Category Archives: Local News
Berry College Named to WSJ 2026 Best Colleges in America
Tuesday, November 4, 2025–10:27 p.m.-News Release-Berry College has been recognized in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings, which focus on how well coll...
Nov 04, 2025
[VIDEO] Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge held at the Forum on Tuesday
Tuesday, November 4, 2025–10:00 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Around 200 students from K-12 and technical schools from across the region were in Rome on Tuesday to compete in a variety of constr...
Nov 04, 2025
[VIDEO] Downtown Rome celebrates completion of Unity Point Plaza (2025)
October 4th, 2025 – 5:25 PMEthan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –The City of Rome celebrated the completion of the Unity Point Plaza project on Tuesday with ...
Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday is Election Day
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:20 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.City of Rome voters are choosing three city commissioners and seven member...
Nov 03, 2025
Unity Point ribbon-cutting on Tuesday
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:15 a.m.-Staff reports-The City of Rome will mark the completion of a 2013 special purpose, local option sales tax project on Tuesday.A ribbon-cutting at Unity Point i...
Nov 03, 2025
Skills competition for high school students to be held on Rome on Tuesday
Monday, November 3, 2025–11:00 a.m.-Staff reports-On Tuesday, over 200 students will compete in a variety of construction trades at the Forum in Downtown Rome.The Associated General Contractors ...
Nov 03, 2025
[VIDEO] Families Celebrate Halloween Early in Downtown Rome (2025)
Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Downtown Rome got a head start on Halloween fun Friday afternoon as crowds of families packed Broad Street for some early trick-or-treat...
Oct 31, 2025
What’s on the Ballot? November 2025 election preview for Floyd County
October 31st, 2025 – 1:50 PMWRGA Staff Reports –(The image above is a sample ballot from the Georgia Secretary of State Website, provided for informational purposes only. Any marks made on...
Oct 31, 2025
SNAP benefits to end on Saturday, food collection efforts underway
Friday, October 31, 2025–8:20 a.m.-Dvaid Crowder, WRGA News-On Saturday, SNAP benefits will stop being paid, as the government shutdown continues.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,&n...
Oct 31, 2025
Halloween events scheduled for Friday
Thursday, October 30, 2025–11:15 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-There are plenty of activities for the kids on Friday in Rome for Halloween."Our favorite event at the city is the Downtown Rome Tr...
Oct 30, 2025
