SAFETY TIPS: Track registered sex offenders in your community. Click Offender Watch Crime Mapping: See what crimes have been reported in your neighborhood. Crime Mapping Rome Police Department’s anonymous crime tip line. 706-236-5000. Click for details. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office partners with The Wanted Channel to provide an outlet to post wanted persons: Bartow’s most… Read more
12:40 p.m. update: Floyd County Police report US 27 North is now re-opened. Previous report: From Floyd E-911: U.S. 27 North near Lynn Drive and Duggar Drive in Armuchee (north of Mount Berry Mall) is shutdown in both directions as of 10:45 a.m. with downed power lines across the road. Georgia Power crews are on… Read more
Update from Bartow County Schools: On July 19, 2019, the Bartow County School System immediately terminated Bryan Somers as a contracted substitute teacher following notification of his arrest by the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office. He will no longer be eligible to obtain employment opportunities with the school system moving forward. Media release: According to Sheriff Clark… Read more
Demolition crews were joined by federal and local authorities Wednesday morning for the as a former grocery/residence at 216 E. 20th St. that law enforcement say was a drug haven and opium den for years was brought down. The structure was about a block west of Maple Avenue. Since earlier Wednesday, city crews havdbeen at… Read more
Please use Turner McCall or other ways to or from downtown Rome this afternoon. The lights at the intersection of Second Avenue and Riverbend Drive are out as of 3:30 p.m. The above image is from the traffic camera in the area taken at 3:24 p.m. Below please see the Google Traffic map for Rome… Read more
CLEARED: All service restored. 6:05 p.m. 1,000 customers back up; around 700 to go. 5:50 p.m. 400 customers back on line; 1,300 still without service. 5:30 p.m. A large part of Rome is without power this afternoon. At least 1,695 customers of Georgia Power lost service around 5 p.m. Sunday. The repair estimate is… Read more
The Floyd County Superior Court Grand Jury returned 42 true bills of indictment on Friday including a murder indictment for Wallace Chambers, Jr., 46, in the May 30th shooting death of 74-year-old Johnny Lewis Price of Rome. Indictments Previous reports from Rome Police: On Thursday, May 30 at about 5:50 p.m., officers with the Rome… Read more
Second Avenue near the levee is now cleared after an emergency situation on the old footbridge. According to Sgt. Chase Burnes with Rome Police, a female climbed over the fence on the bridge and was threatening to jump. Officers were able to calm her down and talked her back over the fence to safety. She… Read more
A Rome woman has died from injuries sustained in an accident Sunday afternoon. Betty Jo Battles, 85, died Tuesday at an area hospital. Preliminary reports from Rome Police show the accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of North Broad and Callahan Avenue. The initial investigation shows Mrs. Battles was at fault, having… Read more
Media release: The Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia Board of Directors has appointed Kimberly King to serve as interim executive director of the Center, effective July 10. King has been employed by the center since 2011, serving most recently as director of programs and services. As such, she oversees and helps teach the center’s… Read more
Media release: Investigators have made two arrests for vandalism and theft that occurred Sunday night at the concession stand of the Pepperell High School football stadium. Approximately $300 in stolen candy and drinks has been recovered. Two 13-year-old eighth graders from the Pepperell school district were charged Wednesday with second-degree felony burglary, second-degree felony criminal damage… Read more
We thank John Bishop with of The Avenue Wealth Management for these photos of a downed power pole on Second Avenue near his business and across from the United Community Bank teller lines. Please use First Avenue or some of the side roads off Glenn Milner through midday today as cleanup continues. No reports… Read more
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office media release: Effective July 9, Cpl. Christopher Parton has been terminated from his employment with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office for Conduct Unbecoming a Deputy. His termination stems from an arrest that occurred on June 3, in which Parton conducted himself in such a manner that was unprofessional, negligent and incompetent in the performance of… Read more
From Georgia State Patrol, Post 3 in Cartersville: A red Ford Explorer was traveling north on I-75 near mile marker 305 in the middle lane (near the Ga. 140/Adairsville exit). The rear left tire suffered a malfunction, causing the driver to lose control of her vehicle. The vehicle traveled across the right lane of the roadway… Read more
THE LATEST From the state: Traffic crashes across Georgia during the July Fourth holiday travel period resulted in 26 traffic deaths. This year, the holiday travel period was 102 hours long. It began at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. Statewide, Georgia State Troopers investigated 513 traffic crashes resulting in 307 injuries, and 17 fatalities. … Read more