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December 29th, 2006
Posted under Crime, Police, Drugs on December 29th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Three Floyd County citizens were charged with possession of methamphetamines after officers carried a search warrant to a home on Eden Valley Rd. south off US 411 south.
24-year-old Charlie William Williams of a Cemetery Rd. address in Lindale was charged with possession of meth, as was 24-year-old Bartney Locke Furr of 417 Eden Valley Rd. […]
Posted under Crime, Police, Drugs on December 29th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
19 year old arrested for Possession
19-year-old Zachery Bo Thacker of a Charlton Street address in Rome was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug related objects and underage possession of alcohol following a routine traffic stop in Rome this morning.
Thacker was a passenger in the vehicle where a marijuana smoking device was located along […]
Posted under Auto Accidents, Crime, State Patrol, Police on December 28th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Adairsville police have arrested an Atlanta man after he led them on a chase into Floyd County that ended when the driver wrecked his vehicle at the intersection of Hwy 140 and Hwy 53 in northern Floyd County.
According to Adairsville police officer Jason Stansell, 40 year old Maurice Granato had been pulled over by another Adairsville officer […]
Posted under sports on December 27th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Former Rockmart High School Football Standout Danny Ware may go Pro and forgo his senior season at the University of Georgia according to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Ware is reportedly scheduled to make a decision on his return to the Dogs after the Chick-fil-A bowl this Saturday.
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Posted under Sheriffs Department, Crime, Police on December 27th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Rome based US Marshals took Christmas off but were back at work with a vengeance Tuesday.
Marshals arrested five northwest Georgians on various charges and are housing all five at the Floyd County jail in Rome.
Posted under Crime on December 27th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Rome police have arrested one man and are looking for two others in connection with the beating and robbery of a person on Harvey Street in Rome Tuesday afternoon.
18-year-old Deaundre Martel Wade of a Gordon Avenue address was charged with robbery, battery and obstruction of officers.
Posted under Military on December 27th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
The parents of a Rome solider that was killed in Iraq are just back from a tour of the country and say this probably wont be their last visit to Iraq.
According to a report on Fox 5 Atlanta, Jan and Joe Johnson traveled to Northern Iraq. Their son Justin was killed in Baghdad in April […]
Posted under Fire on December 26th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
An early morning fire on Christmas has destroyed a Silver Creek home.
According to witnesses, the fire began about 3am at the home on Donahoo Road.
Neighbors report the man had not had power connected to the home in several months. Apparently he was using a candle for light. Officials said the man had gone to sleep […]
Posted under Auto Accidents on December 26th, 2006 by RomeNewswire
For the second time in a month, a man in his twenties has been killed in a single car accident after falling asleep at the wheel.
Early Tuesday morning, Adam Curtis Grimes of Trion died in a single vehicle accident on the Alabama Highway west of Rome just before 6:00am.
Officer Chris Fincher with the Floyd […]
Posted under Public Service on December 22nd, 2006 by RomeNewswire
Floyd County’s new 211 information line should be up and running with its new local director within the next month.
According to Emergency Management Director and Rome Cares Board member Scotty Hancock, the group is narrowing down its search for a new director and should be calling in their selected list for interviews soon
