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Safety Improvements Underway on Floyd County Roads
Road improvements are underway in some parts of Floyd County that officials hope will curb the rate of injuries and crashes on our local roads. Contractors have already been seen on Calhoun Road and on the portion of Black’s Bluff Road that connects Fosters Mill Road with the southwest bypass. These crews are installing center and edge line rumble strips using equipment that mills existing pavement. “After milling is complete,...
Meet The Candidates In The Floyd County Sheriff and Clerk Of Court Races
In less than a month, voters will decide who will assume the role of two of Floyd County’s constitutional officers — sheriff and clerk of court. Because the two races are on the Republican Party primary ballot and there are no Democratic Party candidates, the May 21 primary decides the contest. For Floyd County Sheriff is one term incumbent Dave Roberson and challenger Robbie Whitfield. Both men are 20+ year...
3 Family Members Accused Of Conspiring To Distribute 8 Pounds Of Meth
Three members of a Rome family have been arrested and are charged with conspiring to sell approximately 8 pounds of methamphetamine, reports state. According to Floyd County Jail reports: Agents with the Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force arrested Annie Sue Chambers, 78, at her home at 22 Reece St. Wednesday, and charged her with conspiring to “transport and hide over 7 pounds of meth” at 513 E. 14th St.” ...
Northwest Georgia Housing Authority Begins Instituting 'Moving To Work' Program
The Northwest Georgia Housing Authority is moving forward with plans to institute a work-specific program to get residents moving toward self-sufficiency. Under the Moving to Work program, each resident from the age of 18 to 62, with a few caveats, would have to work at least 15 hours a week. Residents who are in school, primary caregivers to children under the age of 6 and others with health conditions are exempted from the requirement. ...
Kingston Police Seek Public's Help After Thieves Use Stolen Truck to Steal ATM in Early Morning Heist
The Kingston Police Department is hunting for the brazen thieves who stole a white pickup truck and then rammed it through the front of the Mobil gas station at 130 Main St. in an early morning smash-and-grab today. The suspects made off with an ATM but abandoned both the machine and the truck in a remote area of Kingston, leaving behind a trail of destruction and significantly damaging the building.
Pattern Of Shootings Continues in East Rome Over The Weekend
Shots were fired into two East Rome homes over the weekend as police continue to investigate a consistently high number of firearms stolen from, mostly, unlocked vehicles. Rome police were called early Sunday morning to a home on East 15th Street on reports that several shots were fired into the house. When police arrived they found a blue sedan with multiple bullet holes and several bullet holes in the home. ...
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