Wednesday, May 8, 2024–9:22 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- City of Rome officials are looking at cost estimates for a phased approach to the streetscape project in the River District. $2 million was included in the 2017 special purpose, local option sales tax package for the streetscape. However, due to rising costs, the latest estimate…
Wednesday, May 8, 2024–9:11 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged in 2020 shooting A North Rome man has been charged in a shooting incident that occurred more than three years ago. 22-year-old Notorious Xzaveon Pitts shot a woman at a home on Dellvue Place in West Rome back on September 23, 2020. According to…
Wednesday, May 8, 2024–9:07 p.m. -Adam Carey, Rome News-Tribune- This story is possible because of a news-sharing agreement with the Rome News-Tribune. More information can be found at northwestgeorgianews.com A federal judge ordered operations at Bordeau Metals to cease immediately pending the outcome of a lawsuit, according to an order filed Tuesday. The issue is noise.…
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May 8th, 2024 – 5:15 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – GNTC Press Release: To help remedy a shortage of area healthcare professionals, Atrium Health Floyd and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) have signed a new agreement designed to boost enrollment in three of GNTC’s healthcare programs and increase…
May 8th, 2024 – 2:220 PM Staff Reports – The Floyd County Sheriff’s office reported that deputies were able to locate and arrest one of Floyd County’s Top 10 Most Wanted, 32-year-old Dorian Johnson on Tuesday night. Deputies received an anonymous tip that Johnson was located at an address on Wood Creek Way. Johnson attempted to…
Wednesday, May 8, 2024–8:28 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority is getting $1,870,112 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fiscal Year 2024 Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant Awards. According to a news release: The Public Housing Repair Fund will allow public housing authorities to modernize or develop…