Local News
Arrest reports for June 9
-Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: Man sold 40 to 50 stolen wheels to recycling facility A West Rome man has been jailed on a felony warrant charging him with theft by receiving stolen property. According to the warrant: 56-year-old Clifford Jay Vaughn III was in possession of 40 to 50 wheels that had been stolen fro...
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GNTC, Floyd County Prison partnership opens career path for offenders
-GNTC News Release- A partnership between Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) and Floyd County Prison offers offenders a path to earning their High School Equivalency and receiving hands-on career training. GNTC and Floyd County Prison held a graduation ceremony on May 29 to recognize 14 offenders who earned ...
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Rome gearing up for Juneteenth celebration
-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission presented a proclamation for Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, during its Monday night meeting. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inf...
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Rome Shriners attend Rome City Commission meeting, ask for reform regarding fundraising policies
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Members of the Rome Shrine Club were in attendance at Monday's Rome City Commission meeting following an incident at this past Saturday's concert in Downtown Rome. Tim Minter was at the event with his donation bucket when police approached him and asked him to stop. "I will be very clear...
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[Video] U.S. Senate candidate Derek Dooley, Governor Brian Kemp visit Rome
-Nolan Hiott, WRGA News- Derek Dooley, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, was in Rome on Monday as part of his Georgia First Tour. Governor Brian Kemp, who has endorsed Dooley, was also at the event. Dooley is the son of former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, and he is in a runoff with fellow Republica...
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