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Berry eagles’ ‘chat’ set for 1-1:30 p.m. Thursday. Master Gardeners pruning workshop reset. Additional updates.

Posted on March 4, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

A live chat with Dr. Renee Carleton of Berry College, the leading expert on the eagles and eaglets, is set for 1 p.m. Thursday. You can send questions ahead of time by email, [email protected], or by Twitter #BCeagles during the event. read more

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CRBI’s Greenie Award winners announced. Darlington grad Bradford to edit 50th anniversary edition of Georgia Law Review.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Darlington School alumnus Payton Bradford (‘05) has been named the editor-in-chief of the 50th anniversary edition of Georgia Law Review. His tenure on the executive board for the volume will begin in the fall for the 2015-16 school year. “This is the biggest honor of my law school career, and something I’m tremendously excited about,” said Bradford. “It’s… Read more

Local banks’ fourth-quarter report: $324,000 loss to net income of $389,000. Together, seven banks earned $1.12 million

Posted on February 27, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has released the fourth quarter (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) financials for insured banks in Northwest Georgia. Below please find the basics for each of the three community banks based in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Chattooga counties. There no longer is a bank based in Polk County. Together, the local banks posted a quarterly… Read more

Business: Partners in Progress update. Harbin promotes Wendy Pitts. Weather delays open house. Job fair.

Posted on February 26, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Partners in Progress campaign goal: $2.1 million (with hopes of $2.5 million). Pledged so far: $1.52 million. Chamber Harbin Clinic has promoted longtime employee Wendy Pitts to the newly created position of Chief Quality Officer. In her new role, Pitts will be responsible for the planning, administration, and monitoring of clinical quality improvement processes. As… Read more

Business: Former Golden China spot under lease; Greater Community Bank celebrates 19 years

Posted on February 25, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

We’re checking for updates on what’s next for the former Golden China restaurant at 1505 Shorter Ave. Closed since August 2012, crews were on the scene Monday doing mostly interior work from our quick check. Greater Community Bank celebrates 19 years Thursday: The bank is inviting Rome-area customers to drop by any office from 1 to… Read more

Keith Mickler: Cankerworm moths are making their secret march up tree trunks right now

Posted on February 21, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

By Keith Mickler, county coordinator and agriculture agent As we shiver through another cold winter the dreaded cankerworm moths are making their camouflaged march up tree trunks, to mate and lay thousands of neatly stacked rows of eggs on the limbs of our trees. Two months from now, when spring has sprung, these tiny green worms… Read more

Weekend: Berry performs Harry Chapin’s ‘Cotton Patch Gospel;’ Shorter stages ‘Hot Mikado.’

Posted on February 21, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Please check before traveling to any of the following events because of the weekend weather forecast. ‘Cotton Patch Gospel’ tonight through Sunday at the Berry College E. H. Young Theatre: This “Greatest Story Ever Retold” is based on the book “The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John” by Clarence Jordan in which the Gospel is… Read more

‘Kingmakers,’ a possible pilot for ABC television, expected to film in Rome beginning next month

Posted on February 20, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

‘Camera Ready’ Rome and Floyd County — as accredited by the state of Georgia — could be going before the cameras again next month. A television crew is having conversations with the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau: “We are currently working with location scouts for a TV pilot to be filmed in Rome/Floyd County. Just… Read more

Weekend: Berry performs Harry Chapin’s ‘Cotton Patch Gospel.’

Posted on February 20, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Smile Report: Garden Club of Georgia honors Oak Hill’s Tim Brown. Night at the Movies raises $18,000.

Posted on February 20, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Tim Brown, director of Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, recently was honored by The Garden Club of Georgia with the Seal of Honor. Oak Hill and The Garden Club of Georgia Inc. have a long history of working together, dating back to the days of Berry College founder Martha Berry. When Brown came on… Read more

Updated: Confluence, the Greater Rome Chamber’s annual ideas and innovation factory, opens today at the DeSoto

Posted on February 19, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Two days of innovation, ideas and entrepreneurism begin this morning at the DeSoto Theatre courtesy of the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce and continuing into midday Friday. Confluence, says Chris Carey of cosponsor Logical Systems, offers “some really awesome innovation (that) will be showcased and on display. Wireless power transfer, an auto that gets 84 mpg and… Read more

Business: ‘Fins Up’ the theme of Coosa Valley Credit Union’s annual meeting Feb. 28. ‘Memory Lane’ grand opening March 5

Posted on February 19, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Given our recent weather, everyone is thinking tropical right now. Coosa Valley Credit Union is taking it a step further on Feb. 28 as it takes a Buffett-style theme for the group’s 61st annual members meeting at The Forum beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to all members. Several key announcements are planned… Read more

Glenn Getchell renews education ties here by joining Providence Preparatory Academy’s board

Posted on February 18, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Glenn Getchell, who spent almost 12 years helping establish Unity Christian School and served as a teacher/coach at Darlington before that, is joining Providence Preparatory Academy board of directors. Providence, a hybrid home-and-school education system, is in its fourth year and continues to add high school grades. Based at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, Providence offers classes from… Read more

Smile Report: West End wins sixth-grade math competition at Berry; Unity’s Clay Crawford takes individual honors

Posted on February 14, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: The Spring 2015 Sixth Grade Berry College Mathematics Contest was held on campus Thursday, Feb. 12. Twelve sixth-grade teams competed. The top three teams were: First, West End Elementary School (Rome); second, Armuchee Middle School (Floyd County), and third, Gilmer Middle School. read more

Simply the BEST: First program graduates from Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Posted on February 12, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler on Thursday presented certificates to the first students to complete the GeorgiaBEST program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Adult Education program. GeorgiaBEST (Businesss Ethics Student Training) is the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) workplace soft skills initiative. The ceremony was held at the Chattooga County Adult Education Center in… Read more