-News Release- West Nile Virus (WNV) season has arrived earlier and more aggressively than it has in more than two decades, and local public health officials are cautioning people to take proactive measures to reduce the risk of mosquito bites. "We're concerned about where this season may be heading," says Dr...

-Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with aggravated assault, child cruelty A Shannon woman is facing charges in an alleged assault at her Calhoun Road residence. According to Floyd County jail records: 44-year-old Jenny Marie Godwin put her hands around the victim's throat and squeezed to the point the victim was...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome's finance committee held a called meeting on Friday to discuss the preliminary tax digest, which showed slower growth than in years past. The digest, which is a combined value of all properties in the city, grew at only 1.4 percent. Most residents saw their assessments go down, but the l...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Every week, the Rome Rotary Club meets at the Coosa Country Club for lunch and a presentation. This weeks meeting featured a speaker from the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee Cultural Ambassador Daniel "Sonny" Ledford spoke at the event and encouraged the clubs ongoing project to build a Cherokee...

-Cartersville Police Department- A body was recovered from the Etowah River in Cartersville over the holiday weekend. According to a Cartersville Police Department report released on Wednesday: Officers were dispatched to 1540 West Avenue, which is the Leake Mounds Launch, after a body was located in the water by a cit...