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Floyd County Jail report May 20, 8 a.m.
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The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In this report: Males: 7 Females: 0 Total: 7 Oldest: 65 Youngest: 20 Average: 37
Floyd County Jail report, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In this report: Males: 6 Females: 3 Total: 9 Oldest: 45 Youngest: 17 Average: 30
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Joe Costolnick, Rome police detective
Police believe robbers live near their target; Big H on Main Street has been robbed for second time in two months
Police believe two men who have held up the same convenience store twice in two months live in the neighborhood and someone knows who they are. “If they are not permanent residents, they are stay...
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Floyd County Jail report, May 19, 8 a.m.
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In this report: Males: 18 Females: 5 Total: 23 Oldest: 53 Youngest: 17 Average: 28
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Mireille Kibibi is one of seven refugees graduating this year from Berry College in north Georgia. (CNN photo)
A risk that paid off: Students scarred by war earn college degrees
Rome, Georgia (CNN) -- Mireille Kibibi's march to the graduation stage at Berry College was tough -- laden with the burdens of war. As a little girl, she fled civil war in Burundi and escaped to ne...
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Juhi Varshney said, “I really want to go into medicine. They’ve also got a really great social scene, and that’s something I want to be a part of.” (Lauren Jones / Rome News-Tribune)
GRADUATE OF DISTINCTION: Rome High valedictorian Juhi Varshney plans to serve others in life
After using her hands to serve others throughout her four years at Rome High School , Juhi Varshney has decided to let service dictate her years to come. Varshney will graduate at the top of her...
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Floyd County Schools and Berry College offering academic summer camp for gifted children
Summer break from school is near and many parents will be looking for opportunities for enrichment camps for their children. Floyd County Schools and Berry College have teamed-up to provide a gifte...
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Surprise name stalls appointments in Fort Oglethorpe
FORT OGLETHORPE — Fired former public works director Jeff Long is one of City Council member Earl Gray’s two proposed appointees to a city charter study committee. Mayor Lynn Long called for the c...
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Gadsden State president battles ‘no confidence’ vote
GADSDEN — More than 300 Gadsden State Community College employees cast votes of no confidence in the leadership of school president Raymond Staats following complaints made in the past year regardi...
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Rockmart trail hosts skaters from three different countries
ROCKMART — Skateboarders from three countries left Rockmart for Weaver, Ala., on Saturday — the second day of the three-day Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Skate Challenge. This is the third year of the ...
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Whitfield County to levy fire tax
DALTON — Those who own property in Whitfield County outside the Dalton city limits could get a bit of sticker shock when they get their tax bills this year. County Commission Chairman Mike Babb iss...
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Latest National News
Man, 52, dies while rappelling in Ohio park

Authorities say a 52-year-old man died when he fell from a cliff while rappelling in southeastern Ohio over the weekend.

Mon May 20 08:09:30 UTC 2013
NYC lawmakers furious over 'ghetto tour' by Bronx bus company

Three times a week, Real Bronx Tours takes riders — mainly white Europeans and Australians — on a trip that includes stops at food-pantry lines and a “pickpocket” park.

Mon May 20 04:41:32 UTC 2013
Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform bill in Congress

If Congress sends more resources to the border, the government will also need to account for shifting patterns in immigrant arrests.

Mon May 20 04:35:39 UTC 2013
10-year-old killed after gunmen shoot into Calif. home

Sacramento County sheriff's officials suspected that a family member had gang ties.

Mon May 20 04:12:10 UTC 2013
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Lindale woman faces drug charges
One of the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted was arrested Saturday night by Georgia State Patrol after she was stopped during a road block, according to Floyd County Jail Reports. Accordi...
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Floyd County Jail report May 20, 8 a.m.
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In this report: Males: 7 Females: 0 Total: 7 Oldest: 65 Youngest: 20 Average: 37
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Floyd County Jail report, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 19
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases its jail intake report twice daily -- at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In this report: Males: 6 Females: 3 Total: 9 Oldest: 45 Youngest: 17 Average: 30
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Joe Costolnick, Rome police detective
Police believe robbers live near their target; Big H on Main Street has been robbed for second time in two months
Police believe two men who have held up the same convenience store twice in two months live in the neighborhood and someone knows who they are. “If they are not permanent residents, they are stay...
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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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Georgia Secretary of State Republican Brian Kemp
Georgia GOP picks new chair at Athens convention
ATHENS -- Athenian John Padgett is the new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. Padgett defeated two others vying for the spot at the party's convention at the Classic Center this weekend. ...
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In this photo taken May 13, 2013, President Barack Obama defends his administration's actions in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, calling Congressional criticism a political sideshow during a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, not shown, at the White House in Washington. The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington ...
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Clockwise from left, Boy Scouts Eric Kusterer, Jacob Sorah, James Sorah, Micah Brownlee and Cub Scout John Sorah hold signs at the "Save Our Scouts" Prayer Vigil and Rally in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Irving, Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at a meeting in Grapevine, Texas, would retain the Scouts' long-standing ban on gays serving in adult leadership positions. (AP Photo/Richard Rodriguez)
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly ...
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