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In-person advance voting underway

In-person advance voting underway

Tuesday, October 15, 2024–6:22 p.m. -Staff reports- Early voting for the November 5 General Election is underway. Voters registered in Floyd County can cast ballots in advance at the elections office at 18 East 12th Street in Rome, the Anthony Recreation Center at 2901 Garden Lakes Boulevard in Garden Lakes, and at the Thornton Recreation…

Fire destroys former Poison Ivy pool hall on Burnett Ferry Road

Fire destroys former Poison Ivy pool hall on Burnett Ferry Road

Tuesday, October 15, 2024–11:47 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The cause of a fire that completely destroyed a vacant structure in West Rome is continuing. Firefighters were on the scene of the fire at the intersection of Burnett Ferry Road and Payne Road Sunday night into Monday morning. The structure was the former home of…

City of Rome gets clean audit report

City of Rome gets clean audit report

Tuesday, October 15, 2024–11:35 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The City of Rome gets a clean audit review for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Christopher McKellar with Mauldin & Jenkins presented the audit results during Monday’s Rome City Commission meeting. “We did issue an unmodified or clean opinion, which means that the financial…

The Surgery Center of Rome honored with 2024 Patient Experience Excellence Award

The Surgery Center of Rome honored with 2024 Patient Experience Excellence Award

Tuesday, October 15, 2024–10:40 a.m. -News Release- AdventHealth Redmond is thrilled to announce that the Surgery Center of Rome has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Patient Experience Excellence Award: Ambulatory Surgery Top Quartile Performance in Likelihood to Recommend. The 2024 Patient Experience Excellence Award is given by AdventHealth and celebrates the team’s outstanding achievements…

Arrest reports for October 15

Arrest reports for October 15

Tuesday, October 15, 2024–10:23 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man violates ‘no contact’ bond by strangling victim A 31-year-old Rome man is facing charges of aggravated assault and aggravated stalking following his arrest on Monday. According to Floyd County Jail records: Miguel Armani Wimby went to an apartment on Chambers Street where the victim…

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