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Quick Start, Mohawk Industries announce training initiative training agreement signing ceremony held May 24, 2013
Calhoun-based Mohawk Industries is expanding the company’s manufacturing operations in Chattooga County, creating 500 jobs over the next five years. Quick Start is providing training support for th...
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(From left) Vann Brown, GNTC Board of Directors and Chairman of Roman Open Charities; Karen Butler, Account Manager at Grainger; Jay Still, Branch Manager at Grainger; and Jason Gamel, Director of Institutional Advancement at GNTC. (contributed photo)
Grainger donates $10K to GNTC Foundation
The Grainger Foundation Supports Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation and Roman Open Charities, Inc. The Grainger Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Georgia Northwestern Technical C...
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The play-in fountain at the Town Green shoots skyward in front of the Riverwalk construction area. (Diane Wagner / RN-T.com)
Fountain on Town Green closed tonight for cleaning
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority announced in a press release this afternoon the Town Green fountain is being shut down tonight for cleaning. According to the release, the fountain w...
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Ashley Kobe presents a scholarship to Cody Peoples
College and Career Academy presents scholarships
The end of a school year and graduation closes one chapter for students but it is also a bright, new beginning. That is especially true for students earning scholarships to continue their education...
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Armuchee's Augusta Hosmer is a Stamps Leadership Scholar
Augusta Hosmer, a senior at Armuchee High School, has been named a Stamps Leadership Scholar and will receive a scholarship valued at $210,000 for her college experience. The scholarship will inclu...
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Five join Darlington School Board of Trustees, life trustees named
Five new members were elected to the Board of Trustees during the May meeting and three life trustees were named. Dwight Hutchins (’82) of Washington, D.C., is a partner at Accenture. He is the fo...
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In this 2010 photo, the Clocktower Jazz Ensemble practices at Shorter College. (Ryan Smith, RN-T.com)
Clocktower Jazz Ensemble to join Rome Symphony for summer Pops concert at Huffman Center
Pack your picnic basket, gather your friends and come out and enjoy an evening of beautiful music at Darlington’s Huffman Athletic Center. Dr. Sam Baltzer and the Clock Tower Jazz Ensemble will joi...
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Cave Spring Arts Festival celebrates its 38th year on June 8-9
The Cave Spring Arts Festival, in its 38th year, will display 2 and 3 dimensional art for investment and pleasure on June 8 and 9th, 2013. Come enjoy browsing in Rolater Park, 13 Cedartown Street,...
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Rep. Coomer seeks sponsors to send Adairsville High School SkillsUSA champs to Nationals
by State Rep. Chrisitian Coomer
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
On March 23, for the second year in a row, the Adairsville High School TeamWorks Construction Competition Team won the Georgia SkillsUSA Championship. The team will compete for the National SkillsU...
Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority Closes trails due to flooding
by Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority reports
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority has closed a portion of the Ridge Ferry Park trail way system due to flooding. The portion of the trail closed is located behind Chieftain’s Museum and...
Sen. Hufstetler earns perfect score and A+ rating from Georgia Chamber
by press release
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
State Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) has received the highest ranking given on the Georgia Chamber’s Legislative Scorecard. The Chamber’s legislative scorecard recognizes legislators that suppor...
Silver Creek resident wins Blood Assurance's monthly giveaway
by Blood Assurance press release
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Corey Higginbotham of Silver Creek was the winner of Blood Assurance’s trip giveaway. Higginbotham, who donates at the Rome office in Midtown Crossing, registered for the trip after giving blood in...
Floyd County Schools and Berry College offering academic summer camp for gifted children
by Floyd County Schools reports
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Summer break from school is near and many parents will be looking for opportunities for enrichment camps for their children. Floyd County Schools and Berry College have teamed-up to provide a gifte...
Shorter University senior Susanna Polley receives Nolle Scholarship, Alpha Chi chapter named Star Chapter
by Shorter University reports
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome, Ga. – Susanna Polley, a senior biology and piano performance major at Shorter University, is one of 10 students nationwide selected to receive the Alfred H. Nolle National Scholarship from Al...
Dr. Bethany W. Jackson joins Floyd Primary Care network
by Floyd Medical Center reports
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Bethany W. Jackson, M.D., has joined the Floyd Primary Care Network as a pediatrician. Dr. Jackson is joining the practice of Dr. Rogena D. Cordle and Dr. Karen Timberlake at 330 Turner McCall Blvd...
Armuchee High groups raise more than $7,000 for Relay for Life
by Floyd County Schools reports
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Armuchee High School's National Honor Society, Key Club, and FBLA joined together to participate in Relay for Life and raise $7,046.00 for the American Cancer Society. The event held the last weeke...
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