Monday, November 10, 2025–10:17 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday at the County Administration building located at 12 East Fourth Avenue. The caucus will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Caucus Room (Suite 204), followed by the Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room (Suite 206). The meeting is open to the public.…… Continue Reading
Sunday, November 9, 2025–4:30 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission will consider a number of first readings forwarded by the planning commission and go over last Tuesday’s election results when it meets Monday. A resolution to close a portion of the North Broad Extension from Veterans Memorial Highway southeast to the property…… Continue Reading
Sunday, November 9, 2025–3:30 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Calhoun man accused of making threats A Calhoun man was booked into the Floyd County Jail late last week on a felony warrant charging him with terroristic threats and acts. According to the warrant: On October 10, 54-year old Terry Wayne Lowe sent a woman text…… Continue Reading
Saturday, November 8, 2025–8:00 p.m. -News Release- Georgia Trend magazine has selected Dr. Heidi Popham, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), as one of the magazine’s most influential leaders. This year marks the fourth that Dr. Popham has been profiled in the “annual publication that spotlights the most powerful leaders across major industries and…… Continue Reading
Sunday, November 9, 2025–4:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m. Monday. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 are possible across the warning area. Lower temperatures will be possible in the higher elevations of northeast Georgia. There is also a Freeze Watch…… Continue Reading
Saturday, November 8, 2025–3:00 p.m. -Staff reports- A man wanted for the attempted murder of a DeKalb County, Alabama, Sheriff’s deputy on October 29 was taken into custody Friday evening in Floyd County. According to Sheriff Nick Welden, the deputy attempted to stop a white van driven by 50-year-old Gary Jody Childers, who had an…… Continue Reading
Friday, November 7, 2025–10:15 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Last Tuesday saw the election of two new Rome City Commissioners and two new members of the Rome City School Board. That was a trend that was seen statewide. Larry Hanson, CEO of the Georgia Municipal Association, recently spoke to the Georgia Association of Regional Commissions.…… Continue Reading
Friday, November 7, 2025–9:03 a.m. -Georgia State Patrol- An Armuchee man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 27 North at Dugger Drive on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Georgia State Patrol: A silver Toyota RAV4 was stopped at the intersection, and a green Kawasaki 650 motorcycle was heading north on Martha Berry Highway…… Continue Reading
Thursday, November 6, 2025–12:10 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rockmart man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Wednesday on charges dating back to August 1, 2020. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: 53-year-old Billy Lee Bryd Jr. failed to signal while turning into the parking lot of the…… Continue Reading
Thursday, November 6, 2025–11:55 a.m. -News Release- A kindergarten class at Main Elementary heard all about Zara the Zebra. Another class puzzled over why a pumpkin was blue. And another wondered how a seed managed to grow so big. As guest readers opened books for kindergarten classes in all of Rome City Schools’ elementary schools…… Continue Reading