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December 3rd, 2025 – 12:45 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Tuesday night, Downtown Rome lit up with joy as crowds gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season with the 2025 Rome Christmas Parade. Broad Street transformed into a festive scene with this year’s theme being “Christmastime…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025–9:40 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Candidates are continuing to express interest in running for Congress following the recent announcement from Marjorie Taylor Greene that she will be stepping down, effective January 5. Brett Clark is the latest to join the exploratory stage for the upcoming special election in Georgia’s 14th Congressional…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025–9:20 a.m. -News Release- Shannon Kennedy-Newby, a native of Bay City, Michigan, has been appointed chairperson of the 2025-2026 Heart of the Community Foundation Board of Governors. Shannon and her husband own Newby Farm + Vineyard in Rome. Shannon is a graduate of Emory University and has made Rome her home since…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025–8:55 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Commission held its first public hearing regarding the fiscal year 2026 budget on Monday night. According to Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord, work on the budget began in August. Since November, there have been three budget work sessions as well as meetings with…
Tuesday, December 2, 2025–12:30 p.m. GBI News Release- t the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, GBI Agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Bartow County, GA. One man was shot and killed. No deputies were injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that around 4:50 p.m. on December 1, 2025, Bartow County…