Category Archives: Video

[VIDEO] Rome Clocktower 150th Birthday Celebration

January 27, 2022

January 27th, 2022 – 4:10 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Thursday morning a crowd gathered on Clocktower Hill to kick off celebrations for the 150th Year of the Rome Clocktower. The program for the event featured music played by the Rome High School band, as well as…… read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on COVID-19 Pandemic

January 21, 2022

January 21st, 2022 – 4:50 PM GA DPH Northwest Health District – Dr. Gary Voccio, health director for the ten-county Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District, updates us on the coronavirus as cases surge throughout Northwest Georgia.… read more

[VIDEO] Floyd Police seek aide Identifying Robbery Suspect

January 20, 2022

January 20th, 2022 – 1:30 AM Floyd County Police Department – Police are asking for public help in identifying a suspect who robbed the A1 Food & Beverage on January 15th. According to Floyd County Police, the suspect fell hard running away, and was picked up by a dark color car on a nearby street.…… read more

[VIDEO] Single-Vehicle Accident in front of GA Highlands

January 19, 2022

January 19th, 2022 – 5:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Wednesday afternoon a single-vehicle accident was reported in the area in front of Georgia Highlands College on 27 South. According to 911 dispatch, First responders arrived at the scene to find a white Chevy utility van that had…… read more

[VIDEO] New Floyd County Board of Elections members sworn in

January 18, 2022

January 18th, 2022 – 3:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Tuesday morning Probate Judge Steve Burkhalter held the swearing-in of the new five-member Floyd County Board of Elections Chairman Jerry Lee, Ralph Davis, Pam Peters, Gary Stamper, and Corey Townsend. After the swearing-in process was complete, the…… read more

[VIDEO] 2022 Downtown Rome MLK Freedom March

January 17, 2022

January 17th, 2022 – 1:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – The 2022 Martin Luther King JR Freedom March began in Downtown Rome on Monday morning. The cold temperatures did not deter the public from gathering together for the community event, which celebrates the birthday and life work of…… read more

[VIDEO] GDOT updates ahead of potential winter weather this weekend

January 13, 2022

January 13th, 2022 – 2:15 PM Georgia Department of Transportation – With the weather this weekend having the potential for ice and possibly snow, Joe Schulman of the Georgia Department of Transportation has given an update on all weekend on road conditions.… read more

[VIDEO] RomeGACares volunteers depart to Mayfield Kentucky

January 3, 2022

Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – January 3rd, 2022 – 10:30 AM Early Monday morning the RomeGACares Tornado Relief volunteers and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office braved the wintery weather to prepare to depart to Mayfield Kentucky to help provide relief and aid after tornadoes recently devastated their community and…… read more

[VIDEO] A look back at 2021

December 30, 2021

December 30, 2021–6:55 p.m. STAFF REPORTS From the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to actor Billy Bob Thornton visiting Rome, 2021 was definitely a year to remember. WRGA takes a look back at just a few of the events that shaped the year.… read more

[VIDEO] Tuesday afternoon wreck slows traffic on Martha Berry Blvd

December 28, 2021

December 28th, 2021 – 1:55 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Tuesday afternoon a two-vehicle accident involving a dump truck and a black Chevy Silverado temporarily affected traffic flow at the intersection area of Martha Berry Blvd and Fifth Avenue near the entrance to Sumo. According to 911…… read more