Sunday, April 6, 2025–9:10 a.m. -News Release- The 2025 Spring Plant Sale at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), an annual tradition in Rome, will be held April 7-11. The sale will begin on Monday, April 7, at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. The sale will continue Tuesday, April 8, through Friday, April 11,…… more »
Monday, April 7, 2025–9:00 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Advance in-person voting for the runoff election to decide who will fill the Post 4 seat on the Floyd County Commission began Monday. Early voting for the April 15 runoff is from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday at the Floyd County Elections Center at…… more »
Sunday, April 6, 2025–8:50 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with hijacking a vehicle, interference with custody A Green Bay, Wisconsin man is accused of harboring a juvenile, bringing her to Rome. According to Floyd County Jail records: 19-year-old Aidyn Kasey Thomas Dyer also tried to hijack a UPS truck from the driver and…… more »
Sunday, April 6, 2025–8:20 a.m. -National Weather Service- A Flood Watch is in effect through Monday evening. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Heavy rain has already…… more »
Sunday, April 7, 2025–11:13 a.m. -News Release- Additional information has been released concerning a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a convenience store in Cartersville Friday evening. 25-year old Alleya Noel Henry of Emerson is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in the shooting death of…… more »
Friday, April 4, 2025–10:25 a.m. -Staff reports- One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Shorter Avenue in West Rome Thursday night. According to a Rome Police Department report: A 2003 Mitsubishi Diamante was in the turn lane and attempted to turn left onto Delwood Drive. The driver, a 44-year-old Rome man, told police…… more »
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April 3rd, 2025 – 3:45 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Thursday afternoon, Atrium Health Floyd, Harbin Clinic, and the Exchange Club Family Resource Center held the annual Pinwheel Planting event for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Volunteers placed hundreds of blue pinwheels at the corner of Redmond Road and…… more »
Thursday, April 3, 2025–10:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman accused of using non-profit organization’s credit card to pay her rent A 40-year-old Rome woman has been released on bond following her arrest on a felony warrant charging her with financial transaction card fraud. According to an arrest warrant: Kimberly Sue Runde used a Visa…… more »
Thursday, April 3, 2025–10:35 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- An underage driver was lucky to escape serious injury in a rollover crash on Redmond Circle at Mathis Drive Tuesday evening. According to a Rome Police Department report: A 2012 Mazda 3 driven by a 21-year-old Cartersville man was northbound and turned left, striking a 2024…… more »
Thursday, April 3, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Staff reports- The Rome Emperors are set to open their 2025 season on Friday, but what was to be a home series has been moved from AdventHealth Stadium to Winston-Salem. According to a social media post from the team, a pipe burst in the Rome clubhouse earlier this week, leading…… more »
