Thursday, May 30, 2024–10:49 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education will discuss the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and consider a number of other agenda items during a called meeting Friday morning. Those other agenda items include a quote from Georgia Power in the amount of $530,517.50 for interior lights for…… more »
Thursday, May 30, 2023–10:38 a.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 A shortfall of $3.4 million in Floyd County’s final budget revision for 2023 has the potential to lead to an increase in taxes for residents. The largest…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–8:00 p.m. -Rome Police repoert- A man called police after he found an abandoned firearm in his yard on Garden Lakes Boulevard Tuesday. According to a Rome Police Department report: The man said that he was mowing his yard when he accidentally ran over the Smith and Wesson. The gun, which was…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–7:56 p.m -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of removing electronic monitoring device A 46-year-old West Rome man is accused of removing an electronic monitoring device. According to Floyd County Jail records: Carmine Narada Berardi was out on bond and was ordered to wear the device at pretrial. He is charged with…… more »
May 29th, 2024 – 12:00 PM WZQZ Radio – Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said on Monday that he is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate allegations that sheriff’s deputies and Georgia State Troopers used excessive force at the scene of a four-wheeler accident on Stateline Road at Cloudland on May 16th. Christopher…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–10:00 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Rome’s April unemployment rate held steady at 3.0 percent, unchanged from the previous month, according to Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson. A year ago, the rate was 3.1 percent. “Empowering the right people, in the right place, at the right time to make the right decisions is why Georgia…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–9:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved a rezoning request related to a proposed new residential development on Callier Springs Road at Highway 411. A couple of years ago, the property was rezoned multi-family residential for a mix of townhomes and apartments. The request approved by the…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–9:34 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- It wasn’t that long ago that Floyd County was usually one of the last counties to report numbers of election night, but recently Floyd has been among the first. According to Floyd County Elections Board Chair Jerry Lee, Floyd County was first to finish counting returns…… more »
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–8:50 a.m. -Cartersville Police News Release- On April 23, Cartersville Police Officers initiated an investigation into a shooting that occurred in the area of Lee Street and Walker Street resulting in the arrests of three individuals. In the early morning of May 12, Cartersville Officers responded to a shots fired call in…… more »
Tuesday, May 28, 2024–10:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- It was a deadly holiday weekend on Northwest Georgia Roadways with fatal crashes reported by the Calhoun and Cartersville Posts of the Georgia State Patrol. State troopers responded to a crash Sunday evening at around 11:30 p.m. on Henderson Bend Road in Calhoun. According to the…… more »
