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[VIDEO] NWGA Seniors saddle up for wild west inforum

[VIDEO] NWGA Seniors saddle up for wild west inforum

April 30th, 2025 – 4:30 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – A Wild West celebration brought hundreds of seniors to the Thornton Recreation Center Wednesday morning for the annual Senior Inforum, hosted by the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Department and the Senior Advisory Council. Assistant Recreation Services Manager and…

Two charged with motor vehicle theft

Two charged with motor vehicle theft

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…

Two shot during attempted traffic stop in Calhoun

Two shot during attempted traffic stop in Calhoun

Wednesday, April 30, 2025–5:25 p.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 from the GBI: At the request of the Calhoun Police Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred late Tuesday night…

Planning commission to hear rezoning request for data center in Coosa on Thursday

Planning commission to hear rezoning request for data center in Coosa on Thursday

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…

Georgia’s open burn ban begins May 1

Georgia’s open burn ban begins May 1

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…

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