-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Local voters speak to why they were out at the polls on May 19th.

-Georgia Secretary of State- Local contested races Floyd County Commission, Post 1: Shane Cowan - 6,098 Rhonda Selman Wallace (I) - 5,601 Floyd County Commission, Post 4: Bryon Benefield - 1,418 Tonya Eden Shepard - 2,906 David Thornton (I) - 7,286 Floyd County Commission, Post 5: Cleve Jackson - 5,906 Ronnie Kilgo - 5...

-Floyd County Jail records- Stolen vehicle lands two behind bars Two people were arrested in Garden Lakes on Monday and charged with theft by receiving stolen property. According to Floyd County Jail records: 19-year-old Hector Angel Chavez-Vasquez and 18-year-old Chasity Elizabeth Dawn Hitchcock, both of Rome, were in...

-Rome City Schools- Rome City Schools has released its tentative Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, highlighting that the district's actual operating budget totals approximately $86.9 million, while the larger overall budget figure includes the district's existing fund balance and other designated funds. The tentative budge...

-Staff reports- Motorists were advised to drive with caution on Tuesday morning as a large trailer lost its load of corn in the inbound lane of Highway 53/North Broad Street. Corn was in the roadway from North Avenue all the way to Duke Street. A street sweeper was called in to clear the corn from the roadway.