Floyd County News

The Northwest Georgia economy is still feeling the squeeze of unemployment as the regiona s unadjusted unemployment rose slightly to 11.2 percent in October.

During its caucus session Tuesday, the Floyd County Commission questioned Richard Garland, executive director of the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority, regarding plans for a fitness room at the North Floyd Park recreation center under construction in Armuchee.

Four Floyd County residents were jailed Wednesday night on felony drug charges by the Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force, reports stated.

All banks will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26. Greater Rome, Heritage and River City will be closing early at 2 p.m. Nov.

A federal judge denied bond for a Rome man accused of child pornography possession after testimony Wednesday revealed the man had violated several terms of previous Floyd County bond - including allegedly having inappropriate contact with a child.

A blaze on New Calhoun Highway in the northern part of Floyd County was part of a training exercise for new firefighters Wednesday.

Floyd County could become Northwest Georgiaa s next a Work Ready Communitya before the end of the month.

A Rome man already in custody for an armed robbery earlier this month was additionally charged on Monday with another robbery a ' at the same convenience store one year ago.

Dr. Craig McDaniel, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College , has named Anthony Gallman as cosmetology instructor; Larry Jarrett as aviation maintenance instructor; Lura Sheppard as GED chief examiner; Lee Ann Williams as practical nursing instructor and Denise Wittman as medical business administrative technology instructor.

Middle-schoolers from four Floyd County schools gathered at the Rome-Floyd County Library this morning to match their mathematical minds in a county competition.

A Silver Creek man pleaded guilty to planting a homemade grenade at a Coosa convenience store in federal court on Mon-day. On April 24, 2008, Richard Aubrey Garrett III, 36, left the homemade bomb at the Kangaroo convenience store, near Coosa High School, on Alabama Highway.

A Rome man was jailed late Wednesday and later released on bail after he was alleged to have been involved in a fight, reports stated.

Rome-Floyd County firefighters are battling a trailer fire reported on Burnett Ferry Road near Barker Road shortly before 6 p.m. Firefighters on the scene said the trailer is fully involved and the fire was spreading to a nearby 18-wheeler. Check back for updates.

The Rome bypass, the Alto Park softball complex and Walker Mountain Landfill are among the cornerstones of Floyd County that were built with revenue from a special purpose, local option sales tax.

After being pulled over on Alabama Highway and consenting to a vehicle search, a Rome woman was arrested Friday, reports stated.

The Annual Noon Optimist Pancake Breakfast will be Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive.

A firefighter looks on as a blaze consumes a home at 350 Brewer Road. slideshow Flames consume a home at 350 Brewer Road late Friday evening.

The 40 th annual Calhoun Bull Evaluation Sale will be Friday, Dec. 11, at 12:30 p.m. at the Northwest Georgia Branch Experiment Station Livestock Pavilion in Calhoun.

A Rome man remained jailed Friday after being arrested for a probation violation warrant and charged with drug possession, reports stated.

A Rome man was jailed late Wednesday on felony charges after he fire a pistol in the direction of several people in Lindale, reports stated.