Category Archives: Video

[VIDEO] 2022 Rome Fireworks Show

July 4, 2022

July 4th, 2022 – 11:45 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Did you miss the 2022 Rome Fireworks show? – No worries, WRGA News has got your back! Enjoy the best parts of the show in the video above.… read more

[VIDEO] Matty Croxton & the Live Exchange Band Rock Downtown Rome

July 2, 2022

July 2nd, 2022 – 9:18 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Friday evening the free Downtown Rome First Friday Concert Series returned to the town green, along with various local food and drink vendors for the public to enjoy. Hundreds of people gathered to the concert which opened with a performance from…… read more

[VIDEO] Redmond Trail ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday

June 30, 2022

June 30th, 2022 – 7:15 PM Olivia West – WRGA News Reporter A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of the Redmond Trail. The Redmond Trail is a partnership between Floyd County, the City of Rome, and TRED of Rome and Floyd County. *Please see the video above for more information. Floyd County…… read more

[VIDEO] Rainbow march on Broad Street

June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022–4:10 p.m. STAFF REPORTS June is Pride Month, and on Saturday several hundred people gathered at Rome City Hall for the first-ever Rainbow March on Broad Street. The colorful parade showing support for the LGBTQ+ community was one of many events associated with the 2022 Rome Georgia Pride weekend hosted by PFLAG Rome.… read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Gary Voccio gives COVID-19 update

June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022–3:57 p.m. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH All counties in the Georgia Department of Public Health’s 10-County Northwest District are seeing low community transmission rates for COVID-19. However, public health officials are keeping a close eye on new variants of the virus. The BA.4 and BA.5 variants seem to be taking the place…… read more

[VIDEO] Seven Hill Rubicon raised money for FCPD’s Santa Bike Patrol

June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022–3:47 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The Floyd County Police Department held its first-ever Seven Hills Rubicon, a Jeep vehicle show and ride to support the Santa Bike Patrol on Saturday at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The program has been in existence for about three years and provides bicycles for children in need…… read more

[VIDEO] Seven Hill Rubicon raises money for FCPD’s Santa Bike Patrol

June 25, 2022

[VIDEO] Ribbon-cutting held Thursday for Floyd helipad

June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022–7:56 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Although it has been in use for several weeks, Atrium Health Floyd, with the help of the Rome-Floyd County Chamber of Commerce officially dedicated the new helipad as the hospital on Thursday. Those in attendance got a tour of the raised helipad, which has direct elevator access to trauma…… read more

[VIDEO] Heroes Unified Blood Drive 2022

June 16, 2022

June 16th, 2022 Olivia West On Thursday, multiple public safety agencies in Floyd County teamed up with Blood Assurance to host the yearly Heroes Unified Blood Drive. The blood drive was first held in 2018 and has occurred every year since then. The donations from the drive will go to help save lives at Advent…… read more

[VIDEO] Locals travel to Israel with P33 Adventure Group

June 15, 2022

June 15th, 2022 – 4:40 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Wednesday morning, WRGA News conducted a phone interview with the local organization, P33 Adventures, which is currently in the Country of Israel with a group of people from Rome and Floyd County. We spoke with Joel Thornton…… read more