-Staff reports- The public is invited to a special screening of a documentary focusing on PFAS contamination in the South on Monday at the DeSoto Theatre in downtown Rome. This documentary is part of a sweeping months-long investigative effort, "Forever Stained: The South's Carpet Empire and the Chemicals that Don...

-News Release- Floyd County Commissioner Allison Watters was recently reappointed to serve as an at-large representative on the Board of Managers for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG). The 2026-2027 ACCG Board of Managers was sworn in by Colquitt County Administrator and state Rep. Chas Cannon duri...

-News Release- The chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Berry College Trustee Emeritus Dan Cathy will be the speaker for the Class of 2026 Commencement Celebration on May 9 at Valhalla Stadium. Berry will celebrate the graduation of approximately 545 undergraduates beginning at 9 a.m. The graduating class represents 47 ac...

-News Release- Floyd County was recently recognized with a 2026 Georgia County Excellence Award for its Rubber-Modified Asphalt Initiative. Hosted jointly by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) and Georgia Trend magazine, the awards program honors innovative and cost-effective county programs that me...

-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with possession of cocaine An East Rome man was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop for an improper lane change on Second Avenue at West First Street. According to Floyd County Jail records: 51-year-old Randy Lamar Clowers II was seen throwing plastic baggies into the ...