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A Beginner Line Dance class will start today at 10 a.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. The cost is $2 per class. Silver Sneakers cards are accepted. For more information cal...
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Artist Larry Locklear to exhibit at Imagine studio
The work of folk artist Larry Locklear will be on display at Imagine Hair Art Studio through Feb. 25. This is Locklear’s first time showing at Imagine and he is exhibiting 25 pieces. He attended ...
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Darlington fine arts presents 'Crazy For You' musical
Darlington’s fine arts department will present the Broadway classic “Crazy for You” Feb. 24 - 26 at the Rome City Auditorium. The story follows Bobby Child (played by junior Will Warren), a well-...
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'Pride and Prejudice' comes to the Shorter University stage
The Shorter University Theatre Department will perform “Pride and Prejudice” Feb. 16-19 and 23-26 in the university’s Callaway Theatre. Based on a new Joe Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan adaptation of...
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Open Door Home plans no-sweat fundraiser
Instead of coming up with the usual fundraising event, board members of The Open Door Children’s Home have announced a plan for a new challenge that will put the focus back on the children in need....
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Harry Musselwhite
Musselwhite recognized for film score in 'Der Greis'
Berry College professor Harry Musselwhite’s 2010 short film “Der Greis” received a Special Merit for Outstanding Musical Score award at the 2012 Winter Shorts Film Festival in Kentucky this past we...
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Forum to host bridal showcase today
The annual Northwest Georgia Bridal Showcase is returning to The Forum today. The showcase is being presented by Scott Productions and will offer area residents a variety of resources, ven...
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Fourth annual heart walk to honor Terry Simmons
Lace up your walking shoes and plan on participating in the Heart of the Community Walk on Feb. 25. The fourth annual walk will begin at 10 a.m. with pre-walk festivities beginning at 9:30 a.m...
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What's Happening Today
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The Floyd County GOP will meet today at Western Sizzlin’, 801 Martha Berry Blvd., at 8:30 a.m. for breakfast and a meeting at 9 a.m. County Commission Chair Irwin Bagwell and Co-Chair Garry Frick...
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The Rome Exchange Club will meet today at noon at the Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. City Manager John Bennett will discuss the city’s financial situation. For more information contact Eliz...
Allegro dancers to perform concert at City Auditorium
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Allegro Dance Studio will present its winter concert on Saturday at the Rome City Auditorium. Sponsored by Rome Area Council for the Arts, the event will feature 15 numbers in the style of modern ...
Rome Symphony concert to feature cellist Annie Camp
by Morgan Clemones, Staff Writer
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The Rome Symphony Orchestra will be having their first concert of the year on Feb. 4 at the Rome City Auditorium. The Symphony is celebrating its 90th anniversary season. “We are happy to have c...
The Amazing Kreskin to perform in Cedartown
by Morgan Clemones, Staff Writer
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World-famous mentalist, The Amazing Kreskin, will display his popular mental abilities at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center on Feb. 10. For five decades, The Amazing Kreskin has dramatized the ...
Rome Board of Education to meet Thursday to discuss site for Anna K. Davie Elementary
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The Rome Board of Education will hold a called meeting Thursday at 5 p.m., being held in the board room at the central office located on East Second Street. The meeting is being called to discuss...
TV nanny comes to the rescue of Chattooga family
by Lauren Jones, staff writer
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Mary Edwards was at her wit’s end. With her husband, Duke Edwards, 46, disabled from a wreck that left him with physical ailments, excruciating migraines and lapses in memory, the 33-year-old work...
150 Years Ago in January: The Civil War Years
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Rome Area History Museum volunteer Dennis Nordeman is compiling notable local news items related to the Civil War in commemoration of the war's sesquicentennial to be shared each week: Week end...
Chrysler's 'Halftime in America' ad shot in Los Angeles, New Orleans -- not Detroit

The Weekly Standard reports that some stock footage of Detroit was included -- but nothing was shot in Detroit specifically for this ad.


Mon Feb 06 18:06:01 UTC 2012
HOT LINKS: Self-doubt likely cause of Demi Moore's hospitalization? One doc thinks so

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Mon Feb 06 17:35:01 UTC 2012
Controversy aside, was Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance one of the best ever?

Despite some controversy, Madonna is mostly getting raves for her Super Bowl halftime performance. 


Mon Feb 06 16:57:07 UTC 2012
APNewsBreak: Chris Brown to perform at the Grammys (AP)

FILE - In this March 21, 2011 file photo, singer Chris Brown makes an appearance on BET's '106 & Park' show in New York. Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago. Brown assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy party in 2009 and is serving five years of probation for the felony attack. Rihanna will also perform at the show. She's up for four awards. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.


Mon Feb 06 22:45:19 UTC 2012
Jay-Z reaches new level, performs at Carnegie Hall (AP)

Rapper Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, performs on stage at Carnegie Hall in New York on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Ticket sales from the Carnegie Hall shows will benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York. (AP Photo/Donald Traill)AP - Jay-Z has entered a new level of music superstardom, performing at Carnegie Hall.


Tue Feb 07 00:05:04 UTC 2012
'Amazing Spider-Man' footage teased for fans (AP)

Actor Andrew Garfield, left, and MTV personality Josh Horowitz appear at the debut of the 3-D full-length 'Amazing Spider-Man' trailer at Regal Union Square on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in New York. The event was simulcast at movie theaters in 13 cities spanning the globe, including Mexico City, Berlin, Rome, Paris and Moscow, with the cast and filmmakers appearing in Los Angeles, New York, Rio de Janeiro and London. The film will hit theaters on July 3. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)AP - "The Amazing Spider-Man" dropped in on hundreds of fans Monday.


Mon Feb 06 23:27:09 UTC 2012