Category Archives: Local News

Team effort and K9 Waylon help capture fleeing suspects in Floyd County
Tuesday, July 8, 2025–7:45 a.m.-Floyd County Sheriff’s Office News Release-On the morning of July 2, 2025, Floyd County officers responded to a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) alert for a stolen ...
Rome Radio Jul 08, 2025

Local woman featured on reality show charged in overdose death
Monday, July 7, 2025–7:45 p.m.-Staff reports-A woman who was featured on the MTV reality show "16 and Pregnant" is accused of supplying drugs to a man who overdosed in February.33-year-old Whitn...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

One Man’s Opinion, “Divided We Stand,”
Monday, July 7, 2025-Bill Crane-Dropping in and out of family and friend celebrations of our nation’s birth over the long holiday weekend, and as we enter the 250th year of this ‘great exp...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

New Floyd County Police headquarters opens to the public on Tuesday
Monday, July 7, 2025–11:00 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Starting this Tuesday morning, the Floyd County Police Department will be in its new home in the former Glenwood Primary School off Old D...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

Fire reported at Hanwha facility in Cartersville
Monday, July 7, 2025–10:50 a.m.-Cartersville Fire Department News Release-The Cartersville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm with sprinkler activation at the Hanwha facility located at 2...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

Arrest reports for July 7
Monday, July 7, 2025–10:40 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Man accused of threatening to shoot everyone in his homeA 64-year-old Rome man was arrested Sunday at his East 16th Street home on a fel...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

Rome City School Board meets Tuesday
Monday, July 7, 2025–8:40 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Rome Board of Education will discuss student insurance for the 2025-2026 school year and hear a review of the past year when it meets ...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

Floyd County Commission meets Tuesday
Monday, July 7, 2025–8:35 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-The Floyd County Commission gets back to work following the Independence Day holiday weekend.The commission meets on Tuesday at the County...
Rome Radio Jul 07, 2025

GNTC to hold open house later this week
Sunday, July 6, 2025–1:35 a.m.-News Release-Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting an Open House at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the programs ...
Rome Radio Jul 05, 2025

Independence Day activities in Rome and Floyd County
Thursday, July 3, 2025–1:00 p.m.-Staff reports-Rome and Floyd County will celebrate America's Birthday on Friday with two big events.The first is the Cave Spring 4th of July Parade, which starts...
Rome Radio Jul 03, 2025

