Floyd County Jail inmate found dead in cell

An inmate was found dead in his cell at the Floyd County Jail Saturday afternoon. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has been called to look into the incident.

Former Cherokee County schoolteacher, husband sentenced to prison for child porn

William Sandridge, a Calhoun man, and his wife, Allyn Sandridge, a former middle school special education teacher, have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in the distribution of child sex abuse images.

Floyd County murder suspect arrested in Ohio

Floydell Quinchard Smith had been on the run for more than two weeks since killing a man in Floyd County, investigators say.

Father of 4 dies after falling into manhole at Georgia school

Robert Hall was working on a plumbing job at a Rome high school when he fell 20 feet down a manhole. He left behind a fiance and four young children.

Arrest warrant for felony murder issued for man in Rome

An arrest warrant for Felony Murder has been issued for 33-year-old Floydell Quinchard Smith for the death of a man on June 27.

Fentanyl, crack, weapons and more confiscated during bust

Seven people went down during two drug and weapon busts over the weekend. The Floyd County police Department said officials found large amounts of fentanyl, crack cocaine, guns and more.