WRGA Rome's NewsTalk

08/06/2025

Update: All students and staff are safe. Firefighters have checked Main Elementary and given the all clear for students and staff to return to the building and resume the school day.

Previously posted: A fire alarm has been activated at Main Elementary. All students and staff are safe and have been evacuated. Emergency services are on the scene.

08/06/2025

Our top local stories for Wednesday…..Rome City and Floyd County Commissioners were unable to come to an agreement regarding the distribution of proceeds from a floating local option sales tax as part of House Bill 581 on Tuesday, possibly putting a November referendum in jeopardy; high school football season is almost here, and one of Georgia’s biggest kickoff traditions, the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic, is coming back to Barron Stadium; Floyd County Public Works will close a portion of Horseleg Creek Road on Wednesday to replace a failed cross drain; a teenager is facing charges in connection with an accidental shooting on Cordle Drive in the Armuchee area; and an investigation into accidental shooting in July leads to felony drug charge for Rome man. These stories and more at wrganews.com

08/06/2025

Tuesday, August 5, 2025--7:00 p.m. -Floyd County Emergency Management- Floyd County Public Works will close Horseleg Creek Road on Wednesday to replace a failed cross drain. There is no detour for this project. The location is at #3128 and is about a mile from the Southwest Rome Byp

08/05/2025

Tuesday, August 5, 2025--7:45 a.m. -National Weather Service- The National Weather Service has extended a Flood Watch until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be po.ssible in portions of central, east central, north entral, northeast, northwest, southeast

08/05/2025

Our top local stories for Tuesday….Rome City and Floyd County Commissioners hold a joint meeting this morning to begin discussions regarding a floating sales tax that is part of House Bill 581; the Georgia gas price average is holding steady, giving drivers across the Peach State a welcome pause at the pump, as the state’s average gas price holds steady at $2.91; AdventHealth Redmond has been named Best Regional Hospital in Northwest Georgia in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings; a Rome man is accused of assaulting a woman at his McDonald Street apartment on Friday; and a Rome woman was arrested Friday on charges of 2nd-degree cruelty to children, terroristic threats and acts, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. These stories and more at wrganews.com

08/04/2025

Our top local stories for Monday….Rome City and Floyd County Commissioners will begin discussions this week on how to divide proceeds from a floating sales tax that would help defray property taxes if approved by voters; AdventHealth Georgia and AdventHealth Redmond president and Chief Executive Officer Isaac Sendros has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association; later this week, Downtown Rome will present the first-ever Night Market, which is like a typical farmer’s market, but at night; the Rome Area History Center is pleased to host the special traveling exhibit “Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II,” on loan from Kennesaw State University. The exhibit will be on display from August 5 through September 28; and the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning until Monday evening for all of Northwest Georgia. These stories and more at wrganews.com

08/03/2025

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west
central Georgia, including the following areas, in central
Georgia, Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge,
Dooly, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski,
Putnam, Telfair, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilcox and Wilkinson. In north
central Georgia, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas,
Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Henry, Morgan, Newton, North
Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton and Walton. In northwest
Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon,
Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west
central Georgia, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar,
Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Spalding,
Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.

* WHEN...Through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A very moist airmass will remain in place across the region
over the next several days. Multiple rounds of scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across much
of North and west-central Georgia both today and Monday.
Widespread 1 to 3 inches with isolated totals up to 5 inches
in Northwest GA have already been observed within the watch
area over the past 24 hours. Additional rainfall of 2 to 4
inches with higher amounts up to 5 inches remain possible
through Monday evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and bet...

08/03/2025

FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT SUNDAY
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHATTOOGA AND CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTIES...

At 1036 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3
and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rome, Coosa, Holland and Armuchee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

08/03/2025

Counties around us are experiencing flooding from heavy rains today. Please avoid high waters and don’t attempt to drive through flash flooding.

Use the Floyd EMA app to submit severe weather reports and call 911 if you observe hazardous conditions.

⬇️ Free download by visiting
https://apps.myocv.com/share/a12030161 ⬇️

Floyd County E-911 GA
Floyd County, GA - Government
City of Rome, GA - Government

08/03/2025

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
Central Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 1245 AM EDT.

* At 938 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen so far this evening. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rome, Coosa, Holland and Armuchee.

08/01/2025

Our top local stories for Friday….Rome and Floyd County students return to class Friday morning for the first day of a new school year, so that familiar morning routine is back — and so are school zones; the State of Georgia has officially approved a new public charter school in Cave Spring, and on Saturday, everyone is invited to a celebration; a Rockmart woman was booked into the Floyd County Jail Wednesday on a felony warrant charging her with being a party to the crime of armed robbery; Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force officers arrested four men on drug charges during the ex*****on of a search warrant at 1807 Maple Avenue on Wednesday; and a Garden Lakes man was arrested on Garden Lakes Boulevard at Plymouth Road Wednesday on drug trafficking charges. These stories and more at wrganews.com