Local News
A Race to Remember 5K this weekend
-News Release- The annual A Race to Remember 5K, presented by the A Night to Remember Foundation, is set for Saturday, June 27, 2026, bringing the community together for a meaningful morning of fitness, fun, and philanthropy. A Night to Remember Foundation supports critical dementia-related initiatives, including demen...
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Floyd County to receive $1.6 million in GDOT LARP funds
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Commissioners shared several updates during their Tuesday meeting, including road projects. The county has submitted Local Road Assistance applications to the Georgia Department of Transportation for three road projects. "There will be a full-depth and reclamation paving pro...
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County manager shares update from GDOT board meeting
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Last week, the Georgia Department of Transportation Board met in Rome over two days, and local officials were able to get some updates on a number of projects. Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord shared some of those updates during Tuesday's Floyd County Commission meeting. "Everyone knows...
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Arrest reports for June 24
-Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of making a threat A Silver Creek man has been arrested on a felony count of terroristic threats and acts following an incident at his Old Rockmart Road home. According to Floyd County Jail records: 41-year-old Alexander Barrett Keasler threatened to kill the victim. Keasler is a...
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One Man's Opinion, "Many Missing Ms. Martha,"
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 -Bill Crane- I first met Martha Zoller sort of the way thousands of others do. As part of my early work at WSB Radio, Scott Slade, broadcast icon and not quite four decades long host of "Atlanta's Morning News with Scott Slade," began a Sunday morning edition of his Monday-Friday show...
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