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Category Archives: Local News

Arrest reports for April 24

Arrest reports for April 24

Thursday, April 24, 2025–2:45 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of making threats against a family member, DFCS worker An Armuchee man was jailed Wednesday on a felony warrant charging him with terroristic threats and acts. According to the warrant: 35-year-old Alex Maxwell Carver made a threat to another man in his Old Dalton…read more

Report: Hundreds of pills seized during drug bust in North Rome

Report: Hundreds of pills seized during drug bust in North Rome

Thursday, April 24, 2025–2:40 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- The execution of a search warrant at a residence on Burnett Street resulted in the arrest of a Rome woman on drug charges. According to Floyd County Jail records: 55-year-old Sabrina Cunningham Price was found in possession of oxycodone, amphetamine, adderall, alprazolam, and the generic form…read more

Rome City School Board to hold budget retreat

Rome City School Board to hold budget retreat

Thursday, April 24, 2025–2:30 p.m. -Staff reports- The Rome Board of Education will meet on Friday from 8 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon, if needed, for its spring budget retreat. The retreat will be held at the Rome City Schools College and Career Academy, located at 990 Veterans Memorial…read more

Floyd County unenployment rate unchanged from February to March

Floyd County unenployment rate unchanged from February to March

Thursday, April 24, 2025–8:32 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6% in March, unchanged over the previous month. A year ago, the rate was 3.2%. “In March, Georgians from every corner of the state stepped up, joining the workforce and filling critical…read more

Drug drop off events this weekend

Drug drop off events this weekend

Thursday, April 24, 2025–8:10 a.m. -Staff reports- Area residents can safely get rid of outdated and unused medications this weekend while helping to prevent misuse of these drugs. Floyd Against Drugs and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, will host a drug…read more

GNTC’s 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Thursday

GNTC’s 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony on Thursday

Wednesday, April 23, 2025–11:35 a.m. -News Release- Approximately 200 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) nine-county service area will exit the Forum River Center on Thursday, April 24, armed with the education and technical training needed to kick-start their careers. The 2025 Spring Commencement Ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.  After students, administrators and…read more

Coosa Valley Credit Union Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™

Coosa Valley Credit Union Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™

Wednesday, April 23, 2025–11:30 a.m. -News Release- Coosa Valley Credit Union has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 3rd year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at COMPANY. This year, 97% of employees said it’s a great place To Work…read more

Arrest reports for April 23

Arrest reports for April 23

Wednesday, April 23, 2025–11:27 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman accused of presenting forged prescription A Calhoun woman was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday on charges of 1st-degree forgery and obtaining dangerous drugs by fraud or forgery. According to the arrest warrants: 33-year-old Olga Rico presented a forged prescription for Adderall amphetamine…read more

Floyd County Ag Center project moving forward

Floyd County Ag Center project moving forward

Tuesday, April 22, 2025–7:05 p.m. -News Release- Now that architectural plans have been finalized for the Floyd County Agriculture Center, bids will soon be solicited for grading work on the property off Three Mile Road. The Agricultural Center is a citizen-submitted Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) project, approved by voters in 2017. The…read more

Floyd County Commission approves estimated rollback millage rate

Floyd County Commission approves estimated rollback millage rate

Tuesday, April 22, 2025–7:00 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission has approved the certification of the estimated rollback millage rate for 2025, in accordance with House Bill 581. The rollback rate is calculated using an estimated millage rate minus the millage equivalent of the total net assessed value added by reassessments. If…read more