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[VIDEO] 2024 Floyd County Special Olympics

April 25th, 2024 – 5:50 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The Floyd County Special Olympics kicked off at Darlington School at Jerry Sharp Field in the Chris Hunter Stadium Thursday morning. The 2024 Special Olympic Games started with a parade of athletes that drew a large crowd to…

[VIDEO] GHC hosts disaster simulation exercise (2024)

April 24th, 2024 – 5:45 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Georgia Highlands College held a disaster simulation exercise on Wednesday afternoon, providing hands-on training for students in their nursing program. The event took place in the parking lot of the Lakeview Building and was organized in collaboration with…

[AUDIO] Atrium Health Floyd, Harbin leaders discuss future

Monday, April 22, 2024–10:31 a.m. -WRGA Radio- Last week, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, the region’s two longest-serving healthcare providers, finalized along-anticipated strategic combination, creating an integrated healthcare system. Kurt Stuenkel, president of Atrium Health Floyd, and Kenna Stock, chief executive officer at Harbin Clinic, were guests on WRGA’s First News with Tony McIntosh…

[VIDEO] Groundbreaking held for Downtown Nova River District Project

April 11th, 2024 – 4:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Thursday morning the Rome Floyd Chamber hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nova River District project on West Third Street. The Nova River District developers recently set up a large crane at the building site as construction for…

[VIDEO] Berry College hosts Solar Eclipse viewing event

April 8th, 2024 – 7:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Monday afternoon Berry College hosted a public viewing event of the total solar eclipse at their Football Stadium, Valhalla. Berry College student volunteers handed out solar eclipse viewing cards for safe viewing of the celestial sight. The weather…

[VIDEO] Wreck involving overturned vehicle closes Westbound lanes on Shorter Avenue

Thursday, August 4, 2024 – 2:12 p.m. Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Update: A Gordon County woman was transported to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle wreck in front of Red Lobster in West Rome Wednesday. According to a Rome Police Department report: A…

[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…

[VIDEO] Trump campaign event draws thousands to Downtown

March 10th, 2024 – 4:15 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Saturday morning large groups of people began flocking to the Forum River Center in Downtown Rome for the “Get out the Vote Rally” featuring former United States President Donald Trump. As thousands of people made their way into…

[VIDEO] Trump campaign rally: What you need to know

Saturday, March 7, 2024–5:32 p.m. -City of Rome/WRGA Staff reports- Chris Fincher with Floyd County Emergency Management and Kelly Madden, Public Information Officer with the Rome Police Department, share the latest on parking and security for the Trump campaign rally as well as traffic issues that could impact the area on Saturday. Officials in Rome,…

Update: Trump rally set for Saturday at the Forum downtown, travel advisory issued

Monday, March 7, 2024–12:12 p.m. Update: It has been confirmed that Donald Trump will deliver remarks at a Get Out the Vote Rally at the Forum River Center in Rome on Saturday, March 9th. Doors will open at 1:00 PM, and remarks from the former President will begin at 5:00 PM. The Rome Police Department…

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