-Staff reports- AdventHealth Redmond is receiving $934,000 in federal funds that will be used to launch the Northwest Georgia Rural Initiative for Transportation. The initiative aims to provide non-emergency transport to improve access to community and mental health resources for underserved residents. U.S. Senator Jon...

-Staff reports- One of the suspects in a shooting near Banty Jones Park on April 8 is now lodged in the Floyd County Jail. 17-year-old Tydarius Arthur McClure was transferred from the Department of Juvenile Justice facility on Marable Way to the jail on Tuesday. He is charged with the offense of drive-by shooting; part...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- Also on Tuesday, a proclamation for Animal Control Officers Week was presented to Public Animal Welfare Services Director Katy Walters. "The gentleman and ladies that we have working at animal control, it is a very tiring job," Walters told the commission. "It is day-in, day-ou...

-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission has recognized Floyd County Sheriff's Office Corporal Jordan Taylor for his exemplary actions during a shooting call in East Rome, near Banty Jones Park, on April 8. Corporal Taylor was one of the first officers to arrive on scene, according to Captain Steve Acker ...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- The ribbon has been cut on a new campus for Rome Middle School, just across the road from Rome High School and the old campus. With ground being broken on the project in 2023, this project has been years in the making. And the final result of all of the hard work of various architects, builders, and...