Fifth Avenue/River District: Bakery, commercial kitchen open as part of a potential $30 million rebirth. #savedowntownrome: What will the City Commission do tonight about parking? Documentary on champion 2016 Rome Braves a who's who for today's Atlanta team. Weather: Hot and nasty.

LATEST HEADLINES

 

Updates from the Floyd County and Bartow County jails.

 

MORNING REPORT

• Fifth Avenue River District adds community bakery, commercial kitchen, third new business amid growth plans that could top $30 million. Fifth Avenue
• #savedowntownrome: As new parking hours begin today, all eyes on Rome's City Commission this evening. Continuing updates. Parking
• Here's why the Atlanta Braves' roster sounds so familiar: It features five players from Rome's 2016 league champions, a season you can relive thanks to locally produced documentary. All-star Squad
• Graduation 2019: Huge weekend of commencement ceremonies starts Thursday night; forecast: Mid 90s, sunny skies. Graduation
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: The heat is on -- and will sizzle through Memorial Day weekend. Mid 90s starting Tuesday. Weather
• No additional obituaries from Sunday.
• Public Health restaurant inspection scores returns Tuesday morning. Dining
• Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties. Crimewatch

 

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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report: Sports

Rome Braves fall 9-8 to Columbia Fireflies as win streak ends at five games.

-Rome vs. Columbia is 1 this afternoon followed by four-game road trip to Augusta.

 

Rockmart's 2A baseball championship games tonight in Macon.

-4A and 6A games at State Mutual Stadium Tuesday,  Wednesday and Thursday if needed.

 

 High school golf to be decided today, Tuesday.

 

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Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m. weekdays, WRGA 98.7 FM

7:40 a.m. Rome attorney Joe Marion and Jack Fishman, a retired IRS criminal investigation division agent, on the growing controversy over land conservation tax breaks.

 

8:10 a.m. David Mathis, new athletics director at Georgia Highlands, on what's ahead for the program.