Local News
Law Enforcement Memorial Service on Friday
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome and Floyd County will honor their fallen heroes on Friday. The 2026 Peace Officers Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Call To Duty Memorial Plaza at the former joint law enforcement center in Downtown Rome. During the ceremony, the names of all law enforcement officers who h...
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Gordon County Commission extends temporary moratorium on data centers
-Staff reports- The Gordon County Board of Commissioners has voted to extend a temporary moratorium on data centers. The original 60-day moratorium was implemented in February. It will now be extended until August 4 to give county officials time to study the issue since Gordon County has no specific regulations, ordina...
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AAA: As gas prices soar, cost‑cutting habits could put Memorial Day drivers at risk
-AAA South- As gas prices reach four‑year highs, and millions prepare for a Memorial Day road trip, AAA discourages cost-cutting measures that increase the risk of breakdowns and expensive repairs. AAA expects more than 44.9 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles from home over the Memorial Day holiday. More t...
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Man accused of molesting two children
-Floyd County Jail records- A Cedartown man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Wednesday and charged with two counts of child molestation, a single count of aggravated child molestation, one count of aggravated sodomy, and three counts of sexual battery against a child under the age of 16. According to the arrest...
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Report: Man stabbed woman in leg
-Floyd County Jail records- A West Rome man was arrested following a stabbing incident at his Tamassee Lane apartment on Wednesday. According to Floyd County jail records: 41-year-old Adam Ricardo Cochran stabbed a woman in the thigh with a pocket knife. Cochran is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault.
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