Category Archives: Floyd County
High fire risk remains, but rain possible this weekend
Wednesday, November 8, 2023–7:16 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Trpy BrockThere is a possibility that we could get some much-needed rain this weekend, but until then, the Rome-Floyd County Fire D...
Nov 08, 2023
GNTC Basic POST Certification Class graduation held Oct. 26
Wednesday, November 8, 2023–10:09 a.m.-News Release-Friends, family, and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Gordon County Campus i...
Nov 08, 2023
Nurse accused of having a loaded gun at the Floyd County Jail
Wednesday, November 8, 2023–10:03 a.m.-Floyd County Sheriff’s Office-Latoya Denise CloudA Rome woman who was working as a nurse at the Floyd County Jail has been arrested after she reporte...
Nov 08, 2023
GDOT awards contract for bridge replacement near the mall
Wednesday, November 8, 2023–9:47 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for a bridge replacement project on Martha Berry Highway over Dig D...
Nov 08, 2023
SPLOST passes; Brock, Bojo, Cochran, Robinson, McDaniel and Collins win city commission seats
Tuesday, November 7, 2023–10:06 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Craig McDaniel and Wayne Robinson both celebrated election wins Tuesday (John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune)The votes are in and counted...
Nov 07, 2023
2023 Election returns
Tuesday, November 7, 2023–8:30 p.m.-WRGA News-All of the city precincts are in and there will be some new faces on the Rome City Commission. In Ward One, Harry Brock, and incumbents Jim Bojo and...
Nov 07, 2023
Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism announces formation of Georgia’s Rome Film and Entertainment Alliance
Monday, November 6, 2023–10:01 a.m.-News Release-In 2010, Rome and Floyd County was one of the first 13 communities in the state to be recognized as "Camera Ready." As the direct liaison with th...
Nov 06, 2023
Georgia gas prices down another six cents
Monday, November 6, 2023–9:56 a.m.-AAA South-Georgia gas prices continue to drop.Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to cha...
Nov 06, 2023
Rome water and sewer department gearing up for work associated with Second Avenue widening
Sunday, November 5, 2023–6:30 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Members of Rome's water and sewer committee got an update on utility work related to the Second Avenue widening project. According to ...
Nov 05, 2023
Erika Ambrocio Greenwell wins GNTC’s 2024 EAGLE Award
Sunday, November 5, 2023–6:26 p.m.-News Release-Erika Ambrocio GreenwellErika Ambrocio Greenwell was chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) at the Dinah Culbreath Wayn...
Nov 05, 2023
