Category Archives: Video

[VIDEO] Rome Tennis Center hosting Georgia’s Rome Challenger this week

July 13, 2022

July 13, 2022 — 10:42 am Olivia West The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College is hosting Georgia’s Rome Challenger this week. The USTA Pro Circuit event on the ATP Challenger Tour features top-ranked men’s players competing on indoor hard courts for over $50,000 in prize money and valuable ATP ranking points. This is the…… read more

[VIDEO] Rome/Floyd Department to hold free Special-Needs Fire Safety Camp

July 8, 2022

July 8th, 2022 – 3:30 PM Shasta Farrer – Rome Floyd County Fire Safety Educator – From Shasta Farrer of the Rome/Floyd Fire Department: “Camp Fully Involved RFD is a 3-hour fire camp for our local special needs community for ages 10 and up, sponsored by the Rome-Floyd Fire Department. This camp is FREE of…… read more

[VIDEO] ATL Braves Veteran, Sid Bream, throws out first pitch at Rome Braves

July 7, 2022

July 7th, 2022 – 9:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The Rome Braves welcomed Sid Bream to the Advent health Stadium on Thursday night to throw out the first pitch. Ethan Garrett with WRGA News got an exclusive interview with the Atlanta Braves Legend… See what he had…… read more

[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