Local News
Update: Gordon County shooting does not appear to have been a malicious act
Thursday, March 19, 2026--11:20 a.m. -Gordon County Sheriff's Office- Two Calhoun men are facing misdemeanor charges in connection with a shooting incident on Baker Road off Dews Pond Road on Wednesday. According to the Gordon County Sheriff's Office: 21-year old Anthony P. Hall and 23-year old Donovan Downey have each...
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Erin Brockovich will be in Rome for PFAS town hall on March 31
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:30 a.m. -Staff reports- Famed consumer advocate, Erin Brockovich, will be returning to northwest Georgia for the first time in over a year to continue to speak about the dangers of "forever chemicals" found in nearby waters and meet with residents impacted by the contamination. Th...
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Second Avenue widening completion date moved to March of 2028
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:25 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- It appears as though work on the Second Avenue widening project will last at least another two years. According to the latest update from the Georgia Department of Transportation, shared during Wednesday's Rome-Floyd Transportation Policy Committee meeting...
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Development Authority of Floyd County to discuss Elevated Steel property purchase on Friday
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:20 a.m. -Staff reports- The Development Authority of Floyd County will hold a called meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss the sale of 37 acres in the North Floyd Industrial Park at Highways 53 and 140 to Adairsville-based Elevated Steel. Earlier this week, the Rome-Floyd County Developmen...
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Arrest reports for March 19
Thursday, March 19, 2026--10:00 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: 73-year-old woman sold ecstasy to cooperating witness A 73-year-old South Rome woman is accused of selling drugs. According to the arrest warrant: Veronica Ann Bohannon sold ecstasy to a cooperating witness at her Branham Avenue residence back on...
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