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Sunday, June 25, 2023–1:16 p.m. -News Release- Paralympians and wheelchair athletes continue a two-decade tradition of gathering in Cedartown to race the fastest 5K course in the world. Paralympic medalist & ESPY winner Krige Schabort, local pastor Dave Grove, and community leaders started the Cedartown Training Camp and 5K Road Race in 2000. The camp…… read more
Tuesday, June 20, 2023–9:35 p.m. -News Release- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) have announced a new $12.2 million grant to provide communities in northwest Georgia with high-speed, low-cost internet access through the construction of a 185-mile fiber route across eight counties between Chattanooga, Tennessee; Bremen, Georgia; and Atlanta, Georgia. The…… read more
Monday, June 19, 2023–9:10 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Georgia’s gas price average increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.29 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is two cents higher than a week ago, three cents more than a month ago, but $1.19…… read more
Thursday, June 15, 2023–12:34 p.m. -Polk Standard Journal- Polk County’s elections director is back on the job after being cleared through county employee policy procedures following an arrest during a traffic stop last month in Rome. Noah Beck was placed on 10-day paid leave pending further investigation on May 24 after he was arrested and charged…… read more
Thursday, June 15, 2023–12:34 p.m. -Polk Standard Journal- Polk County’s elections director is back on the job after being cleared through county employee policy procedures following an arrest during a traffic stop last month in Rome. Noah Beck was placed on 10-day paid leave pending further investigation on May 24 after he was arrested and charged…… read more
June 9th, 2023 – 1:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – A 2-vehicle collision that occurred back on June 4th on Prospect Road in Rockmart resulted in a motorcyclist being life-lighted to Grady Memorial Hospital with multiple serious injuries. Roxanne “Rocky” Jones remains in the ICU with multiple severe…… read more
June 8th, 2023 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Thursday (June 8th) Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced preliminary grant awards totaling more than $83.5 million for 118 qualified projects to improve community-level public safety measures and address law enforcement staffing challenges that arose during the COVID-19…… read more
June 6th, 2023 – 2:30 PM WRGA Staff Reports – A wreck that occurred over the weekend in Rockmart resulted in a motorcyclist being severely injured. Sunday at 2:32 pm Georgia State Patrol Troopers were dispatched to a 2-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a passenger car on Prospect Road in Polk County. The passenger…… read more
Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…… read more
Monday, June 5, 2023–10:37 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices are up compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.28 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $49.20 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are now paying almost $15.00 less to fill up at the pump compared to a year…… read more