Wednesday, March 18, 2025–9:55 p.m. -News Release- Atrium Health Floyd will hold a Career Fair this Thursday, March 20, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive. Both clinical and non-clinical opportunities are available at multiple locations. Drop-ins are welcome; applicants can also pre-register here: https://bit.ly/4gU4v9H While people…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025–9:55 p.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to a ‘shots fired’ call in West Rome Monday evening. According to the incident report: Officers were dispatched to the apartments on Lyons Drive where some witnesses said they heard gunshots and a car leaving the area, but did they not see anyone.…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025–9:50 p.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with identity theft An arrest has been made in an identity theft case dating back to May of 2021. According to an arrest warrant: 36-year-old Hershell Kyle Pirkle passed himself off as a Florida woman when he used her personal information to hack her…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025–9:11 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The election to fill the vacant Post Four seat on the Floyd County Commission is headed to a runoff. David Thornton (R) was the top vote-getter with 1,985 votes while Chip Hood (R) finished second with 1,359 votes. Thornton and Hood will now head to a…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025–9:00 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority has closed on the sale of just over 20 acres in the Battey Business Center, which is the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital site in West Rome. RTLA, which is owned by the shareholders of VT Industries, paid $1.6 million for…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025–8:45 p.m. -Staff reports- The election to fill the vacant Post Four seat on the Floyd County Commission appears to be headed to a runoff. David Thornton (R) leads with 1,881 votes while Chip Hood (R) is second with 1,272 votes. Shonna Bailey (D) is third with 1,151 votes, followed by Corey…
