Monday, April 14, 2025–11:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail record- Purported gang member charged in battery at the jail An inmate is facing charges following an incident Friday at the Floyd County Jail. According to jail records: 21-year old Demarius Tyrese Hodges hit another inmate repeatedly about the head and torso, causing bruising and swelling. Hodges…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 14, 2025–11:33 a.m. -Staff reports- Authorities are seeking a man who is wanted in connection with a high-speed chase that left two Polk County Police Officers with critical injuries Saturday evening. The suspect is identified as Albert Ladell Ware, and he is wanted on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude and six…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 14, 2025 -Bill Crane The American people have long demonstrated antipathy towards tariffs and duty fees. In Boston on December 16, 1773, in response to increasing tariffs on tea under the monopoly control of Great Britain, American colonists, disguised as native Americans boarded the Dartmouth, a British ship owned by the East India…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 14, 2025–8:45 a.m. -AAA South- The average gas price in Georgia decreased at the pumps compared to a week ago. Georgians now pay an average price of $2.98 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents lower than a week ago, 8 cents higher than a month ago, and…… Continue Reading
Sunday, April 13, 2025–1:20 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Rome City Commissioners are expected to vote on a new spay, neuter, and chip ordinance when they meet Monday night. As written, the ordinance would require cats over 4 months old and dogs over 6 months old to be spayed or neutered and microchipped. “The ordinance…… Continue Reading
Saturday, April 12, 2023–11:00 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A man from Gibsonton, Florida, has been arrested in connection with a police pursuit in the area of Highway 53 and Hermitage Road in October of 2023. According to an arrest warrant and Floyd County Jail records: 38-year old David Shane Paquette fled at speeds of…… Continue Reading
Saturday, April 12, 2025–10:50 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Two people were arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a home on Hooper Avenue in Lindale on Thursday. According to Floyd County Jail records: Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force officers recovered methamphetamine, digital scales, and smoking devices. 43-year old Dana Marie Wise of Lindale…… Continue Reading
Saturday, April 12, 2025–10:00 p.m. -News Release- The Rome/Floyd Metro Task Force executed a search warrant at 108 Holly Street in Lindale on Friday and arrested six people on drug charges. According to a news release: 1.4 pounds of marijuana, digital scales, 100 Oxycodone tablets, 56 fentanyl tablets, one firearm, and over $60,000 were seized.…… Continue Reading
Monday, April 14, 2025–8:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Warnings were issued starting Monday for the new speed enforcement cameras in the West Central School Zone on Lavender Drive. The City of Rome is partnering with RedSpeed to enhance school zone safety in that area. This is the third school zone in the city to…… Continue Reading
Saturday, April 12, 2025–9:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Plans are moving forward to purchase property on Riverside Parkway for a new Rome City Police Department headquarters. On Friday, the city commission voted to authorize the City of Rome to execute an option to purchase the 2.6-acre site, located at the corner of Riverside Parkway and Riverside…… Continue Reading