Floyd County News

A window of sunshine and no rain allowed the celebration of a Floyd County landmark to go on as planned.

The sounds of banjos, guitars and accompanying voices will once again stake their claim in Floyd County this week.

One of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office's most wanted was arrested Saturday night by Georgia State Patrol after she was stopped during a road block, according to Floyd County Jail Reports.

A good deluge of rain can lead to more than just the possibility of minor flooding along the rivers of Rome and Floyd County.

Update: Nearly 2.5 inches of rain has fallen on Floyd County today, according to the National Weather Service, and more is expected tonight.

The stronger storms have moved through the area, leaving wet roads and swollen creeks in their wake.

Everyone has a comfort zone or two. I think I have two. I love to talk sports and coach and I also really enjoy the animal science or animal husbandry side of my job.

A Rome man was arrested Saturday and charged with felony burglary, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

An inmate in the Floyd County Jail allegedly broke a fire alarm off the wall inside the facility, according to jail reports.

A Rome woman is facing charges of felony cruelty to children after she left a 7-year-old home alone Thursday, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

Police say a Rome man stole 2,500 hydrocodone tablets from a pharmacy where he worked, according to a Floyd County Jail report.

The 13th annual Calhoun H.E.R.D. program sale is scheduled for May 29 at 12:30 p.m. at the Northwest Georgia Research and Education Center livestock pavilion in Calhoun.

A pair of events is set to unleash competitors on the roadways of Rome and Floyd County during the next few weekends.

Georgia Power community representative Tequila Smith talks with Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, Rep.

In this March 2013 FILE photo, Al Rowland and Dr. Wade Sellers set off to work on their bicycles from home.

A Rome man and woman were arrested late Wednesday night and face drug charges, according to Floyd County Jail reports.

A crew member for the film "Need for Speed" drives a Ford Mustang down Cave Spring Road, May 16, 2013.

Floyd County's unemployment insurance initial claims were up a fraction in April when compared with March but dropped when compared with April 2012, according to Georgia Department of Labor reports.

Rome-Floyd County fire and emergency responders are on the scene of a house fire reported on Parkwood Circle about 6:40 p.m. The road is blocked to traffic and Georgia Power Co.

Authorities arrested three men Tuesday on accusations they were growing marijuana in a tree house, reports state.