![[VIDEO] Texas Fugitive Indicted in Gordon County](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2023/01/10120433/featured-Potter-indicted-texas-fugitive.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
January 10th, 2023 – 11:55 AM WRGA Staff Reports – 29-year-old fugitive Dalton Lee Potter of Leakey Texas has been indicted in Gordon County. Back on September 7th of 2020, Potter was pulled over on I-75 near the Whitfield-Gordon County line after a license plate scanner detected a trailer that had been stolen from Chattanooga.…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] “Bring One for the Chipper” 2023](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2023/01/07181508/featured-one-for-the-chipper-2023.png#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
January 7th, 2023 – 4:00 PM Staff Reports – Saturday morning the Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful organization hosted the 2023 “Bring one for the Chipper” event at the Rome Home Depot. With the holiday season now over, locals brought out their natural Christmas trees and unloaded them with the help of volunteers. Keep Rome Floyd…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Rome Trail & Transportation Planning Departments Merge](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2023/01/05113009/featured-trail-goers-rome.png#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
January 5th, 2022 – 11:23 AM Doug Walker – City of Rome Julie Smith, longtime trails advocate, has been named as the new Transportation and Trails Planner in the Rome Floyd County Planning office. Learn more about upcoming plans for 2023 in the City of Rome’s video above:… Continue Reading
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023–9:00 a.m. STAFF REPORTS Floyd County Police continue to investigate a fatal wreck Wednesday afternoon on Martha Berry Highway at Selman Road. The crash occurred just before 2 p.m. when a southbound Nissan Altima, driven by 37-year-old Hilda Santizo-Perez of Rome, was struck by an unknown vehicle causing it to careen into…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] FCPD investigating Fatal Wreck on Martha Berry Blvd](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2023/01/04154309/featured-wreck-jan-4th-2023-for-video.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
January 4th, 2023 – 3:40 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – 4:49 pm UPDATE: One driver is dead following a crash on U.S. 27 at Rhinehart Equipment company. Police are looking for a large gray sedan that stopped but left the scene. The crash occurred just before 2 p.m.…… Continue Reading
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023–3:35 p.m. David Crowder – WRGA News More than 100 brave souls plunged into the New Year by jumping into the chilly waters of the Cave Spring swimming pool. The Cave Spring Polar Plunge has become a New Year’s Day Tradition. Although the air temperature Sunday was in the upper 60s, the…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] 2022 “Christmas in Lindale” Parade](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/12/03220305/featured-Lindale-Christmas-2022.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
December 3rd, 2022 – 10:00 PM Ethan Garrett – Digital News Editor & Video Reporter Sarah Garrett – Assistant Photographer & Videographer On Saturday afternoon the community of Lindale kicked off its 2022 holiday season with its annual Christmas celebration. The annual “Christmas in Lindale” parade started at Pepperell Primary School and went up Park…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] 2022 Downtown Rome Christmas Parade](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/12/02012645/featured-Downtown-Rome-Christmas-Parade-2022-Santa.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
December 2nd, 2022 – 1:20 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA News Digital News Editor and Video Reporter – On Thursday night a large crowd gathered in downtown Rome to celebrate the beginning of the 2022 holiday season with the annual Rome Christmas parade. The theme of this year’s parade was the “Joys of Christmas,” and…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] New Baseball/Softball complex nears completion at GHC Cartersville site](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/11/16163551/featured-GHC-new-baseball-field.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
November 16th, 2022 – 4:35 PM Georgia Highlands College – A new baseball and softball complex is under construction at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) on the Cartersville site. The complex will include fields for baseball and softball, a 5,000-square-foot hitting facility, restrooms, concessions stands, and more. The fields were recently outfitted with TruHop, a turf…… Continue Reading
![[VIDEO] Monday Morning Fatal Wreck on Turner McCall Blvd Blocks Traffic](https://cdn.socast.io/9065/sites/4/2022/11/14130416/featured-fatal-wrerck-nov-14th.jpg#aqua_resizer_image_not_local)
November 14th, 2022 – 12:45 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor and Video Reporter At 9:56 AM, Rome Police requested assistance with a fatal crash that occurred on Turner McCall Boulevard near O’Neill Street. According to information provided by the Georgia State Patrol, a Black SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a Semi-truck…… Continue Reading