-News Release- The Children's Museum of Rome will host its 3rd Annual Touch-A-Truck, a hands-on, family-friendly event this weekend. This year's event, presented by Saint Mary's Catholic School, is on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. Families are invited to explore over 30 vehicles up c...

-Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged in April 16 incident A Rome woman has been arrested on multiple charges, including felony obstruction of officers and terroristic threats and acts, in connection with an incident on April 16. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: Officers responded to Ca...

-Doug Walker- Regional Tourism manager Marcie Kicklighter said that of visitors to North Georgia in particular, 64% come for entertainment events, 53% cited outdoor recreation, 35% pointed to cultural events, and 26% were for sporting events. She said tourism accounted for $12.2 million in state and local taxes in 2024...

-Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded gains in labor force, employment, and job growth in March. The unemployment rate was 3.3%, which was down four-tenths of a percentage point over the month. A year ago, the...

-Staff reports- Fox Gives, the philanthropic arm of Atlanta's Fox Theater, has awarded $1 million in new multiyear grants, and the Historic DeSoto Theatre in Downtown Rome is one of the two recipients. The DeSoto is getting a long-term grant of $500,000. The awards were announced on Wednesday night. This is the first t...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- There continues to be a lot of discussion regarding data centers. Rome-Floyd County Planning Director Brice Wood gave an update during a recent joint development oversight committee meeting. There are four possible date center projects in Rome and Floyd County. "And I say that word loose...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request for a new townhome development in North Rome when it meets on Thursday. The applicant is seeking to rezone multiple parcels on North Broad Street and Dwinell Street from High Density Traditional to Multi-Family Residen...

-Floyd County Jail records- Woman accused of leaving children home alone A Rome woman was arrested at her Lyons Drive residence on Tuesday and charged with two counts of 1st-degree cruelty to children. According to Floyd County Jail records: 29-year-old Alyssa Marie Higginbotham left two children, ages 1 and 9, home al...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Stabilization work continues on the Historic Floyd County Courthouse following the March 23 fire. The question on everyone's mind is....When will the streets around the courthouse reopen? "We currently have kind of a May 22 date for the opening of the roads," said Floyd County Manag...

-National Weather Service- A Flood Watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected t...