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Judge orders Bordeau Metals to cease operations

Judge orders Bordeau Metals to cease operations

Wednesday, May 8, 2024–9:07 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 A federal judge ordered operations at Bordeau Metals to cease immediately pending the outcome of a lawsuit, according to an order filed Tuesday. The issue is noise.…more »

[VIDEO] GNTC and Atrium celebrate partnership with signing ceremony

[VIDEO] GNTC and Atrium celebrate partnership with signing ceremony

May 8th, 2024 – 5:15 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – GNTC Press Release: To help remedy a shortage of area healthcare professionals, Atrium Health Floyd and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have signed a new agreement designed to boost enrollment in three of GNTC’s healthcare programs and increase…more »

Floyd Sheriff Deputies arrest one of the County’s Most Wanted

Floyd Sheriff Deputies arrest one of the County’s Most Wanted

May 8th, 2024 – 2:220 PM Staff Reports – The Floyd County Sheriff’s office reported that deputies were able to locate and arrest one of Floyd County’s Top 10 Most Wanted, 32-year-old Dorian Johnson on Tuesday night. Deputies received an anonymous tip that Johnson was located at an address on Wood Creek Way. Johnson attempted to…more »

NWGA Housing Authority to receive more than $1.8 million in grant funds from HUD

NWGA Housing Authority to receive more than $1.8 million in grant funds from HUD

Wednesday, May 8, 2024–8:28 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority is getting $1,870,112 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fiscal Year 2024 Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant Awards. According to a news release: The Public Housing Repair Fund will allow public housing authorities to modernize or develop…more »

Ridgeferry Farmer’s Market returns June 1

Ridgeferry Farmer’s Market returns June 1

Wednesday, May 8, 2024–8:00 a.m. -News Release- Farm-fresh produce, delectable baked goods, arts and crafts, fresh-cut flowers and more are just a few weeks away, as the Ridge Ferry Farmer’s Market is getting set to kick off the 2024 season. The first market will be on Sat., June 1 and begins at 7 a.m. Due…more »

AdventHealth Redmond donates AED batteries to Floyd Sheriff’s Office

AdventHealth Redmond donates AED batteries to Floyd Sheriff’s Office

May 7th, 2024 – 12:25 PM Press Release – AdventHealth Redmond recently donated $13,000 of automated external defibrillator (AED) batteries tothe Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. AEDs assist people who encounter sudden cardiac arrest. Once the device evaluates the heart’srhythm, it provides an electrical shock that helps reset a heart’s rhythm back to normal. AEDs are…more »

Movie filming in Centre, Alabama

Movie filming in Centre, Alabama

Tuesday, May 7, 2024–12:07 p.m. -WEIS Radio- Film crews were in Centre, Alabama Monday and Tuesday, filming a production called “Heist.” The movie is being directed by international rap star T-Pain. According to the movie’s first assistant director, the filming included chase scenes. T-Pain, who was born in neighboring Florida, is a huge admirer of…more »

Arrest reports for May 7

Arrest reports for May 7

Tuesday, May 7, 2024–11:20 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of destroying vending machine, damaging signage A Taylorsville man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Monday on a felony count of 2nd-degree criminal damage to property. According to jail records: 62-year-old Christopher Maurice Holcombe caused around $1,200 in damage at a Laundromat on…more »

Teens indicted in 2022 shooting in North Rome will be tried seperately

Teens indicted in 2022 shooting in North Rome will be tried seperately

Tuesday, May 7, 2024–9:00 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 Three teens charged in a 2022 North Rome shooting death will each be tried separately. Justin Antonio Glynn, Malachai Alexander Williams, and Corey Lashun Chatman Jr. are…more »

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