Category Archives: Video

[VIDEO] Downtown Rome transforms into bluegrass festival for 2024 Fiddlin’ Fest

[VIDEO] Downtown Rome transforms into bluegrass festival for 2024 Fiddlin’ Fest

October 12th, 2024 – 8:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Saturday afternoon the 9th annual “Fiddlin’ Fest between the Rivers” event transformed downtown Rome into a giant bluegrass street celebration. The festival featured the classic sounds of bluegrass music on live music stages and activities along every Broadstreet…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] “Wig It Forward:” Local nurse spreads hope to breast cancer patients

[VIDEO] “Wig It Forward:” Local nurse spreads hope to breast cancer patients

October 11th, 2024 – 11:00 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Brittany Sublett, a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Harbin Clinic Oncology, recently launched the “Wig It Forward” initiative to assist breast cancer patients who are dealing with hair loss. After seeing the emotional toll hair loss has had…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Donations sought for RomeGaCares hurricane relief efforts

[VIDEO] Donations sought for RomeGaCares hurricane relief efforts

October 8th, 2024 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – For the next two weeks, RomeGaCares is partnering with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and North Rome Church of God to collect essentials for those affected by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and the Carolinas. Residents of Northwest Georgia…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event

[VIDEO] Vice Presidential Nominee, Senator JD Vance, visits Lindale for campaign event

October 4th, 2024 – 6:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon a large crowd gathered at the Mill in Lindale to hear Vice Presidential nominee, Senator JD Vance, deliver remarks for a campaign event. During his speech, Senator Vance spoke about a range of topics, including the…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday

[VIDEO] 2024 Coosa Valley Fair here through Saturday

Ocotober 3rd, 2024 – 3:00 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – For 75 years, the Coosa Valley Fair has signaled the start of fall for Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama residents. Known as “fall’s finest festival,” the fair has been proudly sponsored by the Exchange Club of Rome since its…Continue Reading

Two-vehicle crash shut down all lanes on Shorter Avenue near Lowes Wednesday

Two-vehicle crash shut down all lanes on Shorter Avenue near Lowes Wednesday

October 2nd, 2024 – 3:25 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – A two-vehicle wreck on Shorter Avenue near Zaxby’s and Lowe’s temporarily shut down all lanes of traffic Wednesday afternoon. The accident resulted in a power pole being struck and broken with a line across the roadway. Floyd 911…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Hurricane Helene brings flooding, road closures, and power outages to Floyd County

[VIDEO] Hurricane Helene brings flooding, road closures, and power outages to Floyd County

Septmeber 27th, 2024 – 11:30 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Rome and Floyd County were hit with significant rainfall after the tropical storm from Hurricane Helene passed through the area on Friday morning. The Floyd County Emergency Operations Center reported 9 inches of rain associated with the storm.…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Downed power lines block all lanes on Highway 53 after accident

[VIDEO] Downed power lines block all lanes on Highway 53 after accident

September 20th, 2024 – 2:15 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday afternoon Floyd County Emergency Management reported an accident involving a dump truck and a power pole at the intersection of Highway 53 and Shannon Road NE. The incident with the dump truck caused the power pole to…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Pedestrian severely injured after being struck at the entrance of Publix

[VIDEO] Pedestrian severely injured after being struck at the entrance of Publix

September 16th, 2024 – 4:55 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor and Video Reporter – Monday afternoon Floyd 911 dispatch received a report that a person had been struck by a van on the pedestrian walkway in front of Publix on Turner McCall Blvd.  Rome Police and Fire Department responded to the area…Continue Reading