Category Archives: Local News
Proposed liquor store near Chieftains Museum drawing opposition
Tuesday, October 29, 2024–12:12 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-Opponents of a proposed liquor store on Riverside Parkway made their case to the Rome City Commission Monday night.Last week, for th...
Oct 29, 2024
[VIDEO] WRGA Special Interview: Actor, Kevin Sorbo, talks 2024 Shorter Presidents Gala
October 29th, 2024 – 12:00 PMWRGA News Staff Reports – (Interview by Doug Walker, Video Edit by Ethan Garrett) WRGA News got the opportunity to speak with actor Kevin Sorbo about his upcom...
Oct 29, 2024
RHS student film places third in RIFF competition
Tuesday, October 29, 2024–11:40 a.m.-News Release-Rome High School Audio, Video, Tech, and Film students recently took third place in the Rome International Film Festival student film competitio...
Oct 29, 2024
Overturned tractor-trailer shuts down Veterans Memorial Highway
Tuesday, October 29, 2024–11:40 a.m.-Staff reports-All lanes are open and traffic is flowing again after a morning accident shut down Veterans Memorial Highway at Riverside Parkway.A truck hauli...
Oct 29, 2024
Nearly 23,000 have voted early in Floyd County
Monday, October 28, 2024–11:55 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-As we get close to the November 5 General Election, 37 percent of Floyd County's active voters have already cast their ballots.As of ...
Oct 28, 2024
Polk County road project underway
Monday, October 28, 2024–10:40 a.m.-News Release-Work is now underway to add a right turn lane on US 278/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the intersection with US 27 in Cedartown.The project ...
Oct 28, 2024
Arrest reports for October 28
Monday, October 28, 2024–10:17 a.m.-Floyd County Jail records-Warrant: Man took Lindale woman to Rockmart against her willA 23-year-old Rockmart man was booked into the Floyd County Jail over th...
Oct 28, 2024
Floyd County Police Department recieves H.E.A.T. grant
Monday, October 28, 2024–9:45 a.m.-News Release-The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to ...
Oct 28, 2024
Chiaha Harvest Fair this weekend
Thursday, October 24, 2024–6:30 p.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-For 60 years, the Chiaha Harvest Fair has brought together many talented artisans and craftsmen from the Rome/Floyd County region, a...
Oct 24, 2024
Peach State Marching Festival on Saturday
Thursday, October 24, 2024–10:45 a.m.-David Crowder, WRGA News-27 bands from as far north as Nashville, Tennessee to as far south as Auburn, Alabama will be in Rome Saturday for the annual Peach...
Oct 24, 2024
