EMA: Windy conditions to continue
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…
Rome, Floyd County set to start work on Transportation Management Plan
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…
Blue Angels coming to Rome again
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…
Arrest reports for November 20
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…
One Man’s Opinion, “Stop the Squeal…”
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…
ACC chooses Super Bowl Sunday as designated Sunday alcohol sales day for 2025
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–12:35 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission has given its approval for a designated Sunday for alcohol sales in 2025. Under state law, establishments that sell alcohol on Sundays must meet a 50-50 food-to-drink ratio. However, cities can designate one Sunday a year to allow businesses that do…
Berry included in Princeton Reviews Guide to Green Colleges
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–12:30 p.m. -News Release- The Princeton Review, a premier college search aid, recently named Berry College in their annual Guide to Green Colleges. There are 2,600 four-year collegiate institutions in the United States. The Princeton Review profiled only 511 schools in this year’s Guide to Green Colleges, which includes schools based on…
GNTC names Legare Price associate vice president of Student Success
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–12:28 p.m. -News Release- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Legare Price associate vice president of Student Success. Price has worked at GNTC for more than five years, serving most recently as dean of Student Success since February 2022. In Price’s new role, he will provide greater oversight and direction for the Office of Student Success, including the…
Arrest reports for November 19
Thursday, November 19, 2024–12:10 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault A man initially arrested on Sunday on charges of interference with government property, criminal trespass, and battery is now facing an additional charge of aggravated assault. According to the previous report: 28-year-old Quindarius Dresond Marques Tate broke a window belonging to…
Second guilty plea entered in robbery and murder of Cobb County teen in Cartersville
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–12:10 p.m. -WBHF Radio- Another guilty plea in an armed robbery and murder in Cartersville in May of 2023. Dayton Bryan Owen of Smyrna pleaded guilty Monday in Bartow County to armed robbery and aggravated Assault. His co-defendant brother, Dristen Owen, pleaded guilty on November 7 to malice murder, armed robbery, aggravated…
Two arrested following pursuit in Cartersville
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–12:00 p.m. -WBHF Radio- Two men are in custody following a wild sequence of events last week in Cartersville that led to a restaurant being damaged and two tazings. According to a Cartersville Police report: Police learned of a suspect doing narcotics in Texaco in the Cartersville Village Shopping Center off South…
Christmas Parade will take traditional route this year
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–11:20 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- This year’s Rome Christmas Parade will take place on the traditional route from West First Avenue to the City Auditorium on the clock tower side of Broad Street. Discussions had been held about having the parade go up Broad Street in the other lanes closest to…
Two injured after vehicle strike light pole at Goodwill
Tuesday, November 19, 2024–11:00 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Two people were injured when a vehicle struck a light pole in the Goodwill parking lot on Hicks Drive Monday evening. According to a Rome Police Department report: Witnesses stated they saw a 2021 Toyota Supra exit a parking spot in the Home Depot Parking lot…
ACC tables proposed alcohol ordinance amendments
Monday, November 18, 2024–7:43 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- On Monday, the Rome Alcohol Control Commission voted to table an amendment that would eliminate future variances and another that would no longer count food truck sales toward the ratio. “First and foremost, the members are going to decide what they consider me there individually and…
Child injured in accident at Fairbridge Inn on Martha Berry Blvd
November 18th, 2024 – 3:50 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – From Rome Police: Around 2:30 pm this afternoon, Rome Police were called to the parking lot of the Citgo convenience store located at the intersection of John Davenport Drive and Martha Berry Boulevard to reports of a child…
Man accused of fabritating false information about a probation officer
Monday, November 18, 2024–11:50 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A 21-year-old man from Birchfield, Tennessee is accused of trying to influence a witness. According to Floyd County Jail records: Tzvi Yehuda Strauss fabricated false allegations against a probation officer, which constituted an indirect threat to the officer’s employment. Strauss made false statements during three separate…
Arrest reports for November 18
Monday, November 18, 2024–11:45 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man tried to stab woman with a knife A Garden Lakes man is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and felony obstruction of officers following his arrest at his Wentworth Place home. According to Floyd County Jail records: 29-year-old Adelso Quej-Cho attempted to…
Ice skating returns to Ridgeferry Park Tuesday
Monday, November 18, 2024–11:35 a.m. -News Release- The highly anticipated Rink at Ridge Ferry Park is set to open for its second season on Tuesday. Located under a large tent in front of the Coca-Cola Stage, this enchanting winter wonderland features a real ice rink, providing a delightful experience for skaters of all ages. Admission Prices: Operating Hours:…
DAR seeking to place Revolutionary War marker at Myrtle Hill
Monday, November 18, 2024–11:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- In 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th Birthday, and the Xavier Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution would like to present the City of Rome with a special bronze marker for the occasion. Cameron Abney, current president of the Xavier Chapter recently…
Georgia gas prices remain stagnant
Monday, November 18, 2024–11:30 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices were stuck in neutral last week. Georgians are paying an average of $2.93 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is the same as a week ago. Monday’s state average is 22 cents more than a month ago and 9 cents more than this time last year. It costs drivers…