Friday, May 31, 2024–8:06 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- A North Rome residence was damaged by gunfire early Thursday. According to a Rome Police Department report: Officers responded to Roseway Circle in reference to gunshots being heard in the area. They found six spent shell casings. A pickup truck had a bullet hole in it…… Continue Reading
Thursday, May 30, 2024–7:08 p.m. -News Release- Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that West End Elementary has been named a 2024 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Lighthouse School. West End met the criteria in nine performance areas of high-performing schools required for this recognition. West End was evaluated to excel in school organization…… Continue Reading
Thursday, May 30, 2024–11:42 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Inmate accused of conspiring to smuggle contraband into prison A Decatur man is accused of arranging to have cell phones and drugs smuggled into the Floyd County Prison in September of last year. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant: 37-year-old Rodriguez Demontez…… Continue Reading
Thursday, May 30, 2024–11:00 a.m. -Floyd County Sheriff’s Office- With the arrest last of one of Floyd County’s ten “Most Wanted” another name has been added to the list. 22-year-old Eric Bernard Hightower Jr. is wanted on charges of entering an automobile, theft by taking a firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of…… Continue Reading
Thursday, May 30, 2024–10:49 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education will discuss the Fiscal Year 2025 budget and consider a number of other agenda items during a called meeting Friday morning. Those other agenda items include a quote from Georgia Power in the amount of $530,517.50 for interior lights for…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–8:00 p.m. -Rome Police repoert- A man called police after he found an abandoned firearm in his yard on Garden Lakes Boulevard Tuesday. According to a Rome Police Department report: The man said that he was mowing his yard when he accidentally ran over the Smith and Wesson. The gun, which was…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–7:56 p.m -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of removing electronic monitoring device A 46-year-old West Rome man is accused of removing an electronic monitoring device. According to Floyd County Jail records: Carmine Narada Berardi was out on bond and was ordered to wear the device at pretrial. He is charged with…… Continue Reading
May 29th, 2024 – 12:00 PM WZQZ Radio – Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader said on Monday that he is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate allegations that sheriff’s deputies and Georgia State Troopers used excessive force at the scene of a four-wheeler accident on Stateline Road at Cloudland on May 16th. Christopher…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–10:00 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Rome’s April unemployment rate held steady at 3.0 percent, unchanged from the previous month, according to Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson. A year ago, the rate was 3.1 percent. “Empowering the right people, in the right place, at the right time to make the right decisions is why Georgia…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 29, 2024–9:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved a rezoning request related to a proposed new residential development on Callier Springs Road at Highway 411. A couple of years ago, the property was rezoned multi-family residential for a mix of townhomes and apartments. The request approved by the…… Continue Reading