Monday, October 28, 2024–11:55 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- As we get close to the November 5 General Election, 37 percent of Floyd County’s active voters have already cast their ballots. As of Monday morning, 22,533 have voted in advance. There are 60,891 active registered voters in Floyd County. 12,192 people have voted at the…
Monday, October 28, 2024–10:40 a.m. -News Release- Work is now underway to add a right turn lane on US 278/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the intersection with US 27 in Cedartown. The project is expected to take about three weeks, weather permitting. Once completed there will be three southbound lanes intersecting at US 27:…
Monday, October 28, 2024–10:17 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: Man took Lindale woman to Rockmart against her will A 23-year-old Rockmart man was booked into the Floyd County Jail over the weekend on a felony warrant charging him with kidnapping. According to the warrant: On October 24, Anterrious Laukee Lester forcefully took a Lindale…
Monday, October 28, 2024–9:45 a.m. -News Release- The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has announced that the Floyd County Police Department is one of 26 law enforcement agencies in Georgia to receive a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the Federal 2025 Fiscal Year. Referred to as a H.E.A.T. grant, Floyd County Police Department’s…
Monday, October 28, 2024–9:36 a.m. -AAA South- The Georgia gas price average decreased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians pay an average of $2.92 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is a penny less than a week ago, 5 cents less than a month ago, and 6 cents less than last year. It…