Tuesday, July 30, 2024–10:35 a.m. -Staff reports- Rockmart’s Brody Malone is an Olympic medalist. Brody Malone and the rest of the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Team earned a bronze medal Monday. After placing fifth in qualifying on Saturday, the U.S. men scored higher on 14 of 18 routines and notched the second-highest team scores on vault…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 30, 2024–10:01 a.m. -Staff reports- A homeless man is facing charges after he allegedly kicked at and threatened a Rome Police Officer on Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records and a Rome Police Department report: Officers were initially dispatched to 241 Broad Street about a suspicious person in the bushes. That person…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 30, 2024–9:00 a.m. -News Release- Friends, family, and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on July 22 to honor 12 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-07. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, July 30, 2024–8:40 a.m. -Rome City Schools- Music echoed and reverberated throughout the auditorium as the Rome High Band played. Cheerleaders danced and cheered, the Grand Finale, Rome High’s Show Choir performed, and Rome’s JROTC Color Guard presented colors. The atmosphere rivaled that of any football Friday night at Barron Stadium. But instead of…… Continue Reading
July 29th, 2024 – 4:55 PM -Georgia Department of Transportation – Weather permitting, maintenance crews will be repairing a section of guardrail along US Highway 411. The repairs will close two right northbound lanes nightly this week. WHEN: Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2 from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. each night. WHERE: Two northbound right…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 29, 2024–12:21 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices have slowed. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is a penny less than a week ago, 1 cent more than a month ago, and 21 cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $49.95 to…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 29, 2024–12:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail reports and Rome Police reports- Man accused of pushing woman, fighting with police A 28-year-old Rome man was jailed Sunday on three counts of felony obstruction, three counts of misdemeanor obstruction, four counts of 3rd-degree cruelty to children, and a single count of simple battery following an…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:06 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Education has released the results for the 2023-2024 Milestones test and local students showed improvement on the exam. According to a news release from the Floyd County School System: Following the introduction of the latest Literacy Law (HB 538) by the Georgia…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:05 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting Tuesday morning to adopt the full 2024 millage rate resolution. This will include the Floyd County Board of Education’s rate of 17.141, a rollback from 17.70 mills in 2023. The Floyd County government millage rate for…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- If you have driven on Veterans Memorial Highway, you may have noticed the new Rome Middle School is starting to take shape. Construction is continuing on the $108 million facility that will serve approximately 1,900 students from grades 6-8. The Rome City Commission has approved $98,250,000…… Continue Reading