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Georgia first lady speaks at Leadership Rome graduation
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People don’t just decide they want to be leaders and then automatically become one, said Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal. Instead, leadership is born from recognizing a need and doing what you can ...
Police charge juvenile with Kingston church burglaries
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...
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High school students involved in the College and Career Academy honored with awards
Many high school programs are dedicated to preparing students for secondary education, whether it’s a traditional four-year college or a technical college program. However, the students recognize...
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Armuchee man dies in Monday morning wreck
A 28-year-old Armuchee man died early Monday after a one-vehicle wreck on Floyd Springs Road late Sunday night, according to Floyd County police. Joseph Allen Norris, 28, of 73 Gazelle Dew Road, w...
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Floyd County School Board changes first day of next school year to Aug. 8
The Floyd County Board of Education approved a revised calendar for next school year that changes the start date for students from August 1 to August 8. In a move to save jobs and important school ...
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Georgia first lady speaks at Leadership Rome graduation
People don’t just decide they want to be leaders and then automatically become one, said Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal. Instead, leadership is born from recognizing a need and doing what you can ...
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High school students involved in the College and Career Academy honored with awards
Many high school programs are dedicated to preparing students for secondary education, whether it’s a traditional four-year college or a technical college program. However, the students recognize...
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Polk school board reverses teacher cuts
Jobs were saved for Career Training and Adult Education, CTAE, music and art teachers Monday night at a special session school board meeting. The school board met at the Cedartown High School cafe...
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Calhoun-Gordon County Library planning expansion
Since 1986, the Calhoun-Gordon County Library in Calhoun, has served residents of the city and the county, and now the building will be expanded in the coming months to embrace changes in technolog...
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Blood drive set for flesh-eating bacteria survivor
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — A blood drive is being held at University of West Georgia for a student fighting a flesh-eating bacteria that threatens her life. Aimee Copeland's left leg has been amputate...
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Georgia schools face more cuts
Walker County Schools officials say they had no choice but to lay off about 50 teachers this year as Georgia continues to tighten the reins on education funding, leaving local school systems to mak...
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Fire at Kellogg plant blocks Old Lindale Road
Both lanes of traffic on Old Lindale Road were blocked on either side of the Kellogg plant while firefighters battle a blaze. Rome-Floyd County Fire Capt. Clete Bonney said no injuries have been ...
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Cash, gold jewelry stolen in Burnett Ferry Road home burglary
Someone reportedly smashed in the back door window of a home on the 400 block of Burnett Ferry Road on Tuesday and stole jewelry and $1,300 in cash, according to a Rome police report. According to...
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Cash, gold jewelry stolen in Burnett Ferry Road home burglary
Someone reportedly smashed in the back door window of a home on the 400 block of Burnett Ferry Road on Tuesday and stole jewelry and $1,300 in cash, according to a Rome police report. According to...
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Kingston man arrested for stealing A/C unit
Floyd County police arrested a Kingston man on Tuesday night after he allegedly took an A/C unit from the 600 block of Kerce Road with the help of a relative, according to a Floyd County Jail repor...
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Budget battles continue in Congress - what do you think the major stumbling block is to reaching a consensus?
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End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detention
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the Uni...
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THE RACE: Endorsements slow as Romney closes in
EDITOR'S NOTE _ With 174 days left until Election Day, here are insights into today's highlights in U.S. politics As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, e...
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SPIN METER: Rivals airbrush anti-Romney words
EDITOR'S NOTE _ An occasional look behind the rhetoric of political candidates. WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable?...
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