Floyd County terminates election director after state audit uncovers uncounted votes

Floyd County's Board of Elections voted Thursday to fire its executive director after elections officials discovered hundreds of ballots were left uncounted before the county's initial certification.

Floyd County completes rescan of ballots after audit uncovered error

Election workers in Floyd County rescanned more than 8,000 ballots Tuesday as they worked to fix an error in their initial vote totals.

Secretary of State investigating Fulton County election 'sloppiness'

The Georgia Secretary of State's Office has opened two investigations into Fulton County's handling of the 2020 election.

2,600 votes not counted in Floyd County, elections director asked to step down

The Georgia Secretary of State is asking for the executive director of the Floyd County Board of Elections, Robert Brady, to step down after 2,600 ballots were left uncounted prior to the county's initial certification. The error was discovered on Sunday during the third day of the state’s audit.

Rome City Schools go virtual as COVID-19 quarantines surge

A surge in coronavirus quarantines is causing Rome City Schools to go completely virtual for at least two weeks starting Wednesday. Officials said they will clean affected areas meanwhile.

Missing Floyd County teen who is deaf found safe

Police in Floyd County said they found a teen just hours after being reported missing.

Police in several jurisdictions investigate ATM theft suspects

Police in several jurisdictions are looking for a couple of guys stealing ATM's. Investigators say they've been attaching a large chain to the machines and dragging them off with a truck.

Police officers help Georgia boy celebrate 7th birthday

A group of law enforcement came together to give one Rome, Georgia boy the seventh birthday he'll never forget.

Floyd County switches course, will resume in-person classes at all but 3 schools

In a Friday morning school board work session, Floyd County School District leaders said in-person classes would resume Monday at all but three of the district’s 17 schools.

Floyd County Schools switching to digital learning after multiple positive COVID-19 cases

All schools within the Floyd County Schools system will transition from in-person instruction to digital learning for at least two weeks, according to school officials. 

Controversial businesswoman snags GOP nod in U.S. House District 14 race

Businesswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene beat Dr. John Cowan in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff to vie for the open U.S. House District 14 seat in northwest Georgia.

Police in Floyd County have new tool to fight the war on drugs

Floyd County Police have a new tool in their battle against the opiod crisis. Investigators say it's an efficient way to find drugs that are not in plain sight.

3 in custody in connection to death of sisters whose bodies were found under a Rome bridge

Three people are now behind bars in connection with the double homicide of two sisters in Rome, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced. The GBI and Rome Police Department along with several other agencies held a press conference Thursday.

Police: Woman charged with sex trafficking teens in Alabama

A Georgia woman was arrested and accused of bringing two teenage girls to Alabama to sex traffic them, authorities said Tuesday. The teens were found and brought to an advocacy agency.

Rome debates future of Confederate monument honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest

The future of Rome’s confederate statue honoring the man who is believed to be the first grand wizard of the KKK is up in the air after thousands of people discussed what should come of it at a meeting Friday.