BREAKING NEWS
Floyd BOE Offers 21 RIF Employees Jobs
First Of Three Bodies Identified In Weiss Crash
Bartow Shooting Suspect Apprehended
North Wins SAL All-Star Game 2-1
Bar Faces 3-Day Entertainment License Suspension
Tyler Perry Donates 50k To Mike Patterson Fund
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Floyd BOE Approves Budget, Offers Jobs to 21 RIF Employees
Floyd Commission Holding Called Meeting Thursday
North Defeats South 2-1 in SAL All-Star Game
Berry College Farmers' Market Seeks Vendors
Bartow Shooting Suspect Apprehended
Rome Bar Faces Three-Day Entertainment License Suspension
First of Three Bodies in Weiss Crash Identified
UPDATE: Suspect ID'd in weekend shooting on Crane Street
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Free Admission Day for Floyd Residents
Jun 22, 2013
The Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home will be hosting the first Floyd Free Day this year on Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event is being sponsored by Georgia Power. For this event, the museum will offer free admission to all Floyd County residents with proof of residency. “This event is our way to show appreciation to our residents and to show the community what our museum has to offer,” says Executive Director Heather Shores. “Chieftains Museum is a part of national history and we want to give each local resident a chance to learn its story.” The museum looks forward to meeting those in Floyd County who have never been to the museum and seeing those who have visited before.
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1st Annual-Kiwanis Club of Rome-Volleyball Showdown
Jun 22, 2013
Thornton Rec Center (across from Armuchee High). Play begins at 9am. Free Admission.
8 teams will be competing to the win the Kiwanis Club of Rome Volleyball Challenge Cup for the year.
Concessions will be available throughout the day; proceeds go directly to local Key Clubs!
Peaches from Lane Orchards will also be available for pre-order: $10 bag of 8 to 10 or $30 box of 25lbs (annual fundraiser).
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Bryant Home Dedication
Jun 23, 2013
Rome and Floyd County Habitat for Humanity has a home dedication for the Bryant Family at 2pm.
103 East 11th St
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Tri For The Kids Youth Triathlon To Follow Tri For The Shelter Sprint Triathlon
Jun 23, 2013
Youth racers now have more time to train for the Tri For The Kids Triathlon at Darlington School. Due to the weather, the Tri For The Kids Youth Triathlon has been postponed to Sunday, June 23. Registration has re-opened. The race will follow the Tri For The Shelter Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, June 22 at Rocky Mountain Recreation Area.
Registration is $40 and proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Rome.
For more information and to register, visit racerome.org or call (706) 296-7103.
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Cruz-Duque Home Dedication
Jun 30, 2013
Rome and Floyd Co Habitat for Humanity Home dedication.
The Women Build 2013 house is almost complete! Please join us to welcome this family to their new home and see the wonderful job our Women Build volunteers have done!
119 Cherry St
2 pm
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NATIONAL NEWS
For victims of 'landlords from hell,' home is where the hurt is
Think you have the landlord from hell? Think again.
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Patriots player mum as police search for clues in man's death
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is used to throngs of media clamoring to ask him questions, but the NFL star has never had to deal with them camping outside his home.
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4 relatives sentenced for kidnap, assault of gay man in Kentucky
A court has sentenced four relatives to years in prison for their roles in kidnapping and assaulting a gay man in Kentucky
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WORLD NEWS
Why Taliban would talk now
The United States will have its first formal meeting with the Taliban on Thursday, a source close to the talks told CNN, and the Taliban has told reporters that they want to improve relations with the world. CNN's Nic Robertson explains what's happening.
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Attack on U.N. compound in Somalia called 'barbaric'
At least 14 people died and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the U.N. headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday.
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Afghan government pulls out of talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out Wednesday at the United States over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar, pulling out of security talks with U.S. officials and refusing to take part in peace talks with the Taliban.
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BUSINESS NEWS
Bernanke and China send world stocks lower
Investors may be in for a Bernanke hangover on Thursday.
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Ben Bernanke's power over your money
Ben Bernanke scared stock investors on Wednesday when he said the Federal Reserve may start slowing its economic stimulus program later this year, but what does it mean for borrowers and savers?
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China factory activity hits 9-month low
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HEALTH NEWS
Eating bugs is healthy
Scorpions, crickets and other insects are inching their way into America's diets. Holly Firfer reports.
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National park visitors warned of illness
Those vacationing at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks this summer should make extra efforts to stay sanitary, the National Park Service said Wednesday, after noting a spike in sicknesses among visitors so far.
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1 word may change obesity treatment
One word could have a big impact on the way doctors treat obesity in the United States.
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POLITICS
5 things about Frederick Douglass
Many Americans know that Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in the early 1800s and later wrote an autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American." His tale of escape from bondage to statesman, abolitionist and activist in the women's suffrage movement is also fairly well known. Here are five things you might not know about him:
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5 things you didn't know about Frederick Douglass
Many Americans know that Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in the early 1800s and later wrote an autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American." His tale of escape from bondage to statesman, abolitionist and activist in the women's suffrage movement is also fairly well known. Here are five things you might not know about him:
Ghitis: A new age of protests
Frida Ghitis says in this era of connectivity, a little complaint can erupt into massive demonstrations.
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SPORTS NEWS
Blackhawks top erratic Bruins
BOSTON (AP) After struggling for more than 120 minutes to score even once, the Blackhawks beat Boston goalie Tuukka Rask a half-dozen times in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to send the series back to Chicago tied two games apiece.
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Blackhawks top Bruins 6-5 in overtime of Game 4 to tie Stanley Cup final 2-2
Game 4 didn't disappoint. An overtime goal pushed the Blackhawks past the Bruins 6-5 to tie the Cup final at 2-2. It was the two squads' wildest meeting yet, says Brian Cazenueve.
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Mangold: Jets players want Sanchez to be starter
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Actor James Gandolfini dead
James Gandolfini, who gained fame playing a memorable mafia boss on HBO's "The Sopranos," has died, his managers said Wednesday.
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'Fifty Shades' finds director
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson has been chosen to film "Fifty Shades of Grey," the best-selling erotic novel about a 27-year-old billionaire and a naïve college student, Universal Pictures said Wednesday.
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' finds its director
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson has been chosen to film "Fifty Shades of Grey," the best-selling erotic novel about a 27-year-old billionaire and a naïve college student, Universal Pictures said Wednesday.
