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Advocates for disabled reach out to community
American Sign Language and finger-spelling classes are starting up Thursday night at the Goodwill Career Center on Hicks Drive. The classes are the first local ones offered in several years, said ...
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Noble cannon to be fired on Thursday
An authentic brass Noble cannon made in Rome will present four firings on Thursday at the Rome-Floyd Visitors Center. Firings will take place at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The eve...
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North Georgia air show adds attractions
The lineup continues to grow for the 2012 Wings Over North Georgia Air Show set for Sept. 28-30 at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome. JLC AirShow Management announced Monday that th...
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Today's weather: Sunny with a high near 84 today, slight chance of thunderstorms Thursday
Today's weather forecast by the National Weather Service calls for a high near 84 and low around 56. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph today. Thursday there is a 20 percent chance of showers ...
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Graduate Of Distinction: Senior Sebastian Perez plays the field of life
For 18-year-old Rome High senior Sebastian Perez, soccer integrates with every day life. As a starting center midfielder and team captain for his school team, he said the way he views the game corr...
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Forecast today: Mostly sunny, high near 85
Today's high will be near 85 with mostly sunny skies. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph with calm wind becoming north between 5 and 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Click he...
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Lawmakers brief business leaders on legislative issues
Sen. Barry Loudermilk told Rome business leaders Tuesday that the state tax reform measure passed in 2012 “wasn’t as much tax reform as it was tax shifting.” Loudermilk, R-Cassville, joined state...
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Floyd property assessments in the mail
The Floyd County Board of Assessors mailed out more than 48,000 property assessment notices Tuesday. Chief Tax Appraiser Bill McWhorter said real estate values were down about 3 percent countywide...
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Proposal for education partnership being developed in South Rome
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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A partnership between the South Rome Redevelopment Corp. and Rome Board of Education for the development of an early learning center in South Rome is expected to be pitched to the school board next...
Police charge juvenile with Kingston church burglaries
by Lauren Jones, Staff Writer
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Floyd County police arrested and charged a juvenile Tuesday afternoon who they allege is responsible for five church burglaries in the Kingston Highway area, said Sgt. Ron Hunton. He is being held...
Roger Goss announces plan to retire
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Roger Goss, senior vice president of trusts, is retiring from River City Bank on Aug. 31. Goss, who helped start the trust department in 2007, spent 27 years with SunTrust Bank before returning t...
Evening forecast: chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight, low 57
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A short rain shower this afternoon in the downtown area might be the only rain Rome and Floyd County sees today, but there's still a chance more rain showers might be on the way according to the ...
RFPRA calling for Unified Football League coaches
by Staff reports
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The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is calling for volunteers to fill coaching spots in the 2012 Unified Football League. RFPRA is calling for 3 coaches to take over the East Centra...
Bike to Work Day event taking place Friday morning at the Town Green
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On Friday, the Forum, Cycle Therapy and Cups and Mugs are teaming up for a morning event to help promote getting people out of their cars and taking something more healthy and environmentally-frien...
Redmond Road Mile organizers makes changes to race
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The Redmond Road Mile being held this Saturday and beginning in the parking lot of Harbin Clinic Rehab Center has made a few changes to their race day program. Racers in the the male and female 4...
Mobile app planned for historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery
by Diane Wagner, Staff Writer
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Visitors to historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery might be able to take a self-guided tour this fall, courtesy of a mobile app being developed by the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We’ll h...
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