Monday, July 15, 2024–9:52 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday to discuss the millage rate. The meeting will start at 11:00 a.m. in the Caucus Room, Suite 204, of the Floyd County Administration building on East 4th Avenue. The meeting is open to the…… Continue Reading
Monday, July 15, 2024–8:14 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are on the rise. The statewide average is $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline is 7 cents more than a week ago, 10 cents more than a month ago, and 11 cents more than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $50.85 to fill a 15-gallon tank…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–5:15 p.m. -Staff reports- A road closure on Ann Drive in Coosa has been extended for another week. According to Floyd County Emergency Management: The closure is expected to last until this Thursday as crews replace a large cross drain just off Alabama Highway. You can use Pinecrest Drive as a detour.… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–5:11 p.m. -Georgia Department of Public Health- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating reports of severe illnesses associated with Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. Diamond Shruumz products may contain harmful and undisclosed…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–11:33 a.m. -WEIS Radio- A search for a child ends tragically in Cherokee County, Alabama over the weekend. Emergency personnel were called to the scene of a missing person in the Hopewell Community near Leesburg at around 5:30 pm Saturday. Following an extensive search by emergency personnel, the child was located in…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–11:25 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of strangling woman A Lindale man was arrested late last week on a felony aggravated assault charge. According to an arrest warrant: 39-year-old Bobby Joe Tidwell Jr. put his hands around a woman’s throat and squeezed until she felt like she could not breathe.…… Continue Reading
Sunday, July 14, 2024–11:21 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome woman is accused of stealing around $110,000 from a construction company over a period of 14 months. According to the arrest warrant: 33-year old Rochelle Alexandria Vallejos converted and redirected money meant for Brown Construction to her own personal checking account. The transactions occurred…… Continue Reading
Thursday, July 11, 2024–11:14 a.m. -John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune- A jury determined that a Rome man acted in self-defense in a 2023 shooting at the Callier Forest Apartments and found him not guilty on several charges stemming from that incident. Floydell Quinchard Smith, 33, has been acquitted on murder and other charges stemming from the…… Continue Reading
Thursday, July 11, 2024–10:35 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with terroristic threats and acts A 24-year-old Rome woman is accused of threatening the death of another woman while on the phone with 911. According to an arrest warrant: Anighsia Shaynikkia Woodard made the threat back on June 24. She is charged with a…… Continue Reading
Thursday, July 11, 2024–10:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- For the past few years, the Rome Transit Department has been able to offer free ridership on its buses, but that will be coming to an end around the first of the year. On Wednesday, the Rome Transit Committee voted to recommend that the fares be…… Continue Reading