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Rome High School Show Choir wins division at Music City Invitational

Rome High School Show Choir wins division at Music City Invitational

Thursday, March 6, 2025–6:15 p.m. -News Release- For the second straight competition, Grand Finale, Rome High School’s Show Choir, wowed the audience and the judges with their performance of their competition show “Whodunit”. The group took first place in their division and placed third overall at the Music City Show Choir Invitational in Nashville this…

Fire truck involved in crash in Bartow County

Fire truck involved in crash in Bartow County

Thursday, March 6, 2025–6:10 p.m. -WBHF Radio- A fire truck was involved in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday.  According to Georgia State Patrol reports, the accident occurred on March 5, 2025, at approximately 6:10 a.m.  A firetruck was traveling north on Highway 61, and a GMC C5500 truck was traveling east on Highway 113 in the…

Time change this weekend

Time change this weekend

Thursday, March 6, 2025–5:55 p.m. -Staff reports- It’s time once again to “spring forward.” Remember to set your clock ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. Daylight Saving Rome begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and the time change is a perfect time to remind yourself to change the batteries in your smoke alarm…

[VIDEO] Wheelchair tennis tournament continues in Rome

[VIDEO] Wheelchair tennis tournament continues in Rome

Thursday, March 6, 2025–10:20 a.m. -Staff reports- The Georgia Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament continues through Sunday at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. The ITF 1 Series event on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour features some of the best players in the world competing in men’s, women’s, and quad divisions. There are 5 of…

Arrest reports for March 6

Arrest reports for March 6

Thursday, March 6, 2025–10:12 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: Woman has THC vape in school safety zone A Rome woman is accused of possessing THC while at Armuchee Elementary School. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: 25-year old Naomi Leann Nolan had a vape pen, endangering the safety of an…

Residents still being asked to refrain from outdoor burning

Residents still being asked to refrain from outdoor burning

Thursday, March 6, 2025–9:12 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- We may have gotten a little rain this week, but there is still a risk of grass and woods fires in Northwest Georgia. According to Seth Hawkins with the Georgia Forestry Commission, this is kind of an odd time of increased fire risk. “Typically, this is…