Category Archives: Local News

Thursday, July 24, 2025–10:35 a.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-Weather permitting, crews will soon begin replacing the I-75 bridges over Cedar Creek Road in Bartow County.The constructi...

Thursday, July 24, 2025–10:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Woman arrested for possessing heroin, alprazolamA Coosa woman is facing drug charges following her arrest on Wednesday at her Lynn Av...

Thursday, July 24, 2025–9:00 a.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment r...

July 23rd, 2025 – 5:00 PMWRGA Staff Reports –(Dennis Popham Mugshot – Contributed by the Cartersville Police Department)On January 28th, 2025, the Cartersville Police Department̵...

Monday, July 21, 2025–11:20 a.m.-City of Rome-Rome City Commissioner Quick has been appointed to the Georgia Municipal Association’s Legislative Policy Council for the 2025-2026 term.Accor...

Monday, July 21, 2025–11:05 a.m.-Staff reports-The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold the first of three public hearings regarding the millage rate for county maintenance and operatio...

Monday, July 21, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Georgia Department of Transportation-The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a bid for a bridge construction project in Polk County.The work will in...

Monday, July 21, 2025–10:45 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Report: Woman chased after childAn Acworth woman was booked into the Floyd County Jail over the weekend on charges of simple assault an...

Monday, July 21, 2025–10:40 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Plans for a pump track at Ridgeferry have gotten the green light from the Rome City Commission.The project has been in the works for abo...

Monday, July 21, 2025–7:53 a.m.-John Bailey, Floyd County Government-Floyd County Prison Warden Mike Long addressed local business leaders at the Rome Floyd Chamber this week, highlighting the u...