County health board plans to regulate tattoo, piercing shops
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 ...
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Source: Georgia Dept. of Labor. Click to view larger Unemployment at nearly 11 percent in Rome, but lower than other parts of NW Georgia
It’s getting to the point where you don’t want to open the announcements from the Georgia Department of Labor . Wednesday’s communication offered more bad news on the economic front as the jobl...
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J.L. Todd Auction building, adjacent structure on the market
The historic J.L. Todd Auction Company building is for sale, as is the former Atlanta Gas Light building right next to the auction company offices. Both buildings are part of the Todd estate and a...
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Featured Businesses
(From left) Lindsay Stanford, Brittany Thomas, Angela Trammell, Keri Burkett, Caitlin Cleary, Traci Ball and Cindy Hobbs of Salon Ten 17. (Contributed Photo) Salon Ten 17
Business name: Salon Ten 17 Business age: eight years Owners: Cindy Hobbs, master cosmetologist How long have you owned it? eight years Location: 5 John Davenport Drive Telephone: 706-...
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Charley Cooper, owner of American Glory Candles and Gifts. (Ken Caruthers, RN-T) American Glory Candles and Gifts
Business name: American Glory Candles and Gifts Business age: four years Owners: Charley Cooper How long have you owned it? four years Location: 2112 Kingston Highway How long at th...
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Chuck Reed (left), Scott Adams (center) and Danny Lientz of Wicked Impressions Tattoos on Shorter Avenue in West Rome. (Lindy D. Cordell, RN-T.com) Wicked Impressions Tattoos
Business name: Wicked Impressions Tattoos Business age: new as of Oct. 24 Owners: Danny Lientz and Chuck Reed, co-owners How long have you owned it? three months Location: 2201 Shorter A...
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Susan Florey FMC to open physical therapy facility in Cedartown
Floyd Physical Therapy and Rehab will open at 801 N. Main St. in Cedartown on Thursday, April 1. The facility will offer a full range of outpatient physical therapy services including neurologica...
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A worker installs a sign at the new Johnny s Pizza on Broad Street. (Doug Walker, RN-T) Johnny's Pizza set to open next week
Works crews are putting the finishing touches on the new Johnny’s New York Style Pizza restaurant, 233 Broad Street in Rome. Robert Blumberg hopes to get a final inspection and his certificate of ...
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Kelly Services to offer placements for health care, IT workers
Kelly Services in Rome has announced it will now provide specialized health care, IT and scientific workers to hospitals, physicians’ offices, medical centers, clinical research organizations,...
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AAUW launches Family Friendly Workplace Award
The Rome chapter of the American Association of University Women ( AAUW ) is launching a Family Friendly Workplace Award competition in Rome this spring. Patricia DeWitt, vice president for Plan...
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Joseph A. Palko Jr. Palko to lead retail services at FMC
Joseph A. Palko Jr. has been named director of retail services at Floyd Medical Center. Palko will provide consultative support for existing retail venues, develop plans for the expansion of reta...
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Scott Mahr Barnsley Gardens manager wins top award at industry luncheon
Barnsley Gardens Resort General Manager Scott Mahr was named an outstanding general manager by the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association during the group’s annual Stars of the Lodging Indust...
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Shea Dale Dale receives grant and invitation to CODA
Shea Dale, studio manager and art coordinator at All Things Artistic in downtown Rome, has been awarded a grant and invitation for herself and owner, Holly Moore to attend and speak on panel at th...
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Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was...
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Stocks manage gains
Stocks gained Thursday, erasing earlier losses to lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to 18-month highs, as investors eyed the day’s jobs and trade news and the direction of the U.S. dollar. The...
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Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems
NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid...
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