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Rome Area Council for the Arts headquarters at 248 Broad Street in Rome. (Lindy D. Cordell, RN-T.com)
Rome Area Council for the Arts headquarters at 248 Broad Street in Rome. (Lindy D. Cordell, RN-T.com)
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‘Financial crisis’ forces RACA to close Broad Street gallery
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Citing a financial crisis, Rome Area Council for the Arts board members voted to close RACA’s Broad Street office and gallery as well as release its executive director Rebecca Koontz. RACA president Sherry Childs said Monday that despite fundraising efforts, declining contributions from community members prompted the difficult decision. “W...
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‘Financial crisis’ forces RACA to close Broad Street gallery
by Severo Avila
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Citing a financial crisis, Rome Area Council for the Arts board members voted to close RACA’s Broad Street office and gallery as well as release its executive director Rebecca Koontz. RACA pre...
Family, friends mourn death of trainer
by Daniel Bell
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Friends and family of Scott Hines say he was a picture of health and fitness, which is why they are shocked that he collapsed during a training run at Berry College on Sunday and never regained con...
100 years of Scouting celebration
Garrett Sheffield puts a section of a tattered American Flag into a fire as Fred Cronon watches during a flag retirement ceremony on Monday. Members of Troop 118 cut the flag into strips and then burned each piece individually. (Ryan Smith, RN-T.com)
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Deer stew, pie part of Scout cook-off
by Jeff Gable
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Monday night was an evening filled with fun, along with a solemn ritual, for the members of Troop 118 of the Boy Scouts of America. The troop, which meets at the Georgia National Guard Armory ...
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Payton, Brees bask in glory of 1st title
by The Associated Press
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium Monday morning, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand. ...
Wright's last-second free throw gives Warner 50th win
by staff reports
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Marqise Wright has accomplished just about every individual accolade possible up to this point in the season. Add last-second, game-winner to the list of his many outstanding feats. The 6-foot-6 ...
Farrer has career night in Lady Hawks’ victory
by staff reports
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Shorter College freshman Shelby Farrer scored a career-high 18 points and senior Holly Bawden posted a double-double of 14 points and a career-best 13 rebounds as the Lady Hawks topped Southern Sta...
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8 arrested on drug charges after police respond to 911 hangup call
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The Floyd County Police Department arrested eight people Wednesday night on 14 felony and 12 misdemeanor charges after responding to a 911 hang-up call at 3184 Rockmart Highway, lot 17, and smellin...
Two jailed on aggravated child molestation warrants
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Floyd County Sheriff’s deputies took two Rome men into custody Tuesday on warrants alleging aggravated child molestation, reports stated. According to warrants from the Floyd County Jail: Police...
Full house creates post-concert traffic jam
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Apparently the only person who got help leaving The Forum after Friday night’s Willie Nelson concert was the “red-headed stranger” himself. The still new Third Avenue parking deck was completely f...
Perdue: Teachers support merit pay, leaders should listen to rank and file
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ATLANTA -- Quoting results of a survey completed by 20,000 Georgia teachers in December, Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday that teachers overwhelmingly support his proposal for performance pay and that...
Where are they now? A look back at some high-profile criminal cases
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Northwest Georgia has been the home to many notorious crimes over the years, and many of the people who perpetrated those crimes are still alive and residing in various prison systems, while all th...
Rogers signs with Tenn.; other local signings on Prep Central
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Calhoun High football star Da'Rick Rogers signed with Tennessee this morning. Rogers had verbally committed to Georgia last summer and had not formally announced his intention to go to Tennessee un...
To change, Obama must listen to the right people
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The letter writer of Jan. 24, could have stepped back to the first year of President Reagan’s term, just after taking over from the disastrous Jimmy Carter years, to see a similarity of how much Ob...
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