Wednesday, April 16, 2025–6:50 p.m. -News Release- Today, the Floyd County Election office announced they were recognized for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Accessibility: Best Practices for Improving Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities. Also known as the “Clearies,” the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) presents the awards program annually to celebrate the…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 16, 2025–10:10 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Warrant: Man accused of taking a vehicle to get washed, never returned it An Armuchee man was arrested Tuesday on a felony warrant charging him with theft by deception. According to the warrant: 54-year-old James Steven Rehberg took possession of the victim’s vehicle by saying he…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 16, 2025–9:00 a.m. -News Release- Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation is excited to announce the return of the Backyard BBQ Bash sponsored by Coca-Cola, set to take place on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ridge Ferry Park, located at 363 Riverside Parkway in Rome. This highly anticipated spring event…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 16, 2025–8:50 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome City Commission has approved an ordinance that requires cats and dogs to be spayed or neutered and micro-chipped. The regulations apply to cats over the age of four months and dogs over the age of six months. “This ordinance is a mirror image of…… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 16, 2025–8:30 a.m. -News Release- The Acworth Police Department has released additional information regarding arrests that were made during a town hall meeting hosted by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday. According to a news release: While preparing for the event, crime analysts discovered online posts which suggested the potential for disruptive behavior…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2025–9:11 p.m. -Staff reports- David Thornton will be sworn in as Floyd County’s newest commissioner. Thornton defeated Chip Hood in the runoff for the Post 4 seat vacated by the death of Larry Maxey in November. Thornton received 2,892 votes to Hood’s 1,713 votes. Voter turnout for the runoff was just over…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2025–8:55 p.m. -News Release- Baseball Hall of Famer and FOX MLB lead analyst John Smoltz will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2025 President’s Gala. The event will take place on Thursday, December 4, and will benefit student scholarships at Shorter University. The announcement was made during Shorter University’s #SUForward Night at…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2025–7:40 p.m. -News Release- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) announces the appointments of Eddie Elsberry, Melissa Free, Kristine Godfrey, and Matt Sawhill to its Board of Directors. Elsberry, Free, Godfrey, and Sawhill were sworn in at the March Board of Directors meeting. Since 2000, Elsberry has worked at Berry College, where he…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2025–1:00 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Two accused of burglarizing deceased man’s outbuilding Two arrests have been made in a burglary on Old Cedartown Road on April 10. According to an arrest warrant: 49-year-old Kevin Leon Hulsey of Lindale and 40-year-old Brittany Nicole Waits of Rome entered an outbuilding, and items were…… Continue Reading
Tuesday, April 15, 2025–12:10 p.m. -Rome Police Department News Release- The Rome Police Department completed the investigation of a fatal traffic collision that occurred on April 4, 2025, at the intersection of Shorter Avenue and Dellwood Drive. At 8:49 p.m., officers were dispatched to the scene of a serious injury accident involving a motorcycle. Upon…… Continue Reading