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Tuesday, July 30, 2024–9:00 a.m. -News Release- Friends, family, and the community gathered in the Conference Center at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Gordon County Campus in Calhoun on July 22 to honor 12 students graduating from Basic POST Certification Class #BPC1-2024-07. The Basic POST Certification (BPC) program is designed to train and prepare graduates for employment as…… read more
Tuesday, July 30, 2024–8:40 a.m. -Rome City Schools- Music echoed and reverberated throughout the auditorium as the Rome High Band played. Cheerleaders danced and cheered, the Grand Finale, Rome High’s Show Choir performed, and Rome’s JROTC Color Guard presented colors. The atmosphere rivaled that of any football Friday night at Barron Stadium. But instead of…… read more
July 29th, 2024 – 4:55 PM -Georgia Department of Transportation – Weather permitting, maintenance crews will be repairing a section of guardrail along US Highway 411. The repairs will close two right northbound lanes nightly this week. WHEN: Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 2 from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. each night. WHERE: Two northbound right…… read more
Monday, July 29, 2024–12:21 p.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices have slowed. Georgians are paying an average price of $3.33 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline which is a penny less than a week ago, 1 cent more than a month ago, and 21 cents less than this time last year. It costs drivers an average price of $49.95 to…… read more
Monday, July 29, 2024–12:05 p.m. -Floyd County Jail reports and Rome Police reports- Man accused of pushing woman, fighting with police A 28-year-old Rome man was jailed Sunday on three counts of felony obstruction, three counts of misdemeanor obstruction, four counts of 3rd-degree cruelty to children, and a single count of simple battery following an…… read more
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:06 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Department of Education has released the results for the 2023-2024 Milestones test and local students showed improvement on the exam. According to a news release from the Floyd County School System: Following the introduction of the latest Literacy Law (HB 538) by the Georgia…… read more
Monday, July 29, 2024–11:05 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting Tuesday morning to adopt the full 2024 millage rate resolution. This will include the Floyd County Board of Education’s rate of 17.141, a rollback from 17.70 mills in 2023. The Floyd County government millage rate for…… read more
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:45 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- If you have driven on Veterans Memorial Highway, you may have noticed the new Rome Middle School is starting to take shape. Construction is continuing on the $108 million facility that will serve approximately 1,900 students from grades 6-8. The Rome City Commission has approved $98,250,000…… read more
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:42 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated animal cruelty A West Rome man is accused of intentionally running over a dog with his SUV. According to an arrest warrant: 28-year-old Zaqueo Diongio Gonzales Vicente failed to stop at a stop sign and turned left onto Addington Drive where he…… read more
Sunday, July 28, 2024–1:40 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Legislation to ban member of Congress from trading stocks has been passed by the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff called the bill essential ethics reform, adding it is something he pledged to tackle were he elected. “Just a few…… read more