Category Archives: Local News
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
Calhoun man arrested after fatal hit-and-run on Sunday
WRGA Staff Reports –On Sunday (9/17/23) at 2:03 p.m., Georgia State Patrol Troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash with multiple injuries on GA 61 (US 411) within the city limits of Fairmount....
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
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
Man taken into custody after exchanging gunfire with Cartersville Police
Monday, September 18, 2023–10:03 a.m.-Staff reports-Shane Jacquez BarfieldAuthorities have released the name of the man who got into a shootout with police in Cartersville Sunday.37-year-old Sha...
Sep 17, 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
4.6 million visitors to downtown Rome in the last 12 months
Thursday, September 14, 2023–12:48 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-DDA photo shows the crowd at a First Friday concertThe just-completed First Friday Concert Series in Downtown Rome saw a record-n...
Sep 14, 2023
Rome labor force remains strong, consistent
Thursday, September 14, 2023–12:42 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The labor force in the Rome area held steady from July to August, according to the latest numbers from the Georgia Department of ...
Sep 14, 2023
