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County health board plans to regulate tattoo, piercing shops
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The Floyd County Board of Health is looking to begin regulation of body art shops operating within the county. Tim Allee, the district environmental health director, said a first reading of the ...
Electronics recycling day Saturday, rain or shine
On Saturday the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center will hold its second electronics recycling day of the year. Recycling Center Manager Mark Skeggs said drop off of items will be taking place from 9 a.m...
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Red Cross to provide free CPR training
The Coosa Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will provide free first aid and CPR training Saturday, March 20. Classes are 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Krannert Ballroom of Berry College in ...
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DOT to present 411 Connector information at public meeting
The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house next week to share information about the proposed U.S. 411 Connector. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 4-7 p.m...
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Education
Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade
ATLANTA — Georgia’s first- and second-graders are one step closer to not having to take standardized tests. A bill eliminating the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests before third grade ...
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Bill raising class sizes in Ga. passes committee
ATLANTA — A bill giving Georgia school districts more flexibility amid the state’s fiscal crisis has passed a key committee. The legislation allows districts to increase class size by one ...
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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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Chattooga County looks to buy Paradise Gardens
SUMMERVILLE , Ga. — They say money can’t buy happiness, but Chattooga County hopes it can buy Paradise. County Commissioner Jason Winters says the county is in negotiations to buy How...
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Two charged with sex crimes out on bond, back in Cedartown
A former Polk County substitute teacher arrested in a child pornography sting last year is out on bond. Glynn County Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Miller said Edward Keith Kelley, 52, was r...
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DOT to present 411 Connector information at public meeting
The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house next week to share information about the proposed U.S. 411 Connector. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 4-7 p.m...
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Polk schools to move to 160-day calendar
The Polk School District Board of Education has approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning in August, which would lengthen instruction time by an hour each day and add an...
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Latest National News
Police Release Photos Calif. Serial Killer Took of Girls
Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims.
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Thu Mar 11 07:18:00 -0600 2010
FBI Probes N.J. Man Linked to Al Qaeda, Yemen Attack
The FBI is investigating the case of an Al Qaeda member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.
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Thu Mar 11 08:46:43 -0600 2010
Sex Offender Suspected in Teen's Murder Broke Parole
Had John Albert Gardner III been returned to prison in 2007 he would have been evaluated for commitment to a state mental hospital as a sexually violent predator.
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Thu Mar 11 06:05:57 -0600 2010
'Jihad Jane' Tried to Kill Herself, Hid Muslim Religion
Colleen LaRose, the self-described Jihad Jane, spent many hours caring for her boyfriend's father in the small town of Pennsburg, Pa., as she hid her terrorist activities on the Internet, Fox 29 in Philadelphia reported.
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Thu Mar 11 10:07:53 -0600 2010
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Police/Fire
Laptop, iPod reported taken from Shorter College dorm room
A Dell laptop and an Apple iPod were two items found missing by a Shorter College student in his dorm room, reports stated. According to Rome police reports: The student had gone to play video g...
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Romans jailed on drug charges in traffic stop
Two Romans remained at the Floyd County Jail Thursday morning after they were found to have methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia in their possession during a traffic stop, reports stated. Acco...
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Man arrested on battery, criminal damage charges
A Rome man was arrested Wednesday after police say he destroyed the property of a female victim during an altercation. According to Floyd County Jail records: Cody Joseph Staud, 19, 202 E. 10th St...
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Woman arrested on theft charges
A woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with the theft of a money order at a store last month. According to Floyd County Jail records: Anquince Deca Carey, 27, 225 Couper St., was arrested by F...
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News Poll
Restaurant salt
Mar 11 10 - 03:06 PM

A New York lawmaker wants to ban salt from the state's restaurants. Do you think the proposal is a good idea?

Politics
Senate approves property tax bill
ATLANTA — The state Senate has approved a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia. The Senate voted 54-0 for the measure on Thursday. Its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, ...
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Perdue proposes health care cuts
ATLANTA — Georgia’s hospitals and health-care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall. With state t...
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Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade
ATLANTA — Georgia’s first- and second-graders are one step closer to not having to take standardized tests. A bill eliminating the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests before third grade ...
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