Local News
Arrest reports for May 20
-Floyd County Jail records- Man arrested in garden hoe attack A homeless man is accused of injuring another man with a garden hoe earlier this week. According to an arrest warrant: 56-year-old Eugene Lamar Poole Jr. attacked the victim with the lawn tool, leaving a severe laceration to the man's right arm. The incident...
6h ago
GNTC announces Free Application Week for the 2026 fall semester
-GNTC News Release- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Week from June 1-5 to help those who are seeking to enroll in the 2026 fall semester. GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students who apply June 1-5. Applicants should enter the code JUNE26 to waive the ...
8h ago
Runoff Elections on June 16
-David Crowder, WRGA News- A number of Primary Election contests were not decided on Tuesday and will head to runoffs on June 16. In Georgia, a candidate needs 50 percent plus 1 of the vote to win outright. For U.S. Senate, Republicans Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will square off, with the winner facing Incumbent Demo...
8h ago
DPH confirms three new measles cases in Georgia
-Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in three members of a metro Atlanta family. The family was not vaccinated and traveled internationally. While they were not infectious during travel, DPH is working to identify people who may have been exposed to m...
10h ago
Man sentenced in Bartow County murder
-WBHF Radio- A man charged with murdering his wife in 2024 will spend the rest of his life in prison. Fifty-three-year-old Antonios Pete Kostopoulos was sentenced in Bartow Superior Court on Tuesday for the murder of his 42-year-old wife, Karina Moreno. On April 28, 2026, a local jury found Kostopoulos guilty of two co...
19h ago
