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[VIDEO] Farmers Market in Rome
-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Rome's Farmers Market began on June 6th and is open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7am to 11am at Ridge Ferry Park next to the new pump track. The market will take place every week until it closes on September 26th.
13m ago
Jackson, Collins win Republican runoffs for governor, U.S. Senate
-Staff reports- The contests for the November General Election have been set. Rick Jackson defeated Burt Jones in the Republican Primary Runoff for Governor and will now face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. For U.S. Senate, Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in the Republican Primary Runoff and will face inc...
18h ago
One dead following house fire in the Armuchee area
-Rome-Floyd County Fire Department News Release- At approximately 8:44 AM on June 14, 2026, the Rome-Floyd Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 494 West Union Road NE with someone trapped inside. Two engine companies, two tankers, one squad unit, two chief officers, and three investigators res...
18h ago
2026 assessment notices now online
-Floyd County- All Floyd County 2026 Assessment Notices are now available online. Each year, in accordance with Georgia law, the Board of Assessors must furnish a listing of real and personal property accounts whose annual notice of assessment was returned undeliverable. The 2026 property assessment notices were mailed...
Jun 16, 2026
Arrest reports for June 16
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with exploitation or intimidation of the elderly or disabled A Rome woman is accused of stealing medication from a disabled 61-year-old man. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Tamara Mechel Glanton took a bottle of a prescription medication, used to treat nerve d...
Jun 16, 2026




