Friday, September 20, 2024–8:10 a.m.

-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-

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Several Summerville Park and nearby residents raised concerns when they heard helicopters and gunfire around 9 p.m. Thursday — but it was just a drill.

The Rome Floyd County Development Authority often rents out the 100-plus acre property to law enforcement agencies and movie crews to utilize the fenced in property. 

RFCDA President Missy Kendrick confirmed that the Department of Defense night time training took place late Thursday.

This is one of many SWAT or military style training drills that have taken place on the property. The Floyd County Police Department hosted a K9 bomb dog training at the property in March and film crews shot prison break scenes for a movie earlier this year.