Sunday, June 9, 2024–10:22 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with robbery A Rome man has been arrested in a reported robbery on DeSoto Avenue Thursday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 41-year-old Jonathan Torres forcibly took $300 in cash from a homeless woman, leaving visible marks on the victim. Torres then ran and…… Continue Reading
Monday, June 10, 2024–10:12 a.m. -Staff reports- A Birmingham, Alabama woman has been charged with felony 1st-degree vehicular homicide in a wreck that claimed the lives of two people on Alabama Highway at Halls Valley Road Saturday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 38-year-old Jamie Allison Smith is also charged with DUI, distracted driving, driving…… Continue Reading
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June 8th, 2024 – 10:00 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday Evening the Downtown Rome First Friday Concert Series returned to the Town Green, along with various local food and drink vendors for the public to enjoy. The first musical talent opening group to kick off the night…… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 6, 2024–7:24 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated assault A 44-year-old Rome man is accused of cutting another man at his Old Dalton Road home back on May 26. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: Joshua Franklin Price followed the victim around with a cutting object…… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 6, 2024–7:20 p.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- The Rome and Floyd County Joint Services Committee indicated that long-awaited improvements to Chulio Road will be the first project addressed following the approval of the 2023 special purpose local option sales tax referendum. The improvements to Chulio Road, which are due to receive $6 million…… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 6, 2024–7:04 p.m. -Floyd County Sheriff’s Office- With the recent arrest of another of Floyd County’s “Most Wanted” the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has added a new name to the top 10 list. 41-year-old Billy Joe Butler Jr. is wanted on charges of failing to register as a sex offender. Remaining Top 10…… Continue Reading
Thursday, June 6, 2024–7:00 p.m. -News Release- PICTURED: 2024 Governor’s Teaching Fellows with Georgia Highlands College Professor of History Jayme Feagin pictured second row, third from left. Jayme Feagin, a Professor of History at Georgia Highlands College (GHC), was selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the May 2024 Symposium, “Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom.” …… Continue Reading
June 6th, 2024 – 12:30 PM Downtown Development Authority Press Release – Get ready for an evening of good music at the upcoming First Friday Concert on June 7th! Taking place at the Town Green in downtown Rome, this free concert is the perfect way to spend an evening downtown. The lineup includes Donny Hammonds…… Continue Reading
June 5th, 2024 – 3:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports – On the afternoon of June 5th, 2024, the Floyd County Police Department arrested Ronnie Antonio Martin on multiple charges after he was involved in a domestic dispute at his residence on Blacks Bluff Road. After the dispute, Martin left the scene taking a child, his…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 5, 2024–10:47 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man jailed on aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and battery charges A Rome man is accused of pointing a knife at a woman during an argument on Tuesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 38-year-old Byron F. De Leon Navas also grabbed the victim’s arm, pulling her…… Continue Reading