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Cherokee County Coroner Broderick Smith said they are looking for medical records to identify two people found dead in a truck pulled from the water last week. One man has been identified as Bobby Dewayne Hyatt, 41, of Piedmont. According to previous reports, a fisherman spotted the vehicle in the water off County Road 31 and called it in around 1 p.m. Thursday. Sheriff’s investigators and deputies, the Cherokee County Rescue Squad and Alabama state troopers responded to the scene.  Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said the incident is being investigated as a traffic accident.
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The owners of The Lantern, a bar at 1807 Maple St., may have their entertainment license suspended for three days after police cited them last month for a second noise violation in two months. Rome’s Alcohol Control Commission made the recommendation at their meeting Tuesday night. The suspension would prevent them from having music from a live...
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by Kim Jarrett, staff writer
Hana’s Bakery to open Tuesday at new Spider Webb Drive location
by Alan Riquelmy
Jun 19, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
The scent of Hana Roberson’s doughnuts are just a week away. Roberson intends to reopen the doors of Hana’s Bakery at its new 874 Spider Webb Drive home this coming Tuesday. At 7 a.m. that day, vi...
Floyd County Jail report June 19, 8 a.m.
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The Floyd County Sheriff's Office releases arrest reports twice each day, at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
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Pitcher safety against liners still issue for MLB
Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head. He wakes up just before impact. The real t...
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For the second time in the past month, The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) has chosen North Georgia Rage Volleyball Club and Sonoraville High School rising senior setter, Kristi Vaughn, for a nati
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On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the finest softball players in the state of Georgia gathered to showcase their skills during the final day of the annual Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North/South
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Calhoun coaches Matt Rice and Randy Rice were each rewarded for leading their teams to a stellar soccer season recently by each being named the Region 7-AA Coach of the Year.
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UPDATE: Former judge Chris Mathis sentenced to 100 years in prison, judge tells Mathis 'rehabilitation is the least of my concerns'
by Alan Riquelmy, Staff Writer
Jun 14, 2013 | 38 38 comments | 118 118 recommendations | email to a friend
UPDATE: Former Chief Magistrate Chris Mathis was sentenced this morning in Floyd County Superior Court to 100 years in prison for what prosecutors called a cattle Ponzi-like scheme. Mathis, 48, sat...
SPLOST projects draw support from community
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
Jun 14, 2013 | 13 13 comments | 112 112 recommendations | email to a friend
Public interest is high for a few of the projects being considered for inclusion in the upcoming SPLOST package. Members of local animal rescue and trail development advocacy groups packed the Emer...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vulture of ‘progress’
by Jesse L. Warmack, Piedmont, Ala.
Jun 17, 2013 | 12 12 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
Today’s “Progressivism” is a vulture gnawing at the nation’s liver, viewing Western Culture with the sort of disgust as a modern man contemplating a tribe of cannibals. Moral collapse has already o...
Ruling on voter citizenship proof ensnares Ga. law
by Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
Jun 17, 2013 | 11 11 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA — Georgia officials said they plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down an Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship to determine what effect it may hav...
Second round of SPLOST presentations turns focus to increasing recreation options and preparing for future jobs
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
Jun 16, 2013 | 8 8 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
An investment in the future of industry in Floyd County and the development of tourism and recreation are some of the areas covered by proposed SPLOST projects. The role of the Rome-Floyd SPLO...
Animal shelter plan would include a dog park; new $5.97 million facility proposed for funding through a 1-cent sales tax
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Jason Broome, director of Floyd County Animal Control, would like to see a new 26,000-square-foot shelter that includes a dog park and adoption center. His proposal for a $5.97 million facility fu...
Proposed SPLOST projects
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These PDFs are proposals that have been presented to the Rome-Floyd SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee. Industrial property $15,000,000 USTA Tennis Center $14,115,000 Jackson Hill Tourism Cent...
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Should the state abandon plans for a 411 connector and use Hwy. 140 as Rome's direct link to I-75?

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