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One Man's Opinion, "Lanier Near & Far,"
Thursday, May 28, 2026 -Bill Crane- As an elementary school student, my siblings and I stood staring from the dock across the waters of a quiet cove on the Murrayville northern tip of Lake Sidney Lanier. My grandfather, William C. "Bud" Crane was a man of many hobbies, interests and projects. He didn't finish...
May 28, 2026
Conceptual design for Garrard Park playground unveiled
-Staff reports- The Rome Community Redevelopment Committee got a look at a conceptual design for the Garrard Park project located at the former GE site in West Rome. The concept includes a large playground with an airport or aircraft theme. The drawings show a structure that appears to be a control tower with three sli...
May 28, 2026
Arrest reports for May 28
-Floyd County jail records- Two men accused of entering outbuilding on Biddy Road Two Bartow County men have been charged in a burglary on Biddy Road, off of Highway 411, on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 52-year-old Carey Ray Nalli of Euharlee and 59-year-old Willie Ernest Stutler of Cartersville e...
May 28, 2026
Search warrant leads to arrest of a man on a felony count of conducting a chop shop
-Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is accused of running a chop shop operation at his Charleston Drive residence. According to Floyd County Jail records: 23-year-old Ahmide Trayvon Lee Berry was found in possession of vehicle parts without the identification marks during the execution of a search warrant. The stick...
May 28, 2026
Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) returns to Rome and Cave Spring May 31-June 1; roads impacted along cycling route
-News Release- Bike Ride Across Georgia (BRAG), one of the state's premier annual cycling events, will return to Floyd County on Sunday, May 31, bringing more than 900 cyclists through local communities as part of the statewide tour. Cyclists will travel from Lafayette to Rome on Sunday, with the first riders expected ...
May 28, 2026
