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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, questions Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, questions Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with the government's budget and debt became the latest q...
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GRADUATE OF DISTINCTION: Coosa High School's Ben Masters graduates with honors
by Lauren Jones, Staff Writer
May 24, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
When Ben Masters pushes his wheelchair across the stage of The Forum today and accepts his high school diploma, it’s not a stretch to guess the 18-year-old Coosa High graduate’s accomplishment ...
SPLOST committee gets proposed list
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 24, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The task of narrowing down more than 40 project requests estimated at almost $180 million belongs now to the SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee. Meeting at the Emergency Operations Center, the 12-...
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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
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Officers arrest 16 people during River Jam
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 20, 2013 | 36 36 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 | 9 9 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...
Bittersweet reunion: Floyd County Education Center to permanently shut its doors Friday
by Alan Riquelmy, staff writer
May 23, 2013 | 12 12 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...
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...
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 | 6 6 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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