Thursday, June 20, 2024–10:05 a.m. -Staff reports- An Atlanta man was arrested after he allegedly tried to grab a man’s gun in the parking lot of the Rome-Floyd County Library on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail records and a Rome Police Department report: A man and a woman were sitting in a vehicle facing…… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 20, 2024–11:54 a.m. -Staff reports- Floyd County Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man who body was found outside his Barker Road residence on Tuesday. According to Floyd County Coroner Gene Proctor, as of Thursday morning authorities have not been able to locate the man’s next of kin, so his…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–12:00 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: Man threatened to blow up senior care facility A 39-year-old West Rome man was arrested Tuesday on a felony warrant charging him with terroristic threats and acts. According to the warrant: Sterling Leon Palmer Jr. threatened to blow up a senior care facility on Cedartown…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–10:57 a.m. -WBHF Radio- Bartow County deputies arrested 38-year-old Adrian Jamar Daniels of Rome in front of Burger King on Dixie Avenue and East Church Street in Cartersville on Saturday after a wild chain of events. A deputy started following a white U-Haul GMC Savannah full-size van that had left from behind…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–10:24 a.m. -Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation- Get ready for a fun-filled day on Thursday, July 4, with food, music, inflatables, and moreawaits as the 2024 Independence Day Extravaganza sponsored by Atrium Health Floyd takes over RidgeFerry Park. The park opens to the public at noon with food trucks and concessions available. At…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–9:27 a.m. -Floyd County Sheriff’s Office- The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has added a new name to its Top 10 “Most Wanted” list. 49-year-old John Patrick Tant is wanted for aggravated stalking. If you have any information on his whereabouts, you can call the warrants clerk at the jail between 8 a.m.…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–9:06 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- In 2021, a partnership between Floyd County, the City of Rome, and the Berry family to complete the Mt. Berry Trail to the Armuchee Connector, providing a continuous loop for the trail system. On Monday, Rome City Commissioner Jamie Doss announced that the project has been…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 19, 2024–8:30 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Today is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, which marks the date when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to emancipate the last enslaved Americans following the Civil War, more than five months after the 13th Amendment was ratified. Earlier this week, the Rome…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 18, 2024–10:26 p.m. -Floyd County Emergency Management- Railroad crews will close the track crossing in Lindale at Maple Road / Park Avenue on Wednesday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for an emergency repair. Detours include Booze Mountain and Eden Valley Roads from US 27, or Old Rockmart Road from Maple.… Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 -Staff reports- We now know who the Democrat candidate for Congress in the 14th District will be. In Tuesday’s runoff, Shawn Harris defeated Clarence Blalock. In Floyd County, Harris received 1,133 votes to Blalock’s 293 votes Harris will now face incumbent Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene in the November General Election. In…… Continue Reading