Thursday, May 8, 2025–11:15 a.m. -Staff reports- There will be plenty to see and do this weekend during the Emergency Services Expo. The event is Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the East Rome Walmart. “The fire department is going to be there and they are going to be doing some training,” said…
Thursday, May 8, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man facing child molestation charges dating back to 2021 A Cedartown man has been arrested in an alleged sex crime involving a child dating back to as early as 2021. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant: 28-year-old Chad Wayne Paul committed an…
Thursday, May 8, 2025–10:20 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressuring the U.S. Postal Service to recruit a competent Postmaster General who can address mail delays in Georgia. Following the resignation of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Sen. Ossoff is urging the USPS Board of Governors to replace him with leadership that can solve the…
Thursday, May 8, 2025–10:00 a.m. -WZQZ Radio- Following a three-hour probable cause hearing in the Chattooga County Courthouse Annex, Magistrate Court Judge Griffin (of Whitfield County) issued an arrest warrant for Chattooga County Sole Commissioner Andy Allen on one count of simple battery. The ruling came after testimony was presented by William Wilson, a livestock…
Thursday, May 8, 2025–8:20 a.m. -News Release- Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force officers seized 40 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 15.8 pounds of marijuana, and various other narcotics during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Lawton Street on Wednesday. The officers also confiscated four LSD tabs, 30 Xanax tablets, four grams of THC…