Author Archives: David Crowder
Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful celebrates 50 years
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -Staff reports- 50 years of Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful. What started as a shared vision has grown into five decades of community pride, environmental stewardship, and meaningful...
Apr 09, 2026
Weekend events in Rome and Floyd County
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -Staff reports- There is plenty to do in Rome and Floyd County this weekend. Grammy winner David Phelps is bringing his Speak of Love tour to the Rome City Auditorium on Friday...
Apr 09, 2026
Spring Art Market Friday and Saturday
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -News Release- The Georgia's Rome Welcome Center and Gift Shop is proud to announce the return of its annual Spring Art Market, taking place April 10-11 at the Rome Civic Cente...
Apr 09, 2026
Floyd elections board meets on Friday
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -Staff reports- The Floyd County Board of Elections will hold a called meeting on Friday to certify the results of the April 7 special election runoff. Republican Clay Fuller d...
Apr 09, 2026
New Echota-Cherokee Capital hosts Stand Clear, Weapons are Here!
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -News Release- New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site, in Calhoun, will be hosting Stand Clear Weapons are Here on April 11th, 2026, at the Vann Tavern from 1-2 pm. Ra...
Apr 09, 2026
Rome sees a slight increase in the unemployment rate to start the year
Thursday, April 9, 2026 -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the one-county Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% in...
Apr 09, 2026
Senior Inforum set for April 29
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 -News Release- Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Senior Promotions Council, is excited to announce the upcoming Senior Inforum, set for Wednesday, April...
Apr 08, 2026
Arrest reports for April 8
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 -Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with child abandonment, child cruelty A Rome woman has been jailed on two counts of 1st-degree cruelty to children and three counts o...
Apr 08, 2026
6-year old hit by gunfire in East Rome on Wednesday
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 -Rome Police Department News Release- Shortly after 3:08 PM, officers responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of East 13th Street and Crane Street in the are...
Apr 08, 2026
Stabilization work on Historic Floyd County Courthouse getting underway
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 -David Crowder, WRGA News- A truck from Virginia-based Quality Plus Services Inc. was outside the Historic Floyd County Courthouse on Tuesday, as stabilization work on the 134...
Apr 08, 2026
