Floyd County 2026 Assessment Notices are now available online. Each year, in accordance with Georgia law, the Board of Assessors must furnish a listing of real and personal property accounts whose annual notice of assessment was returned undeliverable. The 2026 property assessment notices were mailed...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with exploitation or intimidation of the elderly or disabled A Rome woman is accused of stealing medication from a disabled 61-year-old man. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Tamara Mechel Glanton took a bottle of a prescription medication, used to treat nerve d...

-Floyd County Schools- The Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has officially released its annual "Beating the Odds" (BTO) analysis, highlighting ten standout public schools within the Floyd County Schools system that have outperformed statistical academic expectations. The Beating the Odds design...