Category Archives: Local News
Rate hike lowered for water and sewer for City of Cave Spring customers
Sunday, August 20, 2023–4:38 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Nick McLemoreWater and sewer customers inside the City Limits of Cave Spring are getting some relief on a rate increase approved by the...
Aug 20, 2023
Floyd County looking at spay-neuter ordinance, other measures to address an increase in strays
Sunday, August 20, 2023–4:17 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Floyd County is looking at a possible new ordinance to address the issue of stray animals in the county.Public Animal Welfare Services ...
Aug 20, 2023
Stacks at Plant Hammond expected to come down this fall
Sunday, August 20, 2023–4:05 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Photo by John Bailey )Rome News-Tribune)Work to dismantle Georgia Power's Plant Hammond in Coosa is continuing, and plans are underway ...
Aug 20, 2023
One dead in collision involving a pickup and an ATV in Bartow County
Sunday, August 20, 2023–3:57 p.m.-Georgia State Patrol-One man was killed in a two-vehicle wreck involving a pickup truck and an all-terrain vehicle on Highway 411 in Bartow County Friday.Accord...
Aug 20, 2023
Arrest made in theft of trees in West Rome
Friday, August 18, 2023–11:50 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Matthew Lewis CookA Gayesville, Alabama man is accused of stealing trees from two locations in Rome.According to the arrest warrants ...
Aug 18, 2023
Arrest reports for August 16
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–11:57 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records/Rome Police reports-Man accused of having meth while he was an inmateA 32-year-old Augusta man is accused of having drugs while an...
Aug 16, 2023
High-speed internet expansion coming to Chattooga County
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–11:13 a.m.-News Release-Some 3,400 homes, businesses, and schools in Chattooga County will be able to get high-speed fiber internet for the first time, due to a $10.3 ...
Aug 16, 2023
PFAS the subject of lecture Friday at Tellus
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–10:57 a.m.-Tellus Science Museum-Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, Executive Director and Riverkeeper at Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) will present, "Forever Chemicals i...
Aug 16, 2023
Health Initiative for Men and Women this Saturday
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–10:44 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-A number of free screenings will be available this Saturday during the 21st annual Health Initiative for Men and Women.The event, s...
Aug 16, 2023
Plans underway for 2023 Rome Christmas Parade
Wednesday, August 16, 2023–10:30 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-It may be hot outside, but before you know it, the holiday season will be here.The Rome Christmas Parade Committee has announced th...
Aug 16, 2023
