Man charged with aggravated assault A West Rome man has been charged in a reported assault that occurred on Huffaker Road this past Saturday. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant: 34-year-old Shamari Tylee Agee brandished a firearm toward a woman twice during a verbal altercation in the presence...

-Staff reports- Floyd County Police have released the accident report for a crash that shut down Highway 140 at Ervin Coker Road for several hours on Tuesday morning. According to the report: Traffic was backed up due to a previous crash in the eastbound lane. An eastbound Dodge Ram slammed on the brakes to avoid hitti...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Commissioners have approved the use of special-purpose, local option sales tax funds as a local match for a state grant to pave a portion of Turner Road with a rubberized asphalt compound. The process turns scrap tires into an innovative dry-mix additive that can be integrated in...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Floyd County Commissioners took time during their Tuesday meeting to recognize Floyd County District Attorney Investigator Jamie White for his efforts to save a child's life. On Sunday, May 3, 2026, while camping at the Rocky Mountain Project, Investigator White heard frantic cries for help a...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved a rezoning request for a new townhome development in North Rome. Multiple parcels on North Broad Street and Dwinell Street are being rezoned from High Density Traditional to Multi-Family Residential in order to demo the existing homes and build a total of...