Category Archives: Local News
Funeral services for Bentley Dean Beard to be held this Saturday
Monday, April 21, 2025–5:45 p.m.-Staff reports-Funeral services will be held this Saturday for a Pepperell Middle School student who was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Silver Creek area l...
Apr 21, 2025
Georgia Highlands College President Mike Hobbs honored with prestigious White Rose Award
Monday, April 21, 2025–5:25 p.m.-News Release-Over a hundred students, college faculty and staff, and community members celebrated the President of Georgia Highlands College on Monday during a s...
Apr 21, 2025
GHC’s President Mike Hobbs honored with prestigious White Rose Award
April 21st, 2025 – 5:20 PMGeorgia Highlands College –(PICTURED, from left, White Rose Society Founder Linda Selig, Executive Director of the White Rose Society Julie Rau, GHC President Mik...
Apr 21, 2025
Arrest reports for April 21
Monday, April 21, 2025–5:10 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man charged after crashing into power poleA Rome man was arrested following a crash near his Walnut Avenue home on Sunday.According to ...
Apr 21, 2025
Woman charged with three counts of aggravated assault
Monday, April 21, 2025–5:00 p.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A homeless woman was arrested late last week at a location on Shorter Avenue on three felony counts of aggravated assault.According to ...
Apr 21, 2025
Floyd County Commission to get update on agricultural center
Monday, April 21, 2025–10:45 a.m.-Staff reports-The Floyd County Commission will get an update on the ag. center project on Tuesday.The update will come during the commission's pre-meeting caucu...
Apr 21, 2025
[VIDEO] 2025 Floyd County Special Olympics
April 17th, 2025 – 2:30 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –The Floyd County Special Olympics kicked off at Darlington School at Jerry Sharp Field in the...
Apr 17, 2025
Arrest reports for April 17
Thursday, April 17, 2025–10:45 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Report: Woman tried to stab man early ThursdayA Rome woman is accused of assaulting a 71-year-old man at her residence on North Blan...
Apr 17, 2025
Rome lottery player wins $50K Powerball prize
Thursday, April 17, 2025–10:40 a.m.-Georgia Lottery News Release-Two Georgia Lottery players in Rome and Carrollton won $50,000 each in the April 16 Powerball drawing by matc...
Apr 17, 2025
Man accused of firing shots at Calhoun Police at Buc-ee’s
Thursday, April 17, 2025–10:23 a.m.-Calhoun Police Department News Release-At around 4 a.m. Thursday, Calhoun Police Department officers responded to a domestic dispute at Buc-ee’s, locate...
Apr 17, 2025
