WRGA Rome's NewsTalk

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

11/25/2025

Our top local stories for Tuesday…..The Rome City Commission has approved an extension of the moratorium on the issuance of permits for any new convenience stores or gas stations and the Floyd County Commission is expected to follow when it meets tonight; as Thanksgiving travel ramps up, Georgia drivers are feeling a slight pinch at the pump, with gas prices ticking upward heading into the holiday week; charges have been filed in a crash on Highway 101 on Sunday that left a bicyclist with serious injuries; a Silver Creek woman has been arrested on charges of criminal attempt to kidnap a minor, false statements and writings, 1st-degree forgery, and false statements or writings; and a Floyd County Grand Jury has indicted three women on felony charges of public assistance fraud and false statements or writings in separate incidents. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/24/2025

Our top local stories for Monday……The Rome City Commission is expected to consider an extension of the moratorium on the issuance of permits for any new convenience stores or gas stations when it meets tonight; the City of Rome celebrated renovations to Banty Jones Park on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting; reaction continues to the announcement of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress; a Coosa woman is accused of selling items that belonged to someone else; and a North Rome man has been arrested on warrants charging him with financial transaction card fraud. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/22/2025

https://www.wrganews.com/2025/11/22/marjorie-taylor-green-announces-resignation-from-congress/

Friday, November 21, 2025--11:45 p.m. -Staff reports- My message to Georgia’s 14th district and America.Thank you. pic.twitter.com/tSoHCeAjn1— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 () November 22, 2025 14th District Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced her resignation, ef

11/21/2025

The project was funded through a Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant from the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority, Community Development Block Grant funds, and local and state American Rescue Plan dollars....

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November 21st, 2025 - 2:15 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - https://youtu.be/lBqMHPN26Kc?si=b4POeQaMrAXhNKxZ The City of Rome celebrated renovations to Banty Jones Park on Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting. The updated park features a splash

11/21/2025

Our top local stories for Friday….A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on this morning to celebrate the completion of renovations at Banty Jones Park; the Georgia Department of Transportation has released its travel forecast for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday; a Centre couple has been arrested following a Grand Jury indictment related to the alleged misappropriation of funds from a local youth sports organization; and a Rome man was arrested on Wednesday at his Glen View Drive home on charges of terroristic threats and acts, and exploitation or intimidation of the elderly. These stories and more at wrganews.com

11/20/2025

11/20/2025

There is a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 a.m.

Visibility is less than one-quarter mile or less in dense fog.

Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

11/20/2025

Our top local stories for Thursday…… A Rome man is accused of burglarizing the shop of his former employer on Huffaker Road; West Rome man has been arrested in an incident on Cave Spring Road back on July 20; Bartow County officials recently gave an update on several road projects, including Burnt Hickory Road and the other on the Rome-Cartersville Development Corridor; Rome High School has released the names of 15 students who have been nominated for the Governor’s Honors Program; and we are about a month away from the annual Christmas with a Cop, sponsored by the Coosa Valley Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 14. These stories and more at wrganews.com