Category Archives: Floyd County
Plant Hammond smokestack demolition to close Alabama Hwy Saturday morning
September 21st, 2023 – 4:35 PMFloyd County Emergency Management –Authorities will close Alabama Highway at Plant Hammond on Saturday morning in advance of the scheduled demolition of smoke...
Sep 21, 2023
Unemployment rate rises in the Rome area
Thursday, September 21, 2023–9:39 a.m.-Georgia Department of Labor-Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in August, up fi...
Sep 21, 2023
Rome City Commission will hold two executive sessions this week to discuss Cochran ethics complaint
Monday, September 18, 2023–8:23 p.m.-John Druckenmiller, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at...
Sep 18, 2023
ACC recommends new liquor license for Peaches…With a variance
Monday, September 18, 2023–8:12 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Peaches on Broad Street could get its liquor pouring license back, with a food-to-drink ratio variance if the Rome City Commission g...
Sep 18, 2023
Arrest reports for September 18
Monday, September 18, 2023–11:07 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of shooting at three people on Burnett Ferry RoadA Rome man was jailed over the weekend on three counts of aggravated ...
Sep 18, 2023
Suspension of Georgia’s gas tax results in lower prices at the pump
Monday, September 18, 2023–9:57 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-While the national average for gasoline rose during the past week, Georgia drivers saw prices fall at the pump, thanks in most part ...
Sep 18, 2023
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Rome City Commission
Monday, September 18, 2023–9:37 a.m.-Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune-This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwe...
Sep 18, 2023
Rome COVID-19 test site to temporarily relocate due to the fair
Saturday, September 16, 2023–4:20 p.m.-Georgia Department of Public Health-Because of the fair, the Georgia Department of Public Health will be temporarily relocating their free COVID-19 test si...
Sep 16, 2023
Fiddlin’ Fest expected to be bigger and better than last year
Saturday, September 16, 2023–4:00 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-We are less than a month away from Fiddin' Fest in Downtown Rome.The 2023 edition of the festival is coming up on October 14, and ...
Sep 16, 2023
Floyd BoE meets Monday
Saturday, September 16, 2023–3:52 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Floyd County Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, as well as a called work session....
Sep 16, 2023
