Media release: The Rome Police Department will be coordinating “Operation: Prom Promise 2015” on Thursday and Friday. It is an event designed to share information about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs with teenage drivers. read more
Media release: Chief Garry Moss states that on Saturday at approximately 1:22 a.m., Calhoun Police were called to West May Street in reference to a domestic dispute. While searching for the address of the call, officers discovered a motor vehicle sitting off the roadway and stopped to investigate. After examining the vehicle, officers discovered the… Read more
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We’re awaiting updates on funeral and memorial arrangements for Bob Burns. More details later today. One of the founding members of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died in a Bartow County crash. According to the AJC: Georgia State Patrol has confirmed Robert Lewis Burns Jr., 64, died in a single-car crash. read more
From WRGA: Calhoun Police are currently investigating an incident where a white male was discovered unresponsive inside a motor vehicle on West Line Street around 1:20a.m. Saturday morning. Officers discovered the vehicle after being dispatched to the area in reference to a domestic dispute. read more
From WRGA: More charges have been brought against a man charged with murdering a Floyd County couple in February. According to arrest warrants at the Floyd County Jail, 27-year-old Emerson Mack Abbott Jr. is accused of using a woman’s credit card to purchase a prepaid American Express BlueBird Card valued at $900 back on January 9.… Read more
Media release: As a result of multiple investigations conducted by the Floyd County Police Department Criminal investigation Division, investigators along with members of the Rome/Floyd Metro Task Force and Floyd County Police Patrol Division executed a search warrant at 312 Canard Road, the residence of Paul Brent Howell. Subsequently, Howell was arrested for False Imprisonment,… Read more
Media release: The investigative division of the Floyd County Police Department has charged a Cave Spring man with additional acts of violence following several months of investigation. The crimes span a seven-year period and include crimes of rape, kidnapping and terroristic threats. read more
Media release: The Floyd County Court Appointed Special Advocate Program has been awarded recertification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. This certification recognizes that Floyd County CASA continues to be in compliance with National CASA’s high standards for quality child advocacy. The CASA Program provides trained and supervised volunteers to speak for the best… Read more
Media release: Distracted driving is one of the most serious traffic safety issues for today’s motorists. It accounts for thousands of fatal and/or serious injury accidents each year. Too many people believe that it is all right to text, talk on the phone or play with their mobile devices while driving. read more
From Floyd County Police: Investigators are seeking information about a vehicle that was targeted by a man who was running from police Tuesday morning. The pursuit occurred on Calhoun Road when a man fled police on foot and stole a car at a gas station within the city of Rome. The man was arrested after… Read more
Federal Judge Harold L. Murphy on Monday granted Shorter University’s request to postpone (“stay”) some preliminary legal moves in former students’ class action suit against the university that alleges specific damages done by the theft of personal information from The Hill last fall. Shorter’s attorneys sought the delay while the court reviews the university’s request… Read more
The jobs board on the website of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce now lists Shorter University’s bids to replace Athletics Director Bill Peterson and Men’s Basketball Coach Chad Warner. The positions also are listed on Shorter’s employment page with 16 other full-time vacancies and 17 adjunct openings. Both left amid the growing unraveling of a… Read more