Category Archives: Bartow County

Red Flag Warning in effect for Saturday
Saturday, March 1, 2025–1:00 a.m.-National Weather Service-The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative ...
Rome Radio Feb 28, 2025

Fire Danger Statement
Wednesday, February 26, 2025–9:35 a.m.-Staff reports-Low relative humidity, winds, and dry conditions have heightened the risk of grass fires in North Georgia.A number of out-of-control grass fi...
Rome Radio Feb 26, 2025

Teen dies from gunshot in Cartersville
Tuesday, February 18, 2025–10:45 a.m.-Cartersville Police Department News Release-On Monday, February 17, 2025, officers with the Cartersville Police Department responded to a report of a 14-yea...
Rome Radio Feb 18, 2025

Georgia gas prices rise
Monday, February 10, 2025–9:30 a.m.-AAA South-The Georgia gas price average increased slightly at the pumps compared to a week ago.Monday's average price of $2.94 per gallon for regula...
Rome Radio Feb 10, 2025

Harbin Clinic’s Dr. Brad Bushnell is Doctor of the Day at State Capitol
Wednesday, February 5, 2025–8:05 a.m.-News Release-Brad Bushnell, M.D., M.B.A., an orthopedic surgeon at Harbin Clinic, was the Doctor of the Day on Tuesday at the State Capitol in Atlanta.The M...
Rome Radio Feb 05, 2025

Georgia gas prices recede
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 regul...
Rome Radio Feb 03, 2025

Voccio: Influenza cases creeping up slightly
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 i...
Rome Radio Jan 28, 2025

NWGA School Closings announced for Tuesday
January 20th, 2025 – 8:00 PMWRGA Staff Reports –The following Schools have announced closures for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025:“After a recent weather update and out of an abundance o...
Rome Radio Jan 20, 2025

Cold Weather Advisory in effect, Winter Weather Advisory in Polk, Bartow and Paulding
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.F...
Rome Radio Jan 20, 2025

What is HB 581? For One Thing, It’s Complicated
Friday, January 17, 2025–9:00 a.m.-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwes...
Rome Radio Jan 17, 2025

