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[VIDEO] Rome residents walk to support mental health at 2024 NAMIWalks

October 19th, 2024 – 2:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Rome residents participated in the 2024 NAMIWalks event on Saturday afternoon at Heritage Park. The event supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), which focuses on improving the lives of those affected by mental illness through…

[VIDEO] Hospitality House for Women hosts 17th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”

October 18th, 2024 – 2:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday morning the Hospitality House for Women hosted the 17th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event in downtown Rome’s Rotary Plaza. A crowd gathered to cheer on a sponsored Men’s high heel fundraising competition to support…

[VIDEO] Synthica breaks ground on renewable gas facility in Floyd County

October 16th, 2204 – 6:15 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Wednesday afternoon, Synthica Energy hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their upcoming renewable natural gas facility in Floyd County. Located off West Hermitage Road, the plant aims to divert nearly 250,000 tons of organic waste from local landfills each year,…

[VIDEO] Downtown Rome transforms into bluegrass festival for 2024 Fiddlin’ Fest

October 12th, 2024 – 8:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Saturday afternoon the 9th annual “Fiddlin’ Fest between the Rivers” event transformed downtown Rome into a giant bluegrass street celebration. The festival featured the classic sounds of bluegrass music on live music stages and activities along every Broadstreet…

[VIDEO] “Wig It Forward:” Local nurse spreads hope to breast cancer patients

October 11th, 2024 – 11:00 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Brittany Sublett, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Harbin Clinic Oncology, recently launched the “Wig It Forward” initiative to assist breast cancer patients who are dealing with hair loss. After seeing the emotional toll hair loss has had…

[VIDEO] Donations sought for RomeGaCares hurricane relief efforts

October 8th, 2024 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – For the next two weeks, RomeGaCares is partnering with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and North Rome Church of God to collect essentials for those affected by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and the Carolinas. Residents of Northwest Georgia…

[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event

October 4th, 2024 – 6:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon a large crowd gathered at the Mill in Lindale to hear Vice Presidential nominee, Senator JD Vance, deliver remarks for a campaign event. During his speech, Senator Vance spoke about a range of topics, including the…

[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday

Ocotober 3rd, 2024 – 3:00 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – For 75 years, the Coosa Valley Fair has signaled the start of fall for Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama residents. Known as “fall’s finest festival,” the fair has been proudly sponsored by the Exchange Club of Rome since its…

Two-vehicle crash shut down all lanes on Shorter Avenue near Lowes Wednesday

October 2nd, 2024 – 3:25 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – A two-vehicle wreck on Shorter Avenue near Zaxby’s and Lowe’s temporarily shut down all lanes of traffic Wednesday afternoon. The accident resulted in a power pole being struck and broken with a line across the roadway. Floyd 911…

[VIDEO] Hurricane Helene brings flooding, road closures, and power outages to Floyd County

Septmeber 27th, 2024 – 11:30 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Rome and Floyd County were hit with significant rainfall after the tropical storm from Hurricane Helene passed through the area on Friday morning. The Floyd County Emergency Operations Center reported 9 inches of rain associated with the storm.…

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