Wednesday, November 20, 2024–5:10 p.m. -Cartersville Police Department Report- A 57-year-old man was arrested for aggravated assault and other charges following an incident Sunday on Davis Street in Cartersville. According to a Cartersville Police report: Officers responded to a home on Davis Street after Keith Bradley Turner strangled, beat, and threatened to kill another man.…
Wednesday, November 20, 2024–5:00 p.m. -Floyd County Emergency Management- Windy conditions are expected to continue through Thursday, as several of your agencies have already been responding to reports of trees and power lines down. Some parts of Floyd County received 5 inches of rain between late Monday and Tuesday, while here in Rome our office…
Wednesday, November 20, 2024–4:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome and Floyd County officials are starting the process of updating the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and bridges appear to be at the top of the list of transportation priorities for the years to come. The Rome-Floyd County Planning Department is the agency responsible for the MPO…
Wednesday, November 20, 2024–4:00 p.m. -Staff reports- The Wings Over North Georgia Air Show returns to Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in October of 2025. The Blue Angels will headline shows on Saturday, October 18, and Sunday, October 19. A Friday evening twilight show with fireworks has been added for the 2025 event. The air…
Wednesday, November 20, 2024–3:54 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with bribery A West Rome woman is accused of attempting to bribe her way out of going to jail. According to Floyd County Jail records: 42-year-old April Martin offered to give multiple law enforcement officers $1,000 if they would release her from custody without…
Tuesday, November 19.2024 -Bill Crane Four years ago, at about this same time, I was repeatedly telling many of my Trump supporting, GOP and conspiracy leaning friends… PLEASE stop this Stop the Steal crap. President Donald Trump lost the election. It was a narrow loss, in four battleground states including Georgia, but a loss nonetheless. Millions in litigation…