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(contributed photo) Local couple deploys for Hurricane Earl
Local couple Joe and Eva Edwards deployed as Disaster Volunteers for the American Red Cross yesterday. The Edwards are driving an Emergency Response Vehicle ( ERV ) to Raleigh, North Carolina ...
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(Contributed photo) Raymart Signs personnel have ribbon-cutting at new location
Chamber of Commerce representatives joined Raymart Signs personnel for ribbon-cutting ceremonies Wednesday in front of the new location at 204 Broad St. Owner Lacy Harris moved a couple of blocks ...
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Judson Baker AHS grads receive Thomas G. Harris Scholarship
Melissa Lolley, Jessica Baker and Judson Baker, 2010 graduates of Armuchee High School, have been chosen as recipients of the fourth annual Thomas G. Harris Scholarship. The scholarship is a four-...
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Thompson Hiles, IV Hiles awarded Gates of Opportunity Berry Scholarship
Thompson Hiles, IV, a 2010 graduate of Armuchee High School, has received the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship from Berry College. The Gate of Opportunity Scholarship is a work-based and need-based...
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Darlington announces 2010 student leaders
Darlington School announced the following students will serve as house student leaders or liaisons this school year: Cooper House — Lauren Renaud, Meredith Gaffney, Felicity Witt, Lauren Chin, ...
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Darlington teacher appointed to Professional Standards Commission
Third-grade teacher Alice Clements has been appointed to the Professional Standards Commission by Gov. Sonny Perdue, according to a Darlington press release. “I felt honored to be asked to serve o...
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Operation Home Front: National Guard members help a wife move
Staff Sgt. Bruce Herron (from left), Sgt. Curtis, Spc. Kilbourne and PFC Coss of the 108th National Guard Unit from Calhoun Operation Home Front, volunteered to help Danielle Eaton (middle) move...
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Berry student gets medical experience in Ecuador
Berry College junior Felippe Sartorato traveled to Quito, Ecuador, this summer to get a closer look at the profession he hopes to one day pursue. The experience, made possible by a Berry College I...
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Local students receive degrees, make Dean’s List
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Jacksonville State University recently announced area summer graduates: Undergraduates from Rome: Elizabeth Fowler, Lacey Kinsey, Jessica Bohannon, Brett Smith, Kevin Wilson, Kyron Wilson, Jami Bro...
Darlington teacher named to Professional Standards Commission
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Alice P. Clements, a third grade teacher at Darlington School, has been appointed to the Professional Standards Commission by Gov. Sonny Perdue. According to the governor's office: Clements, 48, ...
McDonald wins UGA scholarship
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Jessica Elizabeth McDonald has been selected to receive the Jim Andrews Family Foundation Scholarship awarded by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for the...
Rome High student donates to Locks of Love
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Andrew Jones (right) recently had 14 inches of his hair cut by Harvey Wade (left), owner/stylist of Lasting Impressions. His hair was donated to Locks of Love for use in making hairpieces for peopl...
Tillery Named a Floyd Hero
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Traci Tillery, acute care nursing director for the Wound, Ostomy & Continence clinic at Floyd Medical Center, has been named a Floyd Hero. According to a press release, Tillery earned this honorab...
Representative Dempsey visits Rome DaVita dialysis facility
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Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, visited the Rome DaVita Dialysis Center on Monday, Aug. 23 to meet patients and care givers and learn about dialysis and particular kidney care needs for local residents...
Heart of the Community announces 2010-2011 chairman
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Lauren Sklar has been appointed Chairman of the Heart of the Community Foundation Board of Governors for 2010-2011. The “Heart of the Community Awards” recognition program is sponsored by Redmond ...
Floyd's Arts in Medicine team earns Georgia Volunteer group of the year
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The Arts in Medicine team at Floyd Medical Center has earned recognition as the Georgia Volunteer Group of the Year, according to an FMC press release. Presented by the Georgia Association for Vol...
George Clooney Says Darfur Involvement 'Greatest Failure of My Life'

Clooney and his journalist father smuggled cameras into the Darfur refugee camps four years ago.


Thu Sep 02 13:00:48 -0500 2010
Extra Seriously Injured on Set of 'Transformers 3' After Object Flies Through Car Windshield

Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt.


Thu Sep 02 11:21:16 -0500 2010
Fox411 Style: Back to School Fashion

Kids know what they want. Here's where to get it - and usually for cheap!


Thu Sep 02 10:59:15 -0500 2010
French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.


Thu Sep 02 23:27:51 -0500 2010
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

FILE-In a Nov.10, 2009 file photo, Robert 'Joe' Halderman, who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs, listens as his attorney Gerald Shargel speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. Halderman was released from a New York City jail Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano,File)AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.


Thu Sep 02 22:30:57 -0500 2010
Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.


Thu Sep 02 16:26:19 -0500 2010