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Home Near Kingston Gutted By Morning Blaze (Video)
A home in rural Northeast Floyd County was completely gutted by a blaze just before dawn Saturday while the homeowner was out of town.
The structure fire at 63 Price Road was originally reported by a passerby around 6:00 am Saturday, leading firefighters from Rome Fire Engines 4 and 9 along with Quint 3 and Car [...]
Car Runs Off Bridge in Armuchee; One Reportedly Trapped
A call to 911 just before 7:00 PM Friday left multiple units from the Rome Fire Department, Floyd County Police and two Redmond EMS units scrambling to a remote location in Armuchee after a car is reportedly perilously hanging from a bridge over a creek.
Rome Fire Engines 8 and 9 along with Rescue 1 and Cars [...]
Arizonans React To Court Ruling As Limited Immigration Law Takes Effect
Residents of the Western U.S. state of Arizona reacted Thursday to a federal judge’s ruling that blocked key parts of a controversial state immigration law.
Judge Bolton temporarily blocked some of the broad powers that the law would have given local police in immigration enforcement, which under the US constitution is a [...]
Petz Enterprises, Inc. Announces Plans to Open a New Regional Office In Rome
Petz Enterprises, Inc. announced on July, 30 plans to open a new southeastern regional office in Rome and Floyd County. “We have made a strategic decision to establish a permanent presence in the Southeast to continue to serve our growing customer base. With the experienced talent available in Rome, Georgia, we feel it is a [...]
NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys and East Coast
Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new NOAA analysis. This [...]
Shorter University Boasts Six NAIA Scholar Team Award Winners
Shorter University, on the heels of its most successful season of intercollegiate athletic competition in school history, saw six of its athletic programs earn NAIA Scholar Team Awards for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The NAIA released its complete list of NAIA Scholar Team Award winning schools on Tuesday.
“We are extremely proud of these teams for their [...]
Arrest Reports
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Felony Arrest Report: Friday, July 30, 2010
According to police and Floyd County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities and charged with at least one felony crime:
Clarence William Adams, 48, of 126 Holbrook Dr. in Rome, was arrested at 4:30 p.m. Friday by the Floyd County Police Department and was charged with felony terroristic threats and acts [...] -
DUI Report: Friday, July 30, 2010
According to police and Floyd County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
Roger Payton Weaver, 60, of 24 Lake Park Dr. in Rome, was arrested at 10:05 a.m. Friday by the Georgia State Patrol and was charged with driving under [...] -
Felony Arrest Report: Thursday, July 29, 2010
According to police and Floyd County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities and charged with at least one felony crime:
David Earl Ayers, 42, of 3971 Alabama Hwy. in Rome, was arrested at 1:04 a.m. Thursday by the Floyd County Police Department and was charged with felony aggravated stalking and felony [...] - More from Arrest Reports
Community
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Fundraisers Scheduled For Floyd County Animal Shelter This Weekend
Jennifer Lowery has scheduled two fundraisers for the animals at the Floyd County Animal Shelter this weekend. This is Jennifer’s fourth straight year coordinating events and has raised over $4000 for the purchase of several items to make the shelter more comfortable for the animals housed there.
Some items paid for by Lowery’s efforts are Kuranda [...]
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Community Events Update
The following is the information for the first update of the new Event Pages. We will continue to expand our event listings and update it every Wednesday with listings for the following 2 weeks.
Concerts:
Friday, August 6:
Infinity Show Band at Bridgepoint Plaza at 7 p.m. in Rome
Nightlife:
Wednesday, July 28:
Karaoke at 333 on Broad at 9 p.m.
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Kroger West Center Sold To Local Businessman
Rome businessman Randolph Oswalt completed a real estate transaction on Tuesday, July 27 to purchase the Kroger West shopping center at 2448 Shorter Ave. The center was developed by R.H. Ledbetter Properties in the late 1980s for Kroger, with the largest space, 49,314 square feet, occupied by the grocery store. After Kroger West closed five [...]
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Public Safety
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Home Near Kingston Gutted By Morning Blaze (Video)
A home in rural Northeast Floyd County was completely gutted by a blaze just before dawn Saturday while the homeowner was out of town.
The structure fire at 63 Price Road was originally reported by a passerby around 6:00 am Saturday, leading firefighters from Rome Fire Engines 4 and 9 along with Quint 3 and Car [...] -
Car Runs Off Bridge in Armuchee; One Reportedly Trapped
A call to 911 just before 7:00 PM Friday left multiple units from the Rome Fire Department, Floyd County Police and two Redmond EMS units scrambling to a remote location in Armuchee after a car is reportedly perilously hanging from a bridge over a creek.
Rome Fire Engines 8 and 9 along with Rescue 1 and Cars [...] -
Arson Suspected In Overnight South Rome Blaze
The actions of a quick responding Rome Police Officer made the investigation of a house fire in South Rome a lot easier after he spotted the blaze and a possible suspect walking away early Sunday morning.
According to Rome Police Officer Jason Brownlow, he was en route to a dispatched call in South Rome just before [...] - More from Public Safety
Government
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Water Service Interruption on August 3rd
Water service to Floyd County Water customers on Booze Mountain Road from Donahoo Drive to Reeceburg Road will be interrupted and Booze Mountain Road will be reduced to one lane at the location, during the hours and on the date shown below to allow Floyd County Water Department to complete [...]
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Floyd County Board Of Commissioners Approve Tax Rate For 2010
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners approved the tax levy for 2010 this week. The millage rate for 2010 is 29.668 mills or $29.668 per $1,000 in assessed property value.
The millage rate is broken down into 4 parts, the first of which is set by the Floyd County Board of Education at 18.588 mills. The [...] -
Thousands of ‘Secret’ Afghan War Files Released on Internet
U.S. and Pakistani officials are condemning the publication of leaked documents that are said to be secret U.S. military files about the Afghanistan war.
The website WikiLeaks posted tens of thousands of documents online Sunday, and said it has another 15,000 documents that will be released “as the security situation in Afghanistan permits.” It says the [...] - More from Government
Other Recent Articles
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Dr. Kristine Briones Mull Joins Floyd Primary Care Network
Kristine Briones Mull, M.D., has joined the Floyd Primary Care Network as a family medicine physician. She will practice medicine at 319 Redmond Rd. beginning August 1.
Dr. Mull earned her medical doctorate from the Medical University of the Americas, Saint Kitts and Nevis. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University [...] -
Floyd is Top-Ranking Blood Donor Group in Region
In addition to providing life-saving medical services, Floyd Medical Center and its affiliates are giving back to the community in another capacity–blood donations.
According to Blood Assurance, blood donors at Floyd ranked as the largest donor group in the Blood Assurance service region.
Donors gave 796 units of blood were collected in 2009 at blood drives [...] -
A Bat and a Dream: Berry Alum Palmer Karr Continues Baseball Success
Fresh off an appearance in the American Association All-Star Game, former Berry College outfielder Palmer Karr is getting back to the business of helping his current team toward its goal of a league championship while continuing his own chase of a dream.
Karr, who turned 28 in June, was one of the nation’s [...] -
DUI Report: Thursday, July 29, 2010
According to police and Floyd County Jail records, the following people were arrested recently by local authorities and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
Teresa Nanette Schaap, 46, of 25 Brookwood Ave. in Rome, was arrested at 12:07 a.m. Thursday by the Rome Police Department and was charged with driving under the [...] - Archives:
