Wednesday, October 29, 2025–4:50 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man arrested in Home Depot theft A Lithia Springs man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday on a felony count of conspiracy to commit a felony. According to the arrest warrants: 33-year-old Erin Jamal Birdsong conspired with another man to take property belonging…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, October 29, 2025–10:25 a.m. -Staff reports- Due to the forecasted rain throughout the day, the Unity Point ribbon-cutting ceremony, initially scheduled for Wednesday, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, November 4, at 2:00 PM. Unity Point is at the confluence of where the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers form the Coosa River. Money was included in the…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, October 29, 2025–10:05 a.m. -News Release- Tracey Mercado, program director and instructor of Medical Assisting at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), has been named GNTC’s 2025 Alumna of the Year. Mercado, who has served in her current role and as assistant dean of Nursing and Allied Health Technologies at GNTC since 2022, began her…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, October 29, 2025–9:50 a.m. -News Release- The Aspen Institute has named Georgia Highlands College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, October 29, 2025–9:30 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- Halloween is this weekend, bringing many pedestrians to local neighborhoods for trick or treating and other Halloween festivities on Friday, October 31. The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is sharing anticipated travel forecasts for interstates and surface streets from Wednesday, October 29, through Sunday, November 2,…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 28, 2025–8:51 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission has approved a resolution regarding the issuance of revenue bonds through the Development Authority of Floyd for Lavender Mountain Health for the Spires at Berry College project. “This is an amount not to exceed $100 million, potentially for refinancing, as well as…… Continue Reading
October 28th, 2025 – 3:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Rome Police confirmed that the body of a woman was discovered on Tuesday morning between the Cotton Block and Bridgepoint Plaza downtown. The following information was released Tuesday afternoon by Rome Police Public Information Officer, Kelly Madden: “On October 28, 2025, at 8:20 a.m., Rome…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 28, 2025–10:45 a.m. -Staff reports- Georgia Highlands College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week for the renovation of the Lakeview Healthcare Education Center on the Floyd Campus in Rome. The event, scheduled for November 6, will highlight GHC’s continued partnership with Atrium Health Floyd and recognize community leaders and legislators who have supported healthcare education in Northwest…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 28, 2025–10:20 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is facing a felony drug charge following his arrest at his Worsham Street residence on Monday. According to an arrest warrant: 46-year-old Sheldon Veronteshon Whatley was found with a THC vape on Saturday at a location on Maple Avenue. Whatley is charged with…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, October 28, 2025–9:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The USDA has informed the Georgia Department of Human Services that there is insufficient funding to cover November SNAP benefits if the federal shutdown continues. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, is a federally funded program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households to…… Continue Reading