Category Archives: Local News
[VIDEO] City Comission holds first public hearing on proposed 2025 tax millage rates
July 15th, 2025 – 6:25 PMWRGA Staff Reports –The Rome City Commission held a public hearing Monday evening on the proposed 2025 tax millage rates.The city's portion is set at 8.15 mills, a...
Jul 15, 2025
Arrest reports for July 15th
July 15th, 2025 – 1:00 PMFloyd County Jail Records –A 55-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Rome Police Department Monday night for assault. According to Floyd County Jail records, Jeff...
Jul 15, 2025
Floyd County Police offering car seat checks this Friday
July 14th, 2025 – 6:15 PMFirst News with Doug Walker –(Pictured FCPD Captain Ron Hunton)The Floyd County Police Department will be set up this Friday (July 18th, 2025) in the parking lot o...
Jul 14, 2025
Arrest reports for July 14th
July 14th, 2025 – 2:45 PMFloyd County Jail Records –A Rome woman has been arrested on multiple charges following an incident involving a utility worker and a Floyd County Police officer. A...
Jul 14, 2025
GDOT taking public input on Summerville bypass project
July 14th, 2025 – 8:35 AMThe Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) –(Image from the Georgia Department of Transportation) The Georgia Department of Transportation is gathering feedba...
Jul 14, 2025
Authorities investigate fatal crash involving child in Cherokee County AL
July 14th, 2025 – 8:00 AMWEIS Radio –According to a report from WEIS Radio, a 6-year-old child from Gaylesville died in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 12.The crash happened at ap...
Jul 14, 2025
Arrest reports for July 10
Thursday, July 10, 2025–11:20 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of molesting childA man who lives in the Beech Creek subdivision has been arrested on felony warrants charging him with a...
Jul 10, 2025
Warrant: Woman took $105K from company
Thursday, July 10, 2025–10:15 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A Lindale woman is accused of stealing $105,000 from a business by using the company's financial transaction card.According to an arr...
Jul 10, 2025
Rome City Schools adding Opengate detection system to all elementary schools
Thursday, July 10, 2025–10:00 a.m.-News Release-A new high-tech weapons detection system will go into effect at all Rome City Schools elementary schools this fall.The Opengate Weapons Detection ...
Jul 10, 2025
Woman facing meth possession charge
Wednesday, July 9, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-A Garden Lakes woman was arrested on drug charges during a traffic stop on Redmond Circle Tuesday.According to Floyd County Jail reco...
Jul 09, 2025
