Roman Life
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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Martin s Five Generations Five Generations
Above are members of Ava and Eli Martin’s family tree. Seated, from left, are: 97 year-old Mae Booth (great-great-grandmother) holding Eli Martin, and LaRae Martin (grandmother) holding Ava Martin...
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Ruth Brewer is a volunteer at Heyman Hospice Care. (Ryan Smith, RN-T.com) Hospice: Giving comfort to the living while caring for the dying
“I don’t look at it as caring for the dying. Death is just one moment. I care for the living. There’s hope and comfort in that. And when the moment comes for someone to leave, then we also try to ...
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100 Years Ago
As presented in the Fifty Years Ago column in the Monday, March 7, 1960 edition of the Rome News-Tribune March 1910 came in like a lamb, and the most lamb-like thing in Rome at the time was the ...
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50 Years Ago In Rome News-Tribune
24 persons seek refuge in home at Cedar Bluff CEDAR BLUFF – As many as 24 persons found refuge in the Russell Early home as Northeast Alabama’s most vicious ice storm hit Cedar Bluff. Accord...
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LAVENDER VIEW GARDEN CLUB NEWS
Lavender View Garden Club members met at the Anthony Recreation Center for their February meeting. This was the Club’s 52nd birthday and members celebrated with a salad lunch served from a table ...
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ROME DUPLICATE CLUB BRIDGE SCORES
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Rome Duplicate Bridge Club announces its bridge scores for February. FEB. 1. Districts 7 and 8 Sectional Tournament Silver Point Game No. 1: North/South, Strata A: First — Betsy Rowston and Barbar...
Restore and Remember: Committees need help restoring and preserving historic Fairview and E.S. Brown schools in Cave Spring
by Severo Avila, Features Editor
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Some things should never be forgotten. There’s a very old wooden building in Cave Spring that has fallen into disrepair. It is overgrown with weeds and vines and its wooden planks are decaying. ...
Handling 911 Emergencies
by Rita Smith, Fire Prevention Safety Specialist
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Old or young, any of us can have an emergency. When we are upset, it is easy to make mistakes or forget what to do. If you practice what to do in advance, chances are you’ll be safe in an emergency...
50 Years Ago in Rome News-Tribune
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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1960 Bevels reports today for spring training Wilburn Bevels, Lindale’s contribution to the Los Angeles Dodgers, left early this morning from Atlanta by plane for spring train...
100 Years Ago as presented in the 50 Years Ago column in the Sunday, Feb. 28, 1960 edition of the Rome News-Tribune
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J.W. Hancock’s “Greater Rome” ticket for City Council was a clean sweep in the municipal primary held last Wednesday in 1910. In addition to Mr. Hancock’s nomination to the mayorship, councilmen-at...
RN-T Runners update: Fear the Deer
by Severo Avila / Features Editor
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We’re one week away from the big race, folks. And I’m getting pretty nervous. My right knee is still hurting from a 12-mile run last weekend. There was a point on the course where I didn’t think ...
Hall of Fame: Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame celebrates community, sports and the human spirit
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When the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame convenes on March 8 at Berry College’s Krannert Center, four new honorees will be inducted into the prestigious organization. But the evening will not just ...
White - Dean Engagement
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Mr. and Mrs. David Bert White of Rockmart announce the engagement of their daughter Kristen Rebecca White to William Clark Dean, both of Rockmart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Felton Dean. Miss Whi...

Publicist Sandy Brokaw says Peter Graves died at his Los Angeles home just after returning home from brunch with his family.

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'South Park' creators have written Tiger Woods into the opening of the show's 14th season.

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Lady Gaga debuts her latest quirky costume, a bloody latex nun outfit, at her concert in New Zealand.

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FILE - In this May 22, 1996 file photo, actor Peter Graves says he wasn't asked to portray his signature role in the film remake of ``Mission Impossible,'' the big-budget movie starring Tom Cruise. Graves said in the New York Daily News, Sunday, May 26, 1996, he wouldn't like to play Phelps as the bad guy.  Graves' publicist, Sandy Brokaw, says the actor died Sunday shortly after returning to his Los Angeles home from brunch with his family. He was 83.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file )AP - Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday.


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AP - Writer-comedian Carol Leifer (LEEF'-ur) is the first person to go as NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" starts a new season.
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An image of Johnny Depp, as the Mad Hatter in the new 'Alice in Wonderland' film, stares down through the plastic tent covering the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre as preparations continue for Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.


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