Tuesday, October 23, 2024–10:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Election Day is less than two weeks away and more than a quarter of Floyd County’s active voters have already cast ballots. There are 60,891 active voters in Floyd County, and, as of Tuesday, an estimated 15,443 have voted in advance since October 15. Those early…… more »
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:33 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to a call about a woman lying in the middle of Shorter Avenue near Starbucks on Sunday. According to a Rome Police Department report: Vehicles had to go into other lanes to travel around the woman. 36-year-old Chelsea C. Otto told officers there…… more »
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:18 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Variances for Rome’s 50-50 food-to-drink ratio could be eliminated, if the Rome City Commission agrees with the Rome Alcohol Control Commission. Establishments that serve liquor must garner at least half of their revenue from the sale of food unless a variance is granted. Currently, there are…… more »
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:16 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division were in Rome Monday to present a check for $2 million for the cleanup of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property. U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced the funding through…… more »
Monday, October 21, 2024–12:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Alabama man arrested for assault in Rome A Jasper, Alabama man was arrested following an alleged assault at an apartment on West 13th Street early Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Jeffrey Seath McClure strangled a woman and struck her several times causing visible…… more »
Monday, October 21, 2024–9:30 a.m. -Staff reports- This reminder….A portion of Second Avenue is closed this week as filming continues for the Netflix series Stranger Things. The road between East Ninth Street and East 12th Street will be closed until Friday. Next week, one southbound lane in the area of the Claremont House will be…… more »
Monday, October 21, 2024–9:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission is expected to make appointments to the elections board when they meet Tuesday. The terms of Corey Townsend, Gary Stamper, and chair Jerry Lee are ending in December. Commissioners are also expected to award a contract of nearly $5.3 million to UWS,…… more »
Monday, October 21, 2024–9:20 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices increased compared to a week ago. Monday’s average of $2.93 is 23 cents more than a week ago, but two cents less than a month ago and nine cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $43.95 to fill a 15-gallon…… more »
Sunday, October 20, 2024–2:10 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome Alcohol Control Commission will once again discuss the possible elimination of variances when it meets Monday. Establishments that serve liquor must garner at least half of their revenue from the sale of food unless a variance is granted. There are currently three establishments that…… more »
Sunday, October 20, 2024–2:00 p.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- The number of jobs rose in Floyd County in September, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The labor force in the Rome area was at 48,000 last month, up by 200 from the 47,800 reported in August. That number was also up by 500 when…… more »
