-Staff reports- Bond has been denied for an Anniston, Alabama man following his arrest in a crash that claimed the life of a one-year-old child in Polk County on July 4. According to the Georgia State Patrol: The wreck occurred on July 4 at 2:50 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 100 and Fields Road south of Cedartown...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with stalking, terroristic threats and acts A Celanese man is accused of harassing and threatening his neighbor on Kirkwood Street. According to Floyd County Jail records: 51-year-old Micah West Blankenship continuously yelled at the victim each time he saw her. He had his window...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Local governments across the state are seeing an increase in applications for data centers. There are two projects that have broken ground in Bartow County, with two or three more in the pipeline, according to Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor. "I think five or six would maybe be o...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- During the Kumamoto Delegations dinner at the ECO Center in Ridge Ferry Park ECO Center Director Ben Winkelman introduced the delegation to both a snake and an alligator. This was a highlight of the event, but could not be covered fully in our coverage of the dinner. So, for those interested, WRGA i...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Capping off day one of the delegation from Kumamoto's trip to Rome, the friendship between Rome and Kumamoto was celebrated at the ECO Center in Rome with a BBQ dinner, speeches, and gifts. The event kicked off with a local band playing the South American classics. Country Roads, Georgia on my Mind,...

-News Release- Savoy Automobile Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new temporary exhibit, From Stock Cars to Racecars. Seven Generations of NASCAR. In December 1947, Bill France, Sr. organized a meeting with drivers, mechanics, and car owners in Daytona Beach, FL, to discuss the future of stock car racing. ...

-AAA South- Georgia drivers continue to get relief at the pump as the state average gas price declines following the Independence Day holiday. Lower oil prices and ample fuel supplies are helping push prices lower, creating additional savings opportunities for motorists. AAA encourages drivers to compare prices and tak...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with fleeing or attempting to elude, sexual battery A Rome man is accused of fleeing from law enforcement. According to the arrest warrants 55-year-old Timothy James Thomas fled from a traffic stop, reaching speeds of 70 in a 35-mile-per-hour zone on Friday in the area of Dean Av...

-Floyd County Jail records- A West Rome woman has been charged in a crash on June 4 on Highway 27 South at Sanders Drive that claimed the life of a Rome woman and injured a child. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: 20-year-old Eva Marisol Marroquin failed to yield after stopping at a stop sig...

-WBHF Radio- Authorities have recovered the body of a man who went missing in Lake Allatoona on Sunday. Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens, working with Bartow County Fire/Rescue, located and recovered the body of 28-year-old Fidel Ojwang of Lilburn early Monday. He was found approximately 60 feet und...