Category Archives: Local News
Fundraiser set up for family business destroyed by fire
Sunday, March 22, 2026 -Staff reports- Last week, Ole Tymer BBQ, a longtime community restaurant that opened in 1984, was involved in an after-hours fire, leaving the building and all contents unsalva...
Mar 22, 2026
Arrest reports for March 22
Sunday, March 22, 2026 -Floyd County Jail records- Two arrested in synthetic marijuana bust The execution of a search warrant at a residence on Woodward Street in North Rome ended with the arrest of t...
Mar 22, 2026
Child struck by gunfire in North Rome
Friday, March 20, 2026--7:30 p.m. -Rome Police Department- Police responded to Superba Avenue in North Rome on Thursday evening after shots were fired into a home, striking a juvenile who was inside. ...
Mar 20, 2026
Update: Gordon County shooting does not appear to have been a malicious act
Thursday, March 19, 2026--11:20 a.m. -Gordon County Sheriff's Office- Two Calhoun men are facing misdemeanor charges in connection with a shooting incident on Baker Road off Dews Pond Road on Wednesda...
Mar 19, 2026
Erin Brockovich will be in Rome for PFAS town hall on March 31
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:30 a.m. -Staff reports- Famed consumer advocate, Erin Brockovich, will be returning to northwest Georgia for the first time in over a year to continue to speak about the d...
Mar 19, 2026
Second Avenue widening completion date moved to March of 2028
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- It appears as though work on the Second Avenue widening project will last at least another two years. According to the latest update fro...
Mar 19, 2026
Development Authority of Floyd County to discuss Elevated Steel property purchase on Friday
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:20 a.m. -Staff reports- The Development Authority of Floyd County will hold a called meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss the sale of 37 acres in the North Floyd Industr...
Mar 19, 2026
Arrest reports for March 19
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:00 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: 73-year-old woman sold ecstasy to cooperating witness A 73-year-old South Rome woman is accused of selling drugs. According to...
Mar 19, 2026
Gordon County Sheriff's Office responds to Wednesday afternoon shooting
Wednesday, March 18, 2026--5:20 p.m. -GCSO News Release- At about 3:30 pm on Wednesday, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Baker Circle off Dews Pond Road in response to a repor...
Mar 18, 2026
Update: GBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Cartersville
Wednesday, March 18, 2026--5:10 p.m. GBI News Release- At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bartow County, GA. Justin Eric...
Mar 18, 2026
