Sunday, October 19, 2025–1:05 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education is expected to approve a contract amendment with Performance Services for the Model and Pepperell Field House projects in the amount of $7.65 million when it meets on Monday. Other agenda items include the appointments of Ballard Betz as the…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Strings, songs, and small-town charm at Downtown Rome’s 2025 Fiddlin’ Fest](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2025/10/18182441/featured-fiddlinfest-2025.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
October 18, 2025 – 6:30 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Downtown Rome came alive Saturday afternoon as the 10th annual Fiddlin’ Fest between the Rivers filled Broad Street with the sights and sounds of celebration for 2025. The festival transformed the heart of downtown into a lively showcase of…… Continue Reading
Saturday, October 18, 2025–1:50 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man who crashed his motorcycle while fleeing from police arrested A Garden Lakes man accused of fleeing from police at 100 miles per hour on a motorcycle on September 4 was booked into the Floyd County Jail late last week. According to an arrest warrant: 30-year-old…… Continue Reading
Friday, October 17, 2025–9:25 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- An 18-year-old from Cedartown has been arrested in the death of an infant that occurred in March on Leafmore Road in West Rome. According to the arrest warrants: Trenton Daniel Rittenhouse violently shook the victim, causing internal hemorrhaging and a rib injury. The infant later succumbed…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] North STARS Playground Opens on North Broad Street](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2025/10/17170401/featured-North-Stars-2025.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
October 17th, 2025 – 4:55 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon, members of the community gathered to celebrate the opening of the new North STARS Playground on North Broad Street. The project was funded through the 2017 SPLOST package, which supported playground and recreation improvements in the North…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Community celebrates law enforcement during Faith & Blue Day (2025)](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2025/10/16122523/featured-2025-fath-and-bklue.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
October 16th, 2025 – 12:15 PM Floyd County Sheriff’s Chaplain David Thornton and WRGA’s Digital News Editor & Video Reporter Ethan Garrett – Thursday morning, members of the Rome and Floyd County community came together at AdventHealth Redmond to honor local law enforcement and public safety personnel during National Faith & Blue Day. The event…… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 16, 2025–10:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Early voting continues for the November 4 elections, and the first round of Saturday voting is this weekend. Rome and Floyd County residents can vote at the Floyd County Elections office on East 12th Street from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday. Cave Spring residents…… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 16, 2025–10:20 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Cave Spring will celebrate Halloween a little early with the first-ever coffin race. Teams of 5, including four pushers and one rider, will race custom-built, wheeled coffins in complete head-to-head timed heats. Check-in for teams will be at 1 p.m. “The race will actually start at…… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 16, 2025–10:10 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Bluegrass music and activities on every block of Broad Street, including a car show, will all be a part of Saturday’s Fiddlin’ Fest. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Broad Street will be closed from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. between the 100…… Continue Reading
Thursday, October 16, 2025–10:00 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A 19-year-old Rome man is facing multiple charges, including sexual exploitation of children, following his arrest on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: Javier Juan Pascual used a phone to request nude photos of a juvenile and enticed the victim to engage in sexually explicit…… Continue Reading