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2026 assessment notices now online
-Floyd County- All Floyd County 2026 Assessment Notices are now available online. Each year, in accordance with Georgia law, the Board of Assessors must furnish a listing of real and personal property accounts whose annual notice of assessment was returned undeliverable. The 2026 property assessment notices were mailed...
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Arrest reports for June 16
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with exploitation or intimidation of the elderly or disabled A Rome woman is accused of stealing medication from a disabled 61-year-old man. According to Floyd County Jail records: 43-year-old Tamara Mechel Glanton took a bottle of a prescription medication, used to treat nerve d...
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Ten Floyd County schools recognized for "Beating the Odds"
-Floyd County Schools- The Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has officially released its annual "Beating the Odds" (BTO) analysis, highlighting ten standout public schools within the Floyd County Schools system that have outperformed statistical academic expectations. The Beating the Odds design...
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$5,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of a murder suspect
-Rome Police Department- A reward is now being offered for information regarding the whereabouts of a murder suspect. Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeking Treveonsay Burge, who is wanted in the shooting death of 18-year-old Adam Hernandez on Woodcreek Way on October 21. Burge is described as a black male, stan...
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Father and Son, Ben and Jacob Cohely, face cancer together
-Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center- Ben Cohely has said the words that many a father has thought, if not said, themselves, but they carry added weight when taken in context. Ben Cohely's son, Jacob, has glioblastoma, a fast-growing brain cancer. "I wish I could trade places with my son every day," Ben Cohely...
Jun 15, 2026




