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2 stabbed, 1 critical in bloody robbery

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Today is last day to register to vote in time for March primary; New voters and those with address or name change have until 5 p.m. today
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Today, Feb. 6, is the last day to register to vote in the March 6 presidential preference primary. Floyd County residents also will decide on a proposed $32.4 million special purpose, local optio...
Store clerk threatened with gun
A clerk at a convenience store on North Broad Street told police Saturday night that a man pointed a gun in her direction around 5:10 p.m. last night then drove off. According to Rome police repor...
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House targets charter school system funding; 5-year plans at risk for Floyd County, others were innovative education model is used
Three months after the Floyd County charter school system drew praise at a state summit of government, business and education leaders, funding for the flexible learning model is on the chopping...
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Furlough days to increase for Rome, Floyd County schools
The number of furlough days for teachers is expected to increase during the 2012-2013 school year for both Rome City and Floyd County school systems because of revenue shortfalls. Because of a rec...
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Parents protest at scandalized US school
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About three dozen parents and supporters have staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children. Prot...
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1976 National Championship Vikings women’s team to be honored
Berry College’s 1976 national championship women’s basketball team will be honored during Saturday’s (Feb. 11) Lady Vikings basketball game against LaGrange College. All Berry alumni are invited t...
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Unity announces first STAR student
Unity Christian School’s very own Wendy Bristow was recognized by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce as the school’s first ever STAR Student. Angie Lewis, 2012 Chairman of the Board of the Greate...
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Sullivan appointed to Bartow school board
The Bartow County Board of Education at a called meeting on Monday night appointed a long-time Adairsville resident to finish out former board member Larry Parker’s unexpired term. Click here ...
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2 stabbed, 1 critical in bloody robbery
Three people were taken to the hospital as a result of a Sunday robbery law enforcement officer said left a bloody scene in Cartersville. Two victims were stabbed, one critically, and the alleged ...
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Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau looking 'tired'
Tired. That’s a a word that Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Brett Huske says he hears fairly often when showing potential clients around the Northwest Georgia Trade a...
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Polk residents sign up for CodeRED alerts
Polk County Public Safety Director Randy Lacey is urging residents to mark Severe Weather Awareness Week by registering for the county’s free CodeRED early warning system. Severe Weather Awareness...
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The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.


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The young sons of Josh and Susan Powell began to "verbalize more" about their missing mother, suggesting that she was in the trunk of their father's car on the night she disappeared in 2009, an attorney for the woman's parents said Sunday.


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Good news: No one home at South Rome house fire on Pollock Street
Update: Fire officials said it appears no one was home during a house fire on Pollock Street in South Rome on Monday evening. The house received extensive damage. Fire officials were still searc...
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Man charged with box cutter assault
A Rome man remained in jail on Monday morning after he threatened someone with a box cutter late Sunday night, according to a Floyd County Jail report. According to the report: Edgar Lee Huntley...
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2 pedestrians still hospitalized
Two pedestrians struck by vehicles in Rome last week remained in critical condition at Floyd Medical Center on Monday night, Feb. 6, an FMC spokeswoman said. Christopher Loyd Crabb, 49, of Menlo w...
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Police: Rome woman started riot in jail
A Rome woman who was arrested Tuesday on a charge of disorderly conduct started a riot in the Floyd County Jail on Saturday afternoon, resulting in additional charges, according to a Floyd County J...
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GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine. With back-to-back victories fueling him, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is looking toward the next states that hold...
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FACT CHECK: Gingrich overstates his Fla. results
WASHINGTON (AP) — After losing Saturday's Nevada caucus race, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sought solace in what he called an encouraging statistic: that his supporters were turn...
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Senate bill would cap lobbyist gifts at $100
ATLANTA (AP) — State Sen. Josh McKoon has filed an ethics bill that would cap lobbyist gifts at $100 and set a limit of $750 for travel, meals and accommodations for conferences and speaking engage...
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