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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
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…… more »
