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[VIDEO] 2025 Downtown Rome Christmas Parade Highlights

December 3rd, 2025 – 12:45 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Tuesday night, Downtown Rome lit up with joy as crowds gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season with the 2025 Rome Christmas Parade. Broad Street transformed into a festive scene with this year’s theme being “Christmastime…

[VIDEO] Rome celebrates renovations to Banty Jones Park

November 21st, 2025 – 2:15 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The City of Rome celebrated renovations to Banty Jones Park on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting. The updated park features a splash pad as its centerpiece, along with a small amphitheater, modern playgrounds, pavilions, new signage, a boardwalk,…

[VIDEO] Rome celebrates completion of Clock Tower renovation

November 17th, 2025 – 6:00 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Editor – The City of Rome held a ribbon-cutting on Monday for the newly renovated Clock Tower, drawing a large crowd to celebrate the completion of the 2023 SPLOST-funded project. The work brought fresh paint, new timbers, improved roofing, and upgraded…

[VIDEO] 2025 Rome Veterans Day Parade and Myrtle Hill Program

November 11, 2025 – 4:25 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The community gathered Tuesday morning for Rome’s Veterans Day Parade, which began on Broad Street and continued to Myrtle Hill for the 2025 Veterans Day program (hosted by the Exchange Club of Rome). Master Sgt. Bill Sunrich served…

[VIDEO] Downtown Rome celebrates completion of Unity Point Plaza (2025)

October 4th, 2025 – 5:25 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The City of Rome celebrated the completion of the Unity Point Plaza project on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that drew a crowd. The project, funded through a 2013 SPLOST package, focused on rehabilitating the site, which was…

[VIDEO] Families Celebrate Halloween Early in Downtown Rome (2025)

October 31st, 2025 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Downtown Rome got a head start on Halloween fun Friday afternoon as crowds of families packed Broad Street for some early trick-or-treating. Local businesses handed out candy to costumed kids, while the Desoto Theatre offered a free screening…

[VIDEO] Strings, songs, and small-town charm at Downtown Rome’s 2025 Fiddlin’ Fest

October 18, 2025 – 6:30 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Downtown Rome came alive Saturday afternoon as the 10th annual Fiddlin’ Fest between the Rivers filled Broad Street with the sights and sounds of celebration for 2025. The festival transformed the heart of downtown into a lively showcase of…

[VIDEO] North STARS Playground Opens on North Broad Street

October 17th, 2025 – 4:55 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon, members of the community gathered to celebrate the opening of the new North STARS Playground on North Broad Street. The project was funded through the 2017 SPLOST package, which supported playground and recreation improvements in the North…

[VIDEO] Community celebrates law enforcement during Faith & Blue Day (2025)

October 16th, 2025 – 12:15 PM Floyd County Sheriff’s Chaplain David Thornton and WRGA’s Digital News Editor & Video Reporter Ethan Garrett – Thursday morning, members of the Rome and Floyd County community came together at AdventHealth Redmond to honor local law enforcement and public safety personnel during National Faith & Blue Day. The event…

[Interview} Dr. Gary Voccio discusses COVID-19, flu vaccines

Thursday, October 9, 2025–11:20 a.m. -Staff reports- Earlier this week, it was announced that the Georgia Department of Public Health has begun administering COVID-19 vaccinations at health departments throughout Georgia based on the current vaccine supply. Those interested in getting the vaccine should call their local health department to be sure they have the vaccine…