Category Archives: Floyd County

Purported gang member facing firearms charges

Purported gang member facing firearms charges

Sunday, March 9, 2025–2:30 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Garden Lakes man is facing multiple charges following his arrest at his Elliott Drive home, including 14 counts of participation in criminal street gang activity and five counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County…Continue Reading

New events venue planned in Silver Creek

New events venue planned in Silver Creek

Friday, March 7, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Mo Burge, Rome News-Tribune- A new events venue offering space for weddings, birthday parties, farm tours, and family reunions is in the works in Silver Creek. Plans were nearly derailed for the Chambers Mill Trout and Cattle Farm, which needs a special-use permit to operate on a 100-plus-acre farm on…Continue Reading

GNTC’s Noelia Sargento named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year

GNTC’s Noelia Sargento named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year

Friday, March 7, 2025–10:30 a.m. -News Release-  The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has named the winners of its annual adult education awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in adult education and lifelong learning. Noelia Sargento, a student from Georgia Northwestern Technical College, has been named TCSG’s 2025 Adult Education Student of the Year and recipient…Continue Reading

Rome High School Show Choir wins division at Music City Invitational

Rome High School Show Choir wins division at Music City Invitational

Thursday, March 6, 2025–6:15 p.m. -News Release- For the second straight competition, Grand Finale, Rome High School’s Show Choir, wowed the audience and the judges with their performance of their competition show “Whodunit”. The group took first place in their division and placed third overall at the Music City Show Choir Invitational in Nashville this…Continue Reading

Time change this weekend

Time change this weekend

Thursday, March 6, 2025–5:55 p.m. -Staff reports- It’s time once again to “spring forward.” Remember to set your clock ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. Daylight Saving Rome begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and the time change is a perfect time to remind yourself to change the batteries in your smoke alarm…Continue Reading

[VIDEO] Wheelchair tennis tournament in Rome

[VIDEO] Wheelchair tennis tournament in Rome

Thursday, March 6, 2025–10:20 a.m. -Staff reports- The Georgia Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament continues through Sunday at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. The ITF 1 Series event on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour features some of the best players in the world competing in men’s, women’s, and quad divisions. There are 5 of…Continue Reading

Residents still being asked to refrain from outdoor burning

Residents still being asked to refrain from outdoor burning

Thursday, March 6, 2025–9:12 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- We may have gotten a little rain this week, but there is still a risk of grass and woods fires in Northwest Georgia. According to Seth Hawkins with the Georgia Forestry Commission, this is kind of an odd time of increased fire risk. “Typically, this is…Continue Reading

Planning commission meets Thursday

Planning commission meets Thursday

Thursday, March 6, 2025–7:45 a.m. -Staff reports- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will hear requests for two special use permits and four rezonings when it meets today. Special use permits for an events venue at 871 Reeceburg Road and a union hall at 32 Brownlow Drive are on the agenda. A rezoning from Suburban Residential…Continue Reading

RFPR Summer Camp registration now open

RFPR Summer Camp registration now open

Wednesday, March 5, 2025–11:24 a.m. -News Release- As warmer temperatures and the calendar move into March, summer is just around the corner. Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation, along with its partners, is excited to offer a variety of summer camps where kids can engage in a range of fun activities and sports. Registration is now open…Continue Reading

Arrest reports for March 5

Arrest reports for March 5

Wednesday, March 5, 2025–11:05 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of traveling to Floyd County for sex acts with a ‘minor’ A Newnan, Georgia man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday on a felony charge of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation. According to jail records: 44-year old Christopher Michael Welcher…Continue Reading