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Tuesday, January 8, 2025–5:35 p.m. -Floyd County Sheriff’s Office- With the recent arrest of Jaylon D’Amonte Jester, one of Floyd County’s ‘Most Wanted,’ another name has been added to the Top 10 list/ 32-year-old Frederick Jamal Hughes is wanted on four counts of aggravated stalking and failure to appear for animal ordinance violations. Anyone with information…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–11:40 a.m. -Staff reports- Scheduled nighttime lane closures as part of the Second Avenue improvement project have been canceled. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the periodic lane closures planned for between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until Friday were canceled due to low temperatures in the forecast for the rest…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–11:30 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Three people were injured after an SUV collided with a cow on Martha Berry Highway at Berry College Sunday night. According to a Rome Police Department report: The driver of a Ford Explorer said he was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the cow,…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–11:25 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Report: Man fled from police A convicted felon is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fled from police Friday in the East Rome area. According to Floyd County Jail records: Police attempted to stop a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Judakiss Jailer Waddell for an obscured license…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–11:15 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with a robbery in North Rome more than a year ago. According to an arrest warrant and a previous Rome Police Department report: Security camera footage showed 25-year-old Jaylon D’Amonte Jester of Rome robbing two…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–10:20 a.m. -Mo Burge, 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 Since 2020, the Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission has seen a steady increase of applications, mainly for changes of zoning and new construction. From less than 40 in…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–10:11 a.m. -Staff reports- Georgia Power intends to use the retired Plant Hammond facility in Floyd County as one of the locations for a new “grid-connected” battery energy storage system The battery systems were approved during the 2023 Integrated Resource Plan update. Other sites include a solar facility near Robins Air Force…… read more
Monday, January 6, 2025–8:33 a.m. -AAA South- Georgia gas prices reversed their downward trend with Monday’s state average a penny more than a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average of $2.90 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is still a penny less than a month ago and seven cents less than this time last year.…… read more
January 4th, 2025 – 2:00 PM The Georgia Department of Transportation – The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced, weather permitting, that crews will periodically close lanes on 2nd Avenue nightly beginning Monday, January 6 through Friday, January 10. The lane closures are part of the 2nd Avenue improvement project that stretches from the Oostanaula…… read more
Friday, January 3, 2025–11:40 a.m. -News Release- The Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its annual induction ceremony and banquet, set for Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Forum River Center in Rome. Doors will open at 5:00 PM, with the ceremony beginning at 5:45 PM. Tickets and tables of eight are…… read more