Wednesday, April 30, 2025–11:00 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Two people have been arrested in the theft of a vehicle from a residence on June Street late last week. According to Floyd County Jail records: 44-year-old Michael Anthony Moss Jr. and 29-year-old Destiny Jene Mangel, both of Rome, took the 2014 Fiat 500L, valued at…
Wednesday, April 30, 2025–10:25 a.m. -Staff reports- Two people were shot by a federal agent during an attempted traffic stop in Calhoun Tuesday night. According to a news release: The Calhoun Police Department’s Special Operations Unit, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, tried to stop the vehicle at around 11:30 p.m. on Outlet Center…
Wednesday, April 30, 2025–9:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request for a proposed data center near Coosa High School when it meets on Thursday. The property at 156 Vann Drive is currently zoned Suburban Residential, and the applicant is seeking a change to Heavy Industrial. Planning…
Wednesday, April 30, 2025–9:40 a.m. -Georgia Environmental Protection Division- Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The ban, which has been in place every summer since 2005, affects many counties in north and central Georgia. Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Chattooga, and Polk Counties are…
Wednesday, April 30, 2025–9:12 a.m. -Staff reports- The GBI has been called in to help investigate the deaths of two people in Aragon. Few details are known at this time regarding the incident that occurred on Walnut Street on Tuesday. A statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation read: “At the request of the Aragon…