LOCAL NEWS
November 2026 Election Results
-WRGA NEWS- Cleve Jackson has been elected to the Floyd County Commission. Jackson received 20,994 votes while Shonna Bailey got 11,054 votes. For Flo...
12h ago
Teen charged with statutory rape
-Floyd County Jail records- A 17-year-old Rome man is facing charges of statutory rape and sexually explicit conduct involving a minor following his a...
12h ago
Illegal firearm lands 17-year-old behind bars
-Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man has been arrested on felony warrants charging him with possession of an automatic firearm and participation in ...
12h ago
Turner McCall at Broad closed for about an hour following a pedestrian vs. 18-wheeler accident
-Staff reports- One person was transported to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center following a collision involving a pedestrian and an 18-wheeler on Tue...
23h ago
Rome International Film Festival begins later this week
-Staff reports- It's almost time for the Rome International Film Festival. The 2026 edition of RIFF starts Thursday with opening events such as the re...
Nov 2, 2026
Election Day is Tuesday
-Staff reports- Tuesday is Election Day. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Floyd County voters will help decide between Clay Fuller and ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Teen previously convicted in shooting accused of killing pregnant mom of 4 inside Spirit Halloween
Monte Smith, 17, allegedly opened fire inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center, killing pregnant mother Constance Hages and wounding six...
11h ago
Man, 86, and his dog rescued hundreds of miles off California coast after going silent for 2 months
A Coast Guard aircrew spotted the sailboat 460 miles off San Diego after an emergency beacon alert launched a dramatic search and rescue mission.
13h ago
Christa Pike asks court not to send her to former prison block following failed execution
Christa Pike claims her life is in danger if moved back to her former housing unit, citing severe weakness after surviving the botched lethal injectio...
14h ago
WATCH: Repeat offender leads deputies on 100 mph chase before hiding under porch in his underwear
Video captures Zakary Dean Hirschfield's 100 mph chase through Douglas County before deputies found him hiding beneath a porch in his underwear.
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