Monday, February 3, 2025–10:45 a.m. -News Release- For the second consecutive year, Atrium Health Floyd and the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Association will hold an EMS Trauma Summit at The Forum River Center in downtown Rome. The summit, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 19, offers EMS members from across the state…… Continue Reading
Monday, February 3, 2025–7:30 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average decreased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians pay an average price of $2.93 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is 3 cents less than a week ago, 3 cents more than a month ago, and 10 cents less than last year. It costs…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, January 29, 2025–9:35 a.m. -News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident. DPH is working to identify any persons that may have been exposed through contact with the individual between Jan.19-24, 2025 when they were infectious. The individual acquired the virus while…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, January 28, 2025–11:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Five years after the pandemic began; we are not seeing a lot of COVID-19 activity in Northwest Georgia. However, other respiratory illnesses like influenza are resulting in hospitalizations across the state. According to Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health…… Continue Reading
Monday, January 27, 2025–8:45 a.m. –AAA South– Georgia’s gas price average holds steady at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians continue to pay an average price of $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is the same as a week ago, 6 cents more than a month ago, and 6 cents less than last…… Continue Reading
January 24th, 2025 – 3:00 PM Press Release: District Attorney of the 9th Judicial Circuit of DeKalb & Cherokee AL Counties – District Attorney Summer Summerford announced on Friday that Eric Kyle Hooper was convicted by a Cherokee County jury of murder for the 2022 death of Lachancey Williams. On March 15, 2022, during routine…… Continue Reading
Thursday, January 23, 2025–10:40 a.m. -News Release- On Saturday, a ceremony will be held at the Potts Hollow Trailhead on Cave Spring Road in Cedartown to honor the late Jeffery Scott “Scotty” Tillery. Tillery was instrumental in obtaining funding for, planning, and overseeing the development of the trailhead, which was opened in 2023 and has…… Continue Reading
January 20th, 2025 – 8:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – The following Schools have announced closures for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025: “After a recent weather update and out of an abundance of caution, Rome City Schools will move to an Independent Learning Day for staff and students tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 21, in keeping in line…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, January 21, 2025–5:30 a.m. -National Weather Service- A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday and again from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 9 a.m. Wednesday. For Monday night, it will be very cold wind chills as low as 2 above expected for the higher elevations of north…… Continue Reading
Monday, January 20, 2025–7:00 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia’s gas price average increased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians pay an average price of $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 3 cents more than a week ago, 4 cents more than a month ago, and precisely the same as last year. It costs drivers…… Continue Reading