Category Archives: Video

[VIDEO] Subject arrested for making terroristic threats near Downtown

December 20, 2021

December 20th, 2021 – 3:35 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor and Video Reporter – On Monday afternoon Rome Police officers closed down the roads near Second Avenue after they received a call of a suspicious person downtown around West 1st street. According to the call, a male subject had apparently abandoned his…… read more

[VIDEO] Dr. Voccio updates NWGA on Pandemic (2/18)

December 18, 2021

December 18th, 2021 – 1:00 PM Georgia Department of Public Health 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 in Northwest Georgia, including current community transmission, immunization rates, and the new Omicron variant.… read more

[VIDEO] 2021 DDA Annual Awards program

December 17, 2021

December 17th, 2021 – 3:45 PM Staff Reports – The Downtown Development Department of the City of Rome is purposed around bringing revitalization of the downtown district. Here are the following award winners sorted by category. Quality of Life Award: Gail Deschamps for the Shakespeare Festival, accepted by the Shakespeare Festival staff Golden Nail Award…… read more

[VIDEO] Salvation Army’s Angel Tree distribution held

December 16, 2021

December 16, 2021–2:19 p.m. STAFF REPORTS The drive-thru pick for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program was held Thursday morning on North Broad Street. The Angel Tree program allows families to apply for toys and gifts for their children. Seniors 65 and over are also served by the program. More than 200 families are being…… read more

[VIDEO] RomeGACares activated for Kentucky tornado relief

December 14, 2021

December 14th, 2021 – 5:15 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Tuesday the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office activated Rome GA Cares and announced their plan to leave on January 3rd to assist the Mayfield Kentucky area after tornadoes recently devastated their community and the surrounding area. The group…… read more

[VIDEO] Raceway in West Rome celebrates grand opening

December 8, 2021

December 8th, 2021 – 1:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor and Video Reporter – On Wednesday morning the new Raceway Gas Station, located at 2459 Shorter Avenue, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. *For more on this, please see the WRGA video above.… read more

[VIDEO] Savoy Automobile Museum to open Wednesday

December 6, 2021

December 6th, 2021 – 8:00 PM WRGA Staff Reports – Savoy Automobile Museum, a new world-class museum, will open in Cartersville on Wednesday and aims to connect people to the cultural diversity of the automobile. *For more on this, please see the WRGA video sneak peek above.… read more

[VIDEO] 2021 Christmas in Lindale Parade and Celebration

December 5, 2021

November 4th, 2021 – 11:58 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA News Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – On Saturday afternoon Lindale kicked off their 2021 holiday season with their annual community Christmas celebration. The annual Christmas in Lindale parade started at Pepperell Primary School and went up Park Avenue to the 1st Baptist Church,…… read more

[VIDEO] Salvation Army of Rome holds canned food drive

December 3, 2021

December 3rd, 2021 – 2:50 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter On Friday morning the Salvation Army of Rome’s “Stock our Shelves” holiday food drive took place at the Salvation Army of Rome’s Headquarters and collected canned goods that will be used for distribution in the communities in Floyd, Polk,…… read more

[VIDEO] 2021 Rome Christmas Parade

December 1, 2021

Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter On Tuesday night a large crowd gathered downtown to celebrate the beginning of the 2021 holiday season with the annual Rome Christmas parade. Rome’s Christmas parade has continued to be one of the oldest and largest in Georgia and has delighted citizens of Rome and…… read more