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[VIDEO] GHC reveals new sculpture that honors past & present students

[VIDEO] GHC reveals new sculpture that honors past & present students

September 18th, 2025 – 2:35 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Georgia Highlands College unveiled a new landmark on its Floyd County Campus Thursday morning. Students, faculty, and community members gathered for the reveal of a seven-foot wooden sculpture depicting a student raising a diploma, surrounded by charger horses…

Wings Over North Georgia takes flight next month

Wings Over North Georgia takes flight next month

Thursday, September 18, 2025–9:40 a.m. -News Release- The 2025 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show returns in less than a month, and aviation enthusiasts can still buy tickets for one of the region’s top attractions. WONG was established in 2012 and has been named North Georgia’s favorite fall family weekend event and twice voted one of USA…

Man charged with theft, obstruction

Man charged with theft, obstruction

Thursday, September 18, 2025–9:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- A Rome man is facing multiple charges following his arrest on Wednesday. According to Floyd County Jail records: 38-year-old Brice Alan Williams pulled away from officers as they were trying to detain him on an outstanding warrant. It was later discovered that the moped he was…

Anna K. Davie’s Chase Bowles named RCS Teacher of the Year

Anna K. Davie’s Chase Bowles named RCS Teacher of the Year

Thursday, September 18, 2025–7:45 a.m. -Rome City Schools News Release- Loving their job, the people they work with, and being able to have an impact on students was a common theme heard by the winners at Rome City Schools’ Exemplary Professionals Banquet on Tuesday night at the College and Career Academy at Rome High School.…

One Man’s Opinion, “Something’s GOT to Give,”

One Man’s Opinion, “Something’s GOT to Give,”

Wednesday, September 17, 2025, -Bill Crane Luigi Mangione, Tyler Robinson, Dylann Roof, Colt Gray, and Thomas Matthew Crooks… In order, the alleged murderer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, charged assassin in the killing of Charlie Kirk, convicted murderer of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, SC in 2015, the former classmate and alleged shooter of 11 students and adults (4 fatalities, 2…

Arrest reports for September 17

Arrest reports for September 17

Wednesday, September 17, 2025–10:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged in 2023 armed robbery A man from Temple, Georgia, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday on felony warrants charging him with robbery, aggravated assault, 1st-degree burglary, and criminal trespass. According to the warrants: 43-year-old David Gene Ray broke open the door…