-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- Local voters speak to why they were out at the polls on May 19th.

-Georgia Secretary of State- There will be at least two new faces on the Floyd County Commission come January 2027. Shane Cowan defeated Incumbent Rhonda Wallace for the Post 1 seat. Wallace is also the current chair of the county commission. Cowan received 6,098 votes to Wallace's 5,601. In Post 5, Cleve Jackson defea...

-Floyd County Jail records- Stolen vehicle lands two behind bars Two people were arrested in Garden Lakes on Monday and charged with theft by receiving stolen property. According to Floyd County Jail records: 19-year-old Hector Angel Chavez-Vasquez and 18-year-old Chasity Elizabeth Dawn Hitchcock, both of Rome, were in...

-Rome City Schools- Rome City Schools has released its tentative Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, highlighting that the district's actual operating budget totals approximately $86.9 million, while the larger overall budget figure includes the district's existing fund balance and other designated funds. The tentative budge...

-Staff reports- Motorists were advised to drive with caution on Tuesday morning as a large trailer lost its load of corn in the inbound lane of Highway 53/North Broad Street. Corn was in the roadway from North Avenue all the way to Duke Street. A street sweeper was called in to clear the corn from the roadway.