WRGA Rome's NewsTalk

12/05/2025

12/05/2025

12/04/2025

12/04/2025

UPDATE:
All lanes have now re-opened! Please drive safely.

UPDATE:
Two lanes have now be re-opened. Traffic is still heavily congested. Please seek an alternate route if you are able.

UPDATE:
The emergency lane is now open for traffic to pass through. The area is still HEAVILY congested. We still strongly encourage you to seek an alternate route if able.

NEWS RELEASE

The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office is currently on scene with countless other agencies for a multi vehicle crash on I-75 SB at mile marker 336. Please seek an alternate route as I75 South is shut down for all lanes.

12/04/2025

Our top local stories for Thursday……A Rome man is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after he allegedly pointed a gun at another man on Ashland Park Boulevard; a man from Cleveland, Tennessee has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with taking a trailer from a location on Martha Berry Highway back in September; a man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Cartersville on Monday was a person of interest in a fatal fire that occurred just days earlier; approximately 300 students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s nine-county service area will participate in commencement exercises tonight at the Dalton Convention Center and Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation invites the community to celebrate the season at the upcoming Ridge Ferry Holiday Fest on Saturday, December 6 at Ridge Ferry Park. These stories and more at wrganews.com.

12/03/2025

🎅🏻☃️🎄Tuesday night, Downtown Rome lit up with joy as crowds gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season with the 2025 Rome Christmas Parade.

*** Did you miss the parade? No worries! Check out our parade highlight reel by reporter, Ethan Garrett, in the WRGA News video report linked here 🎅🏻☃🎄

December 3rd, 2025 - 12:45 AM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - https://youtu.be/E9dAGsIUAtw?si=9rb6S6RjDFBNbq47 Tuesday night, Downtown Rome lit up with joy as crowds gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season with the 2025 Rome Christmas

12/02/2025

Our top local stories for Tuesday…..The holiday season in Rome and Floyd County officially kicks off tonight with the Rome Christmas Parade at 7 p.m.; the GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting Monday night on the Highway 20 Spur in Cartersville; as the Thanksgiving holiday traffic thins out across the Peach state, Georgia drivers are finding a bit of relief at the pump; a Silver Creek man is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after a domestic dispute turned violent on Tremont Drive over the weekend; and a Rome man was arrested after he allegedly shot at two people on Freeman Ferry Road on Saturday. These stories and more at wrganews.com.

12/01/2025

Our top local stories for Monday….The Floyd County Commission will hold a couple of called meetings on Monday, both concerning the fiscal year 2026 budget; this is is Winter Weather Preparedness Week, and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, along with the National Weather Service encourages Georgians to educate themselves about winter weather threats, update or develop a family communications plan, and ensure their Ready Kits are equipped with essential items to prepare for winter weather; a Northeastern Floyd County man was arrested last week on a felony warrant charging him with child molestation.; a Silver Creek man was arrested after allegedly threatening to cut a family member’s throat; and AdventHealth is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcy Cent, MBA,[MR1] as director of oncology services. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/28/2025

Our top local stories for Friday…..Plans for the joint law enforcement center are becoming a little clearer following the relocation of the city and county police departments; the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be the featured performers when the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show returns early to Rome on April 3-4, 2026, at the Russell Regional Airport; several injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon on Highway 293 in Bartow County; and since 1988, the Thanksgiving Day Love Feast has been feeding anyone who needs a good meal on Thanksgiving Day, and this year was no different with more than 1,400 served. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/26/2025

Reminder: The annual Thanksgiving Day Love Feat is Thursday at the Rome Civic Center on Jackson Hill.

11/26/2025

Our top local stories for Wednesday….The Floyd County Commission has joined the Rome City Commission in approving an extension of the moratorium on new convenience stores or gas stations; Linda Hatcher, the local Chair and Coordinator for Toys for Tots, has been named the Grand Marshal for the 2025 Rome Christmas Parade; Floyd County Emergency Management Agency has been made aware of a targeted cyberattack against their mass communication vendor, commonly known as CodeRED; and a Shannon woman is accused of posing as the victim of a crime, and then asking that the charges against a defendant. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/25/2025

Tuesday, November 25, 2025--9:40 a.m. -Floyd County Emergency Management- Floyd County Emergency Management Agency has been made aware of a targeted cyberattack against our mass communication vendor, commonly known as CodeRED. A theft of an unknown amount of data occurred, and users wit