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The Emma Sansom Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd County Library. Hostesses for the meeting were Cathy Carter and Judy Howard. Melodye Bro...
Student gets education grant
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Kimberlie Langham recently received a grant from the Program for Continuing Education, a project of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, to pursue certification in diagnostic sonography. S...
Roman named to Dean’s List at Lee
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Brady Smith, of Rome, was named to the Dean’s List with Honors at Lee University for the fall 2009 semester. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher are named to the Dean’s Li...
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
by Marilynn Marchione
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ATLANTA (AP) — Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and near...
Religion News
Robert V. Ozment is a retired United Methodist minister.
Robert V. Ozment is a retired United Methodist minister.
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You are so great, and I am so small
by Robert V. Ozment
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From the many volumes that rest on my library shelves, I have selected from among the old books a copy of Lippincott’s Fourth Reader by Marcus Wilson, illustrated by J. B. Lippincott and Company of...
Study: Young adults less affiliated with religion
by Athens Banner Herald
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Is faith losing its grip on the young? That would be one way to read a new report by the respected Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which found that more than one-quarter of Americans age 18 ...
Small Cave Spring youth group has lots of heart
by Kevin Myrick
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The youth at Grace Fellowship Baptist Church might be a small group — only 10 seventh-grade to college-aged students are in the program — but they make up for it with great enthusiasm. Youth orga...
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Kimberlie Langham (from left) receives a grant check from Cathy Carter and Daryl Jean Gould, members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization. (Contributed photo) Student gets education grant
Kimberlie Langham recently received a grant from the Program for Continuing Education, a project of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, to pursue certification in diagnostic sonography. S...
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Brady Smith Roman named to Dean’s List at Lee
Brady Smith, of Rome, was named to the Dean’s List with Honors at Lee University for the fall 2009 semester. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher are named to the Dean’s L...
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10-year-old donates to Locks of Love
Sarah Kate Cochran, 10, a student at Model Elementary School, has donated her hair to Locks of Love. Sarah is the daughter of Susan Franklin and Brad Cochran. Locks of Love is a public nonprof...
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Locks of Love Girl donates to Locks of Love
Zoey Franklin, 4, a student a Model Elementary School, has donated her hair to <a href=“http://locksoflove.org” Locks of Love . Zoey is the daughter of Jim and Susan Franklin of Ro...
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Home & Living
10118_B9_rgb3.jpg A smart way to protect your family from foreclosure
The housing market has taken us on quite a ride over the last four years. And according to business guru Warren Buffett, it’s not likely to show much improvement until sometime next year. T...
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9831_B3_rgb3.jpg From fireplace bellows to iPhone applications: CPR evolves to save lives
CPR has come a long way since the early days when cardiac arrest victims had air blown into their lungs with fireplace bellows, were rolled over a wine barrel or strapped across the back of a ho...
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10127_B82_rgb3.jpg Fire sprinkler systems soon to be required in your new home
Fire sprinkler systems have been proven to save lives. National statistics show that having a fire sprinkler system in your home can actually double your chances of escaping a fire and minimizing ...
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U.D.C. CLUB NEWS
The Emma Sansom Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd County Library. Hostesses for the meeting were Cathy Carter and Judy Howard. Melodye Bro...
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The Nest shift manager Matthew Gibbons (left) makes a latte as volunteer Kara McLucas rings up Andreas Dopheide Thursday night at the Nest. (Lindy D. Cordell, RN-T.com) More than meets the eye: Coffee shop gives back to the community
There are three little-known local charities that are getting some help from coffee shop patrons who may not even know their money is going to a good cause. Since moving from Broad Street to its n...
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The current Camellia Garden Club members: Shirley Smith (from left, bottom row on ground), Avis Ivey, Tish Redwine, Mary Ann Mew, Karen Moore. (From left, second row on step), Linda Kane, Jackie Fulmer, Bonnie Lieberman. (From left, third row), Libby Levy, Dedee Sanderson, Meredith Norris. (From left, fourth row), Ida Llorenete, Ginger Noble, Carolyn Roberts. From left, top row), Maryann Redding and Laurie Mercer. Not pictured are Michelle Baggenstoss, Veronica Carden, Barbara Cordle, Maxine Fincher, Frances Hobdy, Anne Rigas, Scarlet Roberts, Rita Smith and Joan Gittings. Camellia Garden Club celebrates 60 years
As Camellia Garden club celebrates its 60th anniversary this month, its members take a look back at its history. In March, 1950, the club was organized with 15 charter members and was admitted to...
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RITA SMITH Rita says: Plan your escape
A fire in your home can bring tremendous loss, but it does not have to mean loss of life. A carefully thought-out escape plan ensures that your family will know what to do if fire strikes. Fire de...
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Today's Events
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Monday, 15, 2010
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The Shorter College Of... 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM
The Shorter College Office of Financial Ai...
Floyd Co Animal Contro... 12:00 AM
Passionate Volunteers are needed to help t...
The Home School Days p... 10:00 AM
The Home School Days program sessions will...
Barron Stadium and Mad... 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Barron Stadium and Maddox Track will be cl...
Floyd County Republica... 11:30 AM to 12:00 AM
Floyd County Republican Women will meet Ma...
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Young Romans
High school seniors can apply for scholarship from Blood Assurance
The Blood Assurance Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2010 Crystal Green Memorial Scholarship. Applications for the one-time $1,500 scholarship must be postmarked no later than Marc...
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Each local high school chose a student and teacher to honor in the STAR recognition. Armuchee: Student Lauren Michelle Collins and teacher Leigh Burnham Area STAR Students, Teachers To Be Celebrated
Rome and Floyd County’s top SAT takers will be honored this week at a lunch banquet during the Exchange Club of Rome’s weekly meeting. The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition program recogn...
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Midway Primary School students Hannah Grace Nash (left) and Kinsey Pyles sort through sock donations. Midway Primary Students Collect More Than 1,200 Pairs Of Socks
Students at Midway Primary were thinking about their fellow man recently when they donated more than 1,200 pairs of socks for the children in Haiti who survived the earthquake. Even though this ...
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Artwork Wanted For Endangered Species Day
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Endangered Species Coalition, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/ University of New Orleans are organizing an art co...
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