Sunday, April 28, 204–8:42 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- In-person advance voting for the May 21 primary election begins Monday. Floyd County residents can cast ballots between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays at the elections office on East 12th Street, the Anthony Recreation Center in Garden Lakes, and at the Thornton Recreation Center in Armuchee. Saturday voting will be on April 4 and April 11 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the elections center only. Sunday voting will be on April 12 from 1 until 5 p.m., also at the elections office. Contested races include Floyd County She ..read more

Saturday, April 27, 2024–8:47 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s annual summer open burn ban begins on Wednesday. 54 counties are in the burn ban area, including Floyd, Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon and Polk Counties. The burning of yard and land-clearing debris is prohibited until September 30. Ozone is formed when volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides react in the presence of sunlight. A major source of these pollutants is the burning of fuels and other combustible materials. Those pollutants can cause chronic heart diseases, and inflammations of the lungs, especially for childr ..read more

Saturday, April 27, 2024–8:41 p.m. -Rome City Schools News Release- Rome City Schools has officially entered into an agreement with Kennesaw State University to help bring mental health professionals into local schools to help deal with rising anxiety, depression, and other adverse mental health effects in students. “We are pleased to be able to be a part of this program with Kennesaw State University,” Rome Superintendent Dr. Eric L. Holland said. “We want to make sure all of our students get a great education, but we also want to make sure they are healthy and have good mental well-being. T ..read more

Saturday, April 27, 2024–8:37 p.m. -Floyd County News Release- Road improvements are underway in some parts of Floyd County that officials hope will curb the rate of injuries and crashes on our local roads. The safety strategy is thanks in part to a grant from the state Department of Transportation. Contractors have already been seen on Calhoun Road and on the portion of Blacks Bluff Road that connects Foster Mill Road (Ga 100) with the southwest bypass (Ga Loop 1). These crews are installing center and edge line rumble strips using equipment that mills existing pavement. “After the milling i ..read more

Saturday, April 27, 2024–8:30 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Two arrested in drug bust in North Rome Two people were arrested during the execution of a search warrant at a home on Watters Street in North Rome early Friday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 40-year old Jonathan Benjamin Whatley and 33-year-old Crystal Ann Cron had over 28 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, a felony amount of marijuana, packaging materials, and digital scales. Both are charged with possession and trafficking of methamphetamine, possession of meth with the intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, poss ..read more

Friday, April 26, 2024–9:08 a.m. -News Release- Cancer Navigators’ annual 1-Mile Walk and Daisy Drop will take place this year on April 28. Participants can help local cancer patients in their fight against cancer by signing up for the walk, which will begin at Historic Barron Stadium at 2 p.m. Registration costs $20 and includes an event T-shirt. To register and for more information: visitbit.ly/43wj26u, call 706-509-5040, or visit the Cancer Navigators office located on the 3rd floor of the Harbin Clinic Tony E. Warren Cancer Center, 321 W. Fifth St., Rome. The public’s support will help Ca ..read more

Friday, April 26, 2024–8:56 a.m. -Rome City Schools- “Literacy is something that we know we have to look at. When you bring folks together around a single cause, they are focused. They are in it, and you can get some things done. That’s exactly what we have done here.” Although those words weren’t the first ones spoken during Rome City Schools’ Literacy Compass Rollout Meeting on Wednesday, April 17 at the College and Career Academy at Rome High School, they seemed to strike a chord and resonate throughout the meeting. Rome City Schools Deputy Superintendent Dr. Barbara Patrick-Lashley said t ..read more

April 25th, 2024 – 5:50 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The Floyd County Special Olympics kicked off at Darlington School at Jerry Sharp Field in the Chris Hunter Stadium Thursday morning. The 2024 Special Olympic Games started with a parade of athletes that drew a large crowd to cheer on the Olympic participants. The Special Olympics was founded on the belief that people with intellectual disabilities can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy, and benefit from participation in individual and team sports. The goal of Special Olympics is to ..read more

Thursday, April 25, 2024–11:45 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Elderly woman arrested on a felony drug charge A 78-year-old North Rome woman has been charged with conspiracy to violate Georgia’s Controlled Substances Act. According to Floyd County Jail records: Annie Sue Chambers conspired with 57-year-old Alvin Sylvester Chambers and others to transport, hide, and distribute over eight pounds of methamphetamine on April 18. Alvin Chambers is also accused of conspiring with a different woman to distribute over seven ounces of meth on April 12. He also conspired with another man to distribute ..read more

Thursday, April 25, 2024–11:42 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- More charges have been filed against a Silver Creek teen that has been in jail since late March when he was arrested in connection with the theft of guns and other items from vehicles, primarily in the Lindale area. According to Floyd County Jail records: 17-year-old Eric Christian Byars Jr. is now accused of stealing firearms and other items from vehicles on Woodberry Drive, Midland Drive, and Crossridge Drive off Rockmart Road in Silver Creek back in November. The new charges include six counts of entering an automobile, six co ..read more