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Category Archives: Local News

Honoring our fallen heroes

Honoring our fallen heroes

Monday, May 29, 2023–6:00 p.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 northwestgeorgianews.com. “The fallen have paid the ultimate sacrifice, but their families continue to pay every day.”  That quote, by a speaker during Memorial Day services Monday, emphasized the…read more

Arrest reports for May 29

Arrest reports for May 29

Monday, May 29, 2023–12:18 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man violated TPO, threw clothes and garbage in creek A 48-year-old Rome man was recently arrested after allegedly violating a temporary protective order. According to Floyd County Jail records: Bryan O’Neal Chastain was at the victim’s Alabama Highway home, despite there being a TPO requiring…read more

City commission to discuss water litigation Tuesday

City commission to discuss water litigation Tuesday

Monday, May 29, 2023–12:06 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission is expected to discuss water litigation during a called meeting Tuesday morning. Commissioners will go into an executive session during the meeting which begins at 9 a.m. in the Sam King Room at Rome City Hall. In 2019, the city filed a…read more

Floyd County Police investigating fatal wreck

Floyd County Police investigating fatal wreck

Monday, May 29, 2023–11:50 a.m. -Rome News-Tribune- The Memorial Holiday travel period ends at 11:59 tonight, and so far there have been 14 deadly wrecks on Georgia roadways, one of those claiming the life of a 43-year-old Rome man. The Rome News-Tribune reports that Jason Samuel Johnson died after his vehicle left the roadway and…read more

Improvements to Maple Street corridor moving forward

Improvements to Maple Street corridor moving forward

Monday, May 29, 2023–11:31 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Several projects are now in the works as part of the revitalization of the Maple Avenue corridor in East Rome. It was recently announced that Rome would be getting money from the State of Georgia for the revamping of Banty Jones Park. The city had asked…read more

Man arrested following a pursuit in Plainville

Man arrested following a pursuit in Plainville

Sunday, May 28, 2023–8:43 p.m. -Gordon County Sheriff’s Office- A Plainville man was recently arrested following a chase with Gordon County Sheriff’s deputies. According to Sheriff Mitch Ralston: On Thursday night, May 25, deputies on patrol in the Plainville area observed a suspicious automobile on Brownlee Mountain Road. They stopped this vehicle and attempted to…read more

City, county offices closed Monday

City, county offices closed Monday

Sunday, May 28, 2023–8:40 p.m. -Staff reports- Monday is Memorial Day, so all Rome City and Floyd County Government offices will be closed. The City of Rome’s curbside garbage, recycling, and yard waste pickup, normally on Monday, will be serviced on Tuesday. Tuesday’s pickup will be on Wednesday. The Walker Mountain Landfill, all remote sites,…read more

Arrest reports for May 26

Arrest reports for May 26

Sunday, May 28, 2023–8:33 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of abandoning dogs without food, water A 20-year-old Rome man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated cruelty to animals. According to the warrant: Contraveon Bernard Robinson failed to provide a dog with adequate food and water to the point…read more

DPH: COVID-19 test sites closed Monday

DPH: COVID-19 test sites closed Monday

Sunday, May 28, 2023–8:30 p.m. -Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District free COVID-19 test sites in Catoosa, Floyd, and Paulding counties will be closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day.  As a reminder, the last day of operation for the free test sites in Catoosa (CHI Memorial…read more

Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call in South Rome Thursday

Police respond to ‘shots fired’ call in South Rome Thursday

Friday, May 26, 2023–11:40 a.m. -Rome Police Department reports- Rome Police responded to a ‘shots fired’ call in the area of Hardy Avenue in South Rome Thursday afternoon. According to the incident report: The front door of a house had been shot, shattering the glass on the screen door. Video surveillance showed a black male,…read more