Media release: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Hospitality House for Women is preparing to increase Rome-Floyd County’s awareness and knowledge of DV, as well as breaking down barriers for victims. Hospitality House has been offering services and advocacy to victims/survivors of DV in Floyd County for more than 40 years. “Hospitality House has been fortunate… Read more
CLEARED: Accident; I-75 NB, Emerson-Allatoona Road CR 397, Bartow Co.. UPDATED Major headache this morning on I-75 northbound near LakePoint/Emerson exit. Georgia DOT reports Exit 283 is blocked because of a fuel spill from a tractor trailer. The ramp should reopen by 8 a.m. More from DOT: “This is a GA 511 travel alert for… Read more
Monday update: From the GBI: On Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Region One office was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 2 p.m., the Floyd County/Rome PD SWAT Team was located in the area of 461 Chulio Road, Rome, to arrest Jeffery Tyler Aycock,… Read more
Radio station WZQZ 99.1 FM and AM 1180 reports Renee Lanham, known for her work at Hair Benders in downtown Rome, has been indicted by a Chattooga County Grand Jury on “murder charges in connection with the shooting death of her husband over two years ago.” According to the report: Chattooga County Sheriff Mark… Read more
A woman was airlifted to a trauma hospital Saturday evening with serious injuries following a crash on the Rome Bypass at Kingston Highway involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. According to Floyd Police Officer Cody Lanier, the crash occured around 6:30 p.m. and shut down the bypass for short amount of time. A Jeep was… Read more
Rockmart Police are investigating the death of an unidentified male whose body was found in a shallow creek behind the SunTrust Bank off Elm Street around 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Assistant Chief Jonathan Fuller says a nearby resident called E-911 after smelling a foul odor. Police began a search of the area and located… Read more
UPDATED All service restored. PREVIOUSLY Nearly 500 customers are without power in Kingston at 8 p.m. Sunday because a “car crash with power pole. Georgia Power working to restore power,” reports the Bartow County Fire Department. The Georgia Power outage map reports restoration should be complete by 1 a.m. Monday. Read more
Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 3:50 a.m. this morning (Sept 21), jail officers responded to an inmate experiencing a medical emergency in the county jail. Fire/Rescue and EMS personnel responded to the jail and were on-scene within minutes. The inmate, a 57 year old woman, was transported to Gordon Hospital where she was subsequently… Read more
Second arrest in recent arson/murder case also unwinds a string of other violent crimes, according to a release from the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office. Per the release, the arson/murder case also includes another homicide, a drive-by shooting and other crimes. Detectives believe the recent drive-by shooting and arson/murder cases were an attempt to silence… Read more
We received lots of notes Thursday night about lots of law enforcement vehicles spotted on the Bypass in Rome. The first note came soon after about two dozen vehicles were spotted coming from the training center on Callier Springs Road. They had traveled to Dodd Boulevard and then left onto U.S. 411. The answer appears… Read more
An East Rome resident reports spotting two potential wild dogs on Thursday in their neighborhood. It is the first report we know of for the remaining members of the pack of wild dogs that have been running in East Rome and Between the Rivers. No new sightings at Saint Mary’s School since two dogs… Read more
A Wednesday afternoon collision on U.S. 27 near Stonebridge Drive and the former Piggly Wiggly critically injures one driver, according to the state patrol. From the Georgia State Patrol: A 2006 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling north on U.S. 27. The Chevrolet traveled across the central turn lane and into the southbound lanes of the highway.… Read more
THE LATEST No arrest to report as of Thursday morning based on our early checks. Continuing updates throughout the day. WEDNESDAY Area law enforcement officers continue to search for Jefferey Tyler Aycock following what Floyd County Police Sgt. Chris Fincher describes as an exchange of gunfire during an attempted arrested Tuesday night. According to… Read more
We have two reports on this case: Media release(Rome Police): On Sept. 17, 2019, the culmination of investigative efforts amongmultiple law enforcement agencies resulted in the seizure and recovery of more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine, numerous firearms, prescription pills, seizure of multiple vehicles, plus U.S. Currency. This resulted in the arrest of more than… Read more
Watch out if commuting into Rome from Armuchee or Chattooga County. Witnesses say a truck has gone off the embankment of U.S. 27 south and hit a fence at Berry College. A wrecker is on the scene are as Berry College police officers. The Google Traffic map is showing congestion in that area above… Read more
From the Georgia State Patrol: Vehicle no. 1, a late model Ford Explorer, was traveling south on U.S. 27 in the inside lane of travel. It began to rotate counter clockwise, picking up on the two driver-side wheels. The vehicle struck the guardrail with its undercarriage continuing south. The Explorer then began to flip, ejecting… Read more
Jackson Cain Butler, 20, of Calhoun In context: Twenty-four suspects, including 20-year-old Jackson Cain Butler of Calhoun, have been arrested in a massive child sex sting conducted by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Charges include Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act and Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude Media release:… Read more