-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- The Georgia Rome's Office of Tourism hosted a community event on the Town Green outside the Forum in Downtown Rome on Monday night, inviting the community to mingle and watch a drone show after sunset. Featuring a concession stand, a bar, and the water fountain in the town green; families arrived at...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority will discuss the Battey Business Center and other agenda items when it meets on Tuesday. The Battey site, which is the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property in West Rome, is now GRAD certified. The Georgia Ready for Accelerated Develop...

Report: Woman struck 75-year-old man over the head with a pipe A South Rome woman is accused of assaulting an elderly man at her Cotton Avenue residence. According to Floyd County Jail records: 44-year-old Audrey Denise Watkins hit the 75-year-old victim over the head with a pipe, splitting his head open. Watkins is ch...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission will hold a called meeting on Tuesday to set the millage rate. The commission intends to propose a 2026 county government millage rate of 9.45 mills, the calculated rollback rate for the year. The proposed fire services millage rate is 1.875 mills, an increase from...

-AAA South- Georgia drivers are paying more at the pump this week as rising crude oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East put upward pressure on gasoline prices. The average price for regular gasoline in Georgia is now $3.79 per gallon(subject to change overnight). "Georgia drivers are se...