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McDaniel: I am committed to local school governance
May 24, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Floyd County schools superintendent Jeff Mc­Daniel said after receiving a letter from the state Charter Committee that he’s committed to local school governance and welcomes a consultant to his system. The letter, received last week, stemmed from a February email to the committee and led to McDaniel’s May 8 appearance before the panel. At that m...
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by Alan Riquelmy, staff writer
Memorial Day Holiday Closings
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome City, Floyd County, Georgia State and federal offices will be closed Monday. The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail Monday. The City of Rome’s Solid Waste Collections Department w...
McDaniel: I am committed to local school governance
by Alan Riquelmy, staff writer
May 24, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Floyd County schools superintendent Jeff Mc­Daniel said after receiving a letter from the state Charter Committee that he’s committed to local school governance and welcomes a consultant to his sys...
Cats seized in filthy home are OK
by Kim S. Jarrett, staff writer
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Thirteen cats and two dogs seized from what police called a “filthy” home last week remain at the Floyd County Animal Shelter as the case progresses through the court system. Police arrested Ke...
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Rockmart High School senior Devon Goings signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, May 22 inside the media center to wrestle in college for the University of the Cumberlands.
Thu May 23 21:37:00 UTC 2013
The Cedartown Bulldogs are used to scoring a lot of points, thanks to standout running back Nick Chubb.
Thu May 23 21:15:00 UTC 2013
Sonoraville senior Madison Fowler (seated, second from left) signed a scholarship  on Monday to be a manager for the track and field program at Brenau University (Gainesville, Ga.).
Thu May 23 16:45:00 UTC 2013
The Cedartown High School football booster club is looking to give back to the community this spring.
Thu May 23 09:21:00 UTC 2013
Sonoraville senior Josh Nicholson (seated, second from right) signed a track and field and cross country scholarship on Friday with Brewton-Parker (Mount Vernon, Ga.).
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Officers arrest 16 people during River Jam
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 20, 2013 | 35 35 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 | 31 31 comments | 6 6 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 ...
Poll: Georgians oppose campus guns; Isakson popularity at 50 percent
by Walter C. Jones, Morris News Service
May 22, 2013 | 12 12 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA — A majority of Georgians oppose allowing students who have concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on college campuses, according to a survey released Tuesday.  The poll also shows half th...
Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks
by JEFF MARTIN,Associated Press
May 20, 2013 | 12 12 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...
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 | 11 11 comments | 9 9 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...
Bittersweet reunion: Floyd County Education Center to permanently shut its doors Friday
by Alan Riquelmy, staff writer
May 23, 2013 | 11 11 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Jade Wells stood at the front of the lunch line Wednesday, serving food to students and alumni of the Floyd County Education Center at its farewell luncheon. Wells, 16, graduated last week from th...
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...
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