-David Crowder, WRGA News- Fifth Avenue in Downtown Rome is open again. On Friday morning, crews removed the barriers, and traffic began flowing again around the Historic Floyd County Courthouse. The road had been closed since the March 23 fire until the tower of the structure could be stabilized. That stabilization wo...

-Staff reports- Friday is the final day of early voting for the May 19 primary elections. There are local, state, and federal contests on the ballot. You must select either a Republican ballot or a Democratic ballot; you cannot vote in both. Voting is from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Floyd County Elections Office on Eas...

-Nolan Hiott, WRGA- A piece of set decoration from the Netflix show Stranger Things has been placed atop Jackson Hill. The metal sign for an asylum will be included in the Stranger Things Tour of Rome, which also includes visits to the Creel House and Berry College. Surrounding the sign are other historic pieces of Rom...

-Floyd County Jail records- A Silver Creek man arrested on Tuesday after he reportedly discharged a handgun while on the grounds of Armuchee High School on Martha Berry Highway had previously been banned from all Floyd County School System campuses. According to Floyd County Jail records: 17-year-old Scott Ryan Ferguso...

-Staff reports- A 6-year-old from Rome is a quarter-finalist in the Ranger Rick, Jr. Ranger competition, a nationwide campaign supporting the National Wildlife Federation. Asher has reached the top 1% of contest entrants; however, to maintain his position and continue moving forward, he needs community support. If he w...