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Voter registration deadline is on Monday -Staff reports- If you are not registered to vote in the upcoming November Election, today is the deadline. To...

Floyd County School System’s graduation rate stands at 97.2 percent -Floyd County Schools News Release- Floyd County Schools' (FCS) official four-year graduation rate for the Cla...

Gas prices coming down….Slowly -Staff reports- Georgia gas prices are coming down--although a little more slowly than many would like-- follo...

Fiddin’ Fest, Oktoberfest this weekend in Downtown Rome -Staff reports- Fiddlin' Fest will return to downtown Rome this year and feature artist vendors, a car show, l...

Firefighters battle wildfires near the state line on Tuesday -WEIS Radio- Highway 411 fires brought six fire departments and additional emergency agencies to Cherokee Coun...

Rome City Commission issues statement regarding incident 84 years ago involving Roland Hayes -Staff reports- The Rome City Commission has issued an official statement about an incident involving a world-...

From Floyd County Emergency Management:

Update (6:36 pm): US 411 is now open in all directions.

Previously posted:

US 411 is closed about a mile inside Alabama near Co Rd 159 because of wildfires.

Alabama State Forestry and local fire departments are on scene.

Buttermilk Road remains open at this time (5pm). There is no ETA at this time for it to be open.

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