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Rome Alcohol Control Commission to conduct license hearing Monday

Rome Alcohol Control Commission to conduct license hearing Monday

Sunday, March 17, 2024–6:30 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission will conduct a license hearing for a West Rome business when it meets Monday. The hearing will focus on an allegation of drinking inside Mi Tienda Food Mart at 611 Shorter Avenue. The establishment has no pouring license. Last month, Garden…

Floyd County elections board meets Monday

Floyd County elections board meets Monday

Sunday, March 17, 2024–6:22 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Elections will hold a special called meeting on Monday to certify the results of the March 12 Presidential Primary. In Floyd County, Donald Trump got 89% of the 7,667 votes cast in the Republican Primary while Joe Biden received more than 94%…

Guardrail requested for Branham Avenue

Guardrail requested for Branham Avenue

Sunday, March 17, 2024–6:16 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Pictured: Johnny Burrell (right) shows pictures of the damage caused when a vehicle struck his home back in December during a recent Rome Public Works Committee meeting The City of Rome will be looking into putting a guardrail on Branham Avenue in South Rome after a…

One lane of Martha Berry near Walgreens closed this week

One lane of Martha Berry near Walgreens closed this week

Sunday, March 17, 2024–6:10 p.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- There will be another lane closure this week as part of the Second Avenue improvement project in Rome. Weather permitting; crews will shut down a portion of Martha Berry Boulevard beginning Monday. The right northbound lane will be closed for less than a quarter-mile near Walgreens.…

[VIDEO] 2024 Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk

[VIDEO] 2024 Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk

March 16th, 2024 – 10:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Hundreds of people gathered for Rome’s most fun and festive 5K event which took place on Saturday evening in the downtown area. The 2024 Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk presented by Atrium Health Floyd and the Rome Floyd…

Adiarsville Police traffic stop leads to arrest of New York fugutive

Adiarsville Police traffic stop leads to arrest of New York fugutive

March 15th, 2024 – 12:25 PM Adiarsville Police Department – On Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at approximately 8:04 PM, the Adairsville Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a black Dodge Charger displaying an expired license plate. Upon speaking with the driver, later identified as Horacio Bonilla-Garcia, he stated that he did not have a…

Charges filed in 2023 shooting

Charges filed in 2023 shooting

Friday, March 15, 2024–12:23 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- An arrest has been made in a shooting that occurred on June 11 at a residence on Lakeridge Circle in Garden Lakes. According to an arrest warrant: 19-year-old Jason Levi Minter of Lindale shot a 44-year-old man in his lower extremities. The victim required surgery as…

Rome’s unemployment rate rises in January

Rome’s unemployment rate rises in January

Friday, March 15, 2024–12:02 p.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in January, up seven-tenths over the month. A year ago, the rate was 3.5 percent. “Georgia’s January unemployment rate hit its lowest point in over a year,” said Commissioner Thompson. “This…

Arrest reports for March 15

Arrest reports for March 15

Friday, March 15, 2024–12:00 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman accused of stealing water service A 35-year-old Rome woman has been arrested on a felony warrant charging her with theft of services. According to the warrant: Tiara Necole Mims obtained service from the City of Rome Water Department by avoiding the water meter to her…

Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call in West Rome

Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call in West Rome

Friday, March 15, 2024–11:50 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to a ‘shots fired’ call in West Rome Thursday evening. According to the incident report: The responding officer was told that the shots came from the area of Mississippi Drive near Garrard Avenue. One witness told the officer that a Hispanic male came…

Man accused of falsely representing himself as a lawyer

Man accused of falsely representing himself as a lawyer

Friday, March 15, 2024–11:39 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A 52-year-old Rome man is accused of posing as an attorney, and taking money from a nursing home resident. According to the arrest warrants: Russell Eugene Smith, also known as Cole Smith, held a series of meetings with two women and one meeting with a third…

Alabama Highway open again after dump truck brings down utility lines Friday morning

Alabama Highway open again after dump truck brings down utility lines Friday morning

Friday, March 15, 2024–11:06 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Alabama Highway near Coosa High School has been reopened following an incident Friday morning just after 7:30 a.m. According to an alert sent out by Floyd County Emergency Management: The roadway was closed after a dump truck pulled utility lines down onto the highway and motorists…

Storms, some severe, possible on Friday

Storms, some severe, possible on Friday

Friday, March 15, 2024–9:00 a.m. -National Weather Service- A line of showers and thunderstorms will move across much of north and central Georgia today. Areas north of the Interstate 20 corridor will be impacted mainly this morning, with areas south of the Interstate 20 corridor impacted during the afternoon hours. The primary hazards with any…

Cartersville sex offender sentenced for possessing child pornography

Cartersville sex offender sentenced for possessing child pornography

March 14th, 2024 – 4:20 PM U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia – Jerry Joseph Southern, a convicted sex offender, was sentenced today to ten years of imprisonment for possessing thousands of digital images and videos depicting the rape and sexual abuse of children, including prepubescent minors under the age of 12. “This office…

No candidates qualify for Gordon Board of Education seat

No candidates qualify for Gordon Board of Education seat

Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:30 p.m. -Gordon County News Release- The Gordon County Board of Elections has been presented with a unique circumstance regarding the qualifying for Gordon County School Board Post #2.  No candidates qualified for either the Democrat or Republican party by the deadline of noon on March 8, 2024. After seeking advice from…

DDA reviews Trump rally feedback, awards 2024 Impact Grants

DDA reviews Trump rally feedback, awards 2024 Impact Grants

Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Although Saturday’s Trump campaign rally at the Forum went smoothly, the anticipation of large crowds downtown did keep some away. In 2020, the last time Donald Trump visited Rome and Floyd County, around 20,000 people attended a rally at the Richard B. Russell Airport. With those…

Leprechaun-a-Thon this Saturday

Leprechaun-a-Thon this Saturday

Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:10 p.m. -Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation- Rome’s most fun and festive 5K returns with all the glowing, foamy goodness on Saturday, March 16, 2024, as the Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk presented by Atrium Health Floyd runs through downtown. The race begins on First Avenue near Bridgepoint Plaza and includes portions of…

Report: Man shot into a room with a 6-year-old child inside

Report: Man shot into a room with a 6-year-old child inside

Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A South Rome man is facing multiple charges following his arrest Wednesday on East 16th Street. According to Floyd County Jail records: 23-year-old Jycorious Kareem Robinson, a purported member of a criminal street gang and a convicted felon fled from police and fired a pistol into…

Man accused of stealing firearms from multiple vehicles

Man accused of stealing firearms from multiple vehicles

Thursday, March 14, 2024–2:00 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man has been arrested on multiple counts of entering an automobile, theft by taking, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. According to Floyd County Jail records and arrest warrants: 20-year-old Alijah Dasean Thompson and another person entered unlocked vehicles…

Arrest reports for March 14

Arrest reports for March 14

Thursday, March 14, 2024–12:13 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of paying for merchandise with counterfeit money A Fayetteville man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Wednesday on felony warrants charging him with 1st-degree forgery. According to the warrants: 31-year-old Trevon Teshaun Speed purchased over $180 in merchandise at the West Rome Walmart…

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