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FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 file photo, Sherry Wells stands near the storm shelter where she took cover when a tornado destroyed her home on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Wells said she and her husband won a lottery draw to receive a government-subsidized rebate to install the storm shelter. A contractor finished work on the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage about three weeks before the tornado hit. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tor...
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The Christmas in Rome committee presents a check for $9,000 to the Downtown Development Authority on Thursday to help the Light Up Rome campaign. Pictured from left are: Dennis Newby, Larry Atwell, Dixie Sorrow, Parade Committee Chairman Jerry Rucker, DDA Director Ann Arnold, Leamon Scott, Phillip Burkhalter and Ann Pullen. (Doug Walker / Rome News-Tribune)
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Proceeds generated by entry fees for the Rome Christmas Parade, along with funds from special donors, will help downtown Rome shine year-round.
The Christmas in Rome Committee presented Downtown ...
Ben Masters said he is planning to pursue a career in engineering. (Lauren Jones / RN-T.com)
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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 ...
A SPLOST proposal requests money for a new recycling center to replace the current facility in North Rome. (Jeremy Stewart / Rome News-Tribune)
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The task of narrowing down more than 40 project requests estimated at almost $180 million belongs now to the SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee.
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Spectators at the sixth annual Rome River Jam music festival at Ridge Ferry Park kept Rome police busy Saturday.
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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