May 21st, 2024 – 3:10 PM WRGA Staff Reports – The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation awarded $110,000 in matching grants for historic preservation projects in Georgia through its Callahan Incentive Grant and the 1772 Foundation Grant programs. The Callahan Incentive Grant is made possible by funding from Barbara and Les Callahan, longtime supporters of…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–7:54 p.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to an armed robbery at the Kwik Way convenience store on Dean Avenue on Sunday. According to a Rome Police Department report: The clerk told officers that a tall, skinny man with a hood over his head and wearing a mask entered the…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–7:45 p.m. -Floyd County Sheriff’s Office- Another of Floyd County’s “Most Wanted” was arrested over the weekend. 40-year old Carland Eugene Johnson of Silver Creek was wanted on charges of aggravated assault and obstruction of officers. According to the arrest warrant: Johnson put his hands around a woman’s throat in an attempt…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–7:36 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man attacked another man at West Rome shopping center A 71-year-old Rome man is accused of attacking another man outside the Dollar Tree on Redmond Circle in West Rome. According to Floyd County Jail records and a Rome Police Department report: Carlton David Jefts Sr.…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–9:42 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd and Polk County residents can now get information about a number of community services by dialing 211. According to Alli Mitchell with the United Way of Rome and Floyd County, it will simplify the process of accessing services provided by the United Way. Plus, you…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–8:30 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are down another three cents compared to a week ago. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.38 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average of $3.18 is also 5 cents less than a month ago, but 12 cents more than this time last year. It…… more »
Monday, May 20, 2024–6:30 a.m. -Staff reports- Four people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 near Red Top Mountain Road Sunday evening. According to the Georgia State Patrol: Preliminary evidence at the scene indicates that a Kia van was traveling northbound on I-75 when, for reasons yet to be determined, it left the…… more »
Sunday, May 19, 2024–6:20 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Election Day is Tuesday, and early voting numbers suggest a light turnout. 3,155 Floyd County residents voted in advance. 1,844 voted at the elections center on East 12th Street, 796 voted at the Anthony Recreation Center in Garden Lakes, and 556 at the Thornton Recreation Center…… more »
Sunday, May 19, 2024–6:16 p.,m. -News Release- AdventHealth Redmond earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting…… more »
Sunday, May 19, 2024–6:11 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, with an earlier start time. The caucus will start at 4 p.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 5 p.m. at the central office on Riverside Parkway. Agenda items include a quote…… more »
