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Historic College Heights neighborhood outfitted with new markers
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -News Release- Thanks to a grant from the Rome Area Heritage Foundation (RAHF), the College Heights Historic District has been outfitted with 17 new markers capping street signs throughout the neighborhood. The project spearheaded by local real estate agents Jeb Arp and Katie Edwards - who also...
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Local landowners can have their property tested for PFAS
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -David Crowder, WRGA News- Litigation is continuing in Northwest Georgia on behalf of landowners regarding PFAS contamination, with claims seeking punitive damages and alleging negligence, negligence per se, negligent failure to warn, and public nuisance. PFAS Georgia also currently represents ...
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Arrest reports for April 1
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with rape An Armuchee man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday on a felony warrant charging him with rape. According to an arrest warrant: 28-year-old Teylor Evan Dempsey raped a woman at his Painter Road residence on September 9 of last year....
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[VIDEO] Brockovich: Nothing is going to change unless you get involved
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 -David Crowder, WRGA News- Consumer advocate Erin Brockovich was in Rome on Tuesday for a town hall meeting to discuss the dangers of "forever chemicals" found in nearby waters. PFAS Georgia attorney Ben Finley and water expert Bob Bowcock joined Brockovich for the town hall held at th...
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[VIDEO] Thunderbirds land in Rome ahead of this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia air show
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 -Nolan Hiott- The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds landed at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on Tuesday, ahead of this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia air show. The 2026 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show will feature the Thunderbirds in addition to a number of the top civilian performers i...
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