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Armuchee High, Rome High see graduation rates soar; all area high schools top state rate in a graduation report released Tuesday
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome and Floyd County schools all recorded graduation rates for 2012 above the state average, and most saw an increase from 2011, according to figures provided Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Education . The statewide graduation rate rose to 69.72 percent in 2012 from 67.44 percent in 2011. Armuchee High School saw its rate jump to 86.3...
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Armuchee High, Rome High see graduation rates soar; all area high schools top state rate in a graduation report released Tuesday
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome and Floyd County schools all recorded graduation rates for 2012 above the state average, and most saw an increase from 2011, according to figures provided Tuesday by the Georgia Department o...
Floyd County Jail reports May 21 8 p m
May 21, 2013 | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority Closes trails due to flooding
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May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority has closed a portion of the Ridge Ferry Park trail way system due to flooding. The portion of the trail closed is located behind Chieftain’s Museum and...
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Rage wins the 12-and-under RFPRA Softball Championship 5-3 over Pride
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Elander stays hot in 7-4 Rome Braves' loss at State Mutual
The turning point: The GreenJackets scored two runs in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth to build a 5-1 lead, and Augusta held on from there. Who did what for Rome: The surging Josh ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Darlington girls golf team made sure what happened in Savannah didn’t stay in Savannah.
Wed May 22 01:10:00 UTC 2013
The hits were there, but the timely hits weren’t.
Wed May 22 01:03:00 UTC 2013
Brooks Thomas finished out his senior season with a bang on Monday, May 20 at Reunion Country Club in Hoschton .
Tue May 21 15:21:00 UTC 2013
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One of the most recruited football players in Cedartown High School history believes he is ready to make a commitment.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s policies are working
by Charles R. Shiflett, Rome
May 17, 2013 | 60 60 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Obama’s policies are working President Obama has been elected twice by the American people. That included winning the Jewish vote. The Obama Administration has the best Middle Eastern foreign poli...
Officers arrest 16 people during River Jam
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 20, 2013 | 26 26 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Spectators at the sixth annual Rome River Jam music festival at Ridge Ferry Park kept Rome police busy Saturday. Reports from the Rome Police Department indicate that officers working detail at the...
City asks that Tennis Center of Georgia be part of SPLOST
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 21, 2013 | 14 14 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The task of forming a list of possible projects to be funded by a 1-cent special purpose, local option sales tax begins this week. Members of the Rome-Floyd SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee will ...
Police believe robbers live near their target; Big H on Main Street has been robbed for second time in two months
by Kim S. Jarrett, staff writer
May 19, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Police believe two men who have held up the same convenience store twice in two months live in the neighborhood and someone knows who they are. “If they are not permanent residents, they are stay...
Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks
by JEFF MARTIN,Associated Press
May 20, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA (AP) — A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles the...
Tourist chief proposes SPLOST projects to Exchange Club
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
May 18, 2013 | 8 8 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The tourism industry brought more than $117.2 million dollars into Floyd County in 2011, according to Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lisa Smith. And her wish li...
State assigns consultant to Floyd County schools
by Alan Riquelmy, staff writer
May 18, 2013 | 8 8 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The state Charter Committee said Friday it will postpone a decision on whether Floyd County schools violated its charter agreement by failing to include local input in its decision making process. ...
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