A small car and a semi-tractor trailer collided on U.S. 27 in front of Berry College on Wednesday morning. Witnesses say both vehicles are off the side of the highway as the investigation continues. Floyd E-911 reports traffic is flowing at the intersection with the entrance to the college but vehicles in both direction are… Read more
THE LATEST Floyd County Coroner Gene Proctor says he initiated the investigation into the death of 3-year-old Dajarius Hudson a year ago after he was summoned to Redmond Regional Medical Center following the child’s death. Proctor says he noted some “red flags” during his initial review and had the boy’s body sent to the GBI… Read more
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… Read more
NBC News report takes a look at ‘The Base‘, the neo-Nazi network with ties to three Georgia men arrested by Floyd County Police on Thursday. NBC Report The report highlights the FBI arrests of other alleged white supremacists and looks at the decentralized neo-Nazi movement. According to the report, ‘The Base’ has chapters across the U.S.… Read more
Here’s the latest on the three men arrested by Floyd County Police and the FBI. The 20-page document follows. THE LATEST Media release: A Floyd County man and two others from Georgia are currently in jail for charges that allege they were involved in a white supremacist group with plans to overthrow the government and murder a… Read more
The following is a copy of the document identified as Exhibit 1 in this case. We caution you that there are “f bombs” in parts of the 18-page document as well as some slurs. Likewise, there are references to plotting two murders and even mention of “future targets,” all being in the “television media.” There… Read more
A West Virginia jury has convicted a Cartersville man in connection with the death of 20-year-old Courtney Nicole DuBois whose remains were found at the Bartow County Landfill in August 2018. According to WVNews.com, Terrick Robinson, 35, of Cartersville, was found guilty of all eight drug and gun charges, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in… Read more
THE LATEST Law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s help in solving a Dec. 22 hit-and-run that took the life of a local woman. Officials have determined that the vehicle driven during the hit and run was a 2007 model or later white Buick Enclave. The incident happened on Prior Station Road around 6:30 p.m.… Read more
In context: The latest in an apparently unrelated string of armed robberies in Floyd and Polk counties took place in Cedartown on Tuesday morning. Thanks to a witness, police there arrested a suspect in the case. It was the second time in a week an armed robbery suspect was caught soon after the crime.… Read more
According to Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston: On Monday morning, Jan. 13, Kayla Silvers, 29, was reported missing by a family member who told deputies she’d last been seen on Saturday. Jan. 11. Detectives immediately initiated a search for the missing woman. Detectives had also developed information that she had been the victim of an… Read more
Media release: The Floyd County Police Department received a generous donation of the opioid antidote naloxone from Floyd Against Drugs on Tuesday. This donation will equip officers to save lives and revive overdose victims who are unresponsive as a result of opioids. The gift from FAD is part of their work to fulfill a need in… Read more
9 a.m. update: Ga. 101 at Wax Road is beginning to clear following a series of accidents this morning. PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY Watch your commute into Rome this morning. There’s a wreck in the 4300 block of Rockmart Highway that has traffic stalled in some areas, according to Floyd E-911. The backup starts… Read more
A 12-year-old Aragon girl was hit while trying to cross Highway 101 at Wax Road on Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. She is being treated for non life-threatening injuries at Floyd Medical Center. According to Sgt. Chris Fincher with Floyd County Police, there was a group of three girls attempting to cross Highway 101… Read more
An Alabama man was arrested Friday afternoon by Floyd County Police detectives on charges he traveled to Rome with the intent of having sex with a child (minor). Paul Taylor Trammell, 40, of a Centre, AL address, drove to Floyd County on Friday after chatting for more than a week with a Floyd County Police… Read more
Mason, a Darlington sophomore, was taken to Erlanger in Chattanooga after initial treatment at Floyd Medical Center following the accident. The coaches mentioned in his parents’ Facebook post are from Darlington’s football team. 2:15 p.m. Thursday: Updates from the Georgia State Patrol: On Wednesday at approximately 7:15 p.m., 2001 Honda Civic driven by Antonio… Read more
Media release: The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office announces six promotions, an appointment and a retirement. Richard Argo is being promoted from Captain in Field Services to Major in Field Services. Argo has been employed with the Sheriff’s Office for over 26 years and has spent the majority of his career in the Warrant Division. Allen Pledger… Read more
A 46-year-old Rome man is in the Floyd County Jail on Thursday facing charges of armed robbery. Arrested on warrants Wednesday was Arvin R. Louis, 46, of Klassing Street, jail records show. He is the suspect in a South Rome armed robbery from Tuesday evening, according to Assistant Rome Police Chief Debbie Burnett. Jail records… Read more