104.9 The Rebel

12/14/2023

December 14th, 2023 - 5:00 PM Ethan Garrett - Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Thursday afternoon the City of Rome and Rome Floyd Chamber held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new disc golf course at the Kingfisher Trail Head. Located near the railroad tracks at East 4th

12/10/2023

December 9th, 2023 - 11:30 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - The Christmas in Lindale celebration kicked off Saturday afternoon with a vendor village in Gilbreath Park which set the stage for the 2023 Lindale Christmas parade. For highlights of the e

11/29/2023

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11/29/2023

November 29th, 2023 - 12:35 AM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Tuesday night downtown Rome lit up with joy as large crowds flocked together to kick off the local holiday season with the 2023 Rome Christmas parade. Broadstreet transformed into a winter

11/20/2023

November 20th, 2023 - 3:00 PM Ethan Garrett & David Crowder, WRGA News - Ice skating begins Monday at Ridgeferry Park. The rink, located under the huge tent in front of the Coca-Cola stage opens at 1 p.m. Monday. It will remain open until MLK Day on January 15, according to Jim

11/17/2023

November 16th, 2023 - 9:30 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Thursday night the baseball team formerly known as the Rome Braves revealed their new team name to the public. The Rome Emperors debuted their new name, logo, and merchandise during the rev

11/11/2023

November 11th, 2023 - 2:00 PM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Saturday morning Rome and Floyd County honored all veterans at the annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Myrtle Hill. The Marine Corps League joined by American Legion Post 5, Post 52, and the E

11/10/2023

November 10th, 2023 - 11:50 AM Shorter University - Shorter University gets the special privilege of hosting Coach Mark Richt for the first time afterhe is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. It was announced in January of 2023 that Coach Mark Richt was elected to

11/04/2023

November 4th, 2023 - 3:30 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor and Video Reporter - Saturday afternoon 26 teams competed for the title of Rome’s best Chili at the Chili Fest Cook-Off presented by Georgia Power and the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Department at Ridge Ferry Par

10/31/2023

October 31st, 2023 - Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Tuesday afternoon children in the Rome/Floyd area got to celebrate Halloween a little early this year.Downtown Rome hosted the free annual family-friendly event where kids (ages 12 and under) got the o

10/20/2023

Our sister station, My K Country , is having a contest giving away a pair of tickets to see Cole Swindell with special guests Nate Smith and Avery Anna at the Forum River Center on November 4th! 🙌

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10/15/2023

October 14th, 11:50 PM Ethan Garrett - Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Saturday afternoon the 8th annual “Fiddlin’ Fest between the Rivers” event transformed downtown Rome into a giant bluegrass street celebration. The festival featured the classic sounds of bluegrass mus

10/15/2023

October 14th, 2023 - 9:15 PM Ethan Garrett - Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Berry College hosted a solar eclipse viewing on Saturday morning at the Sarah Hightower Regional Library. The event was led by Berry College physics professors and viewer cards were handed out to

10/10/2023

10/04/2023

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10/03/2023

October 3rd, 2023 - 7:15 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - The annual Coosa Valley Fair has been entertaining the people of Northwest Georgia for over 74 years, and Tuesday afternoon the grand opening of the Fair kicked off the 2023 fall event season.

09/25/2023

Update at 9:31am - ROADWAY IS OPEN

Avoid the area - ROADWAY IS SHUT DOWN
27N in front of Armuchee High School - Accident with Injuries.

Detour Routes -
Southbound Traffic: Old Summerville Rd
Northbound traffic : Is being turned around and advised to take Old Summerville or a connecting road to Old Dalton.

Buses have been advised and working on alternate routes.

Schools have been advised.

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09/23/2023

September 23rd, 2023 – 9:30 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Saturday morning Georgia Power’s Plant Hammond smokestacks, considered by many as a Coosa landmark, stood for one last time before its scheduled demolition. Located off of Alabama Highway

09/11/2023

September 11th, 2023 - 2:15 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Monday morning the annual 9-11 Remembrance Service was held at the Rome-Floyd County Firefighters Memorial in downtown Rome. The Community gathered together with first responders to remember

09/09/2023

September 9th, 2023 - 12:40 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Saturday morning the local “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” (SHP) branch gathered outside the Lowes parking lot in West Rome with multiple volunteers to build beds for underprivileged children in th

09/05/2023

Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has reportedly died at the age of 68. Sonni’s cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Legendary Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has reportedly died at the age of 68. Sonni’s cause of death has not yet been revealed. The Daily Beast reports on his death… Dire Straits legend Jack Sonni, who was widely known as the band’s “other guitarist,” has died at the age of 68, the gro...

08/11/2023

August 11th, 2023 - 12:55 PM WRGA Staff Reports - The Rome Braves released the following statement on Friday from their social media accounts: "For over twenty years, Rome Professional Baseball has proudly donned the Braves’ iconic tomahawk across its chest. From Jeff Francoeur in 2003

07/28/2023

On July 28, 1978, a movie was released that changed part of the American culture. National Lampoon's Animal House was released to an un-suspecting public. Toga party's became common place and it seemed everyone was up for a food fight.
How many times have you seen it? Is there one line you remember from the movie?

07/28/2023

Randy Meisner, the Eagles' founding bassist, died Wednesday at 77. He sang and co-wrote the band's hit 'Take It to the Limit.'

07/20/2023

Banned from CMT. People are saying its racist. We're playing it once an hour on our sister station K-country. Your thoughts on the controversy?

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07/12/2023

July 12th, 2023 - 5:20 PM Ethan Garrett - WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter - Wednesday afternoon Floyd 911 dispatch received a report that a person had fallen into a manhole at Armuchee High School. First responders arrived near the front left side of Armuchee High and

07/10/2023

As much as we hate it, we're having a few technical issues, and we are working to get those resolved. Please stay tuned for more classic rock!