Monday, July 29, 2024–12:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail reports and Rome Police reports- Man accused of pushing woman, fighting with police A 28-year-old Rome man was jailed Sunday on three counts of felony obstruction, three counts of misdemeanor obstruction, four counts of 3rd-degree cruelty to children, and a single count of simple battery following an…… more »
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:06 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Education has released the results for the 2023-2024 Milestones test and local students showed improvement on the exam. According to a news release from the Floyd County School System: Following the introduction of the latest Literacy Law (HB 538) by the Georgia…… more »
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:05 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting Tuesday morning to adopt the full 2024 millage rate resolution. This will include the Floyd County Board of Education’s rate of 17.141, a rollback from 17.70 mills in 2023. The Floyd County government millage rate for…… more »
Monday, July 29, 2024–10:57 a.m. -Georgia Department of Transportation- The Georgia Department of Transportation is reminding the public of a traffic pattern change that will begin Tuesday, weather permitting, as part of the Second Avenue improvement project. The right northbound lane on Second Avenue will be closed from West Third Street to just before the…… more »
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- If you have driven on Veterans Memorial Highway, you may have noticed the new Rome Middle School is starting to take shape. Construction is continuing on the $108 million facility that will serve approximately 1,900 students from grades 6-8. The Rome City Commission has approved $98,250,000…… more »
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:42 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated animal cruelty A West Rome man is accused of intentionally running over a dog with his SUV. According to an arrest warrant: 28-year-old Zaqueo Diongio Gonzales Vicente failed to stop at a stop sign and turned left onto Addington Drive where he…… more »
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:40 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Legislation to ban member of Congress from trading stocks has been passed by the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff called the bill essential ethics reform, adding it is something he pledged to tackle were he elected. “Just a few…… more »
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:30 p.m. -News Release- State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, recently attended the National Conference of State Legislature’s 2024 Health Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. Rep. Dempsey was nominated by House leadership to attend this seminar, which is designed for state legislators and legislative…… more »
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:25 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Assessors will meet Monday to approve the 2024 digest. The tax digest is the sum of all the assessed values, after exemptions, of properties to be taxed within a particular jurisdiction. The called meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in Suite…… more »
Friday, July 26, 2024–8:51 p.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com Floyd County police have filed felony murder charges against a suspect in the stabbing death of a man on Barker Road early on the morning of June…… more »
