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New Welcome Center at Berry completed, but not quite ready for visitors

Posted on March 14, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Construction is now complete on the new Welcome Center at Berry College, but it won’t be fully operational for several months according to Berry officials. “The Welcome Center will not be fully operational for several months in terms of visitor check-in and registration. It currently works the same way as the previous gatehouse,” says Chris… Read more

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Garden Lakes Realty converts former church into ‘affordable’ wedding venue

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By Tori Hughes for Hometown Headlines Chapel Hill Methodist Church came to Garden Lakes Realty to sell the little chapel. President Mark Brewster said the realty firm started the process by looking at who buys churches, in particular little churches. read more

Weekend: Pets, Redheads and Runners downtown for St. Patrick’s Day. Cowboys in Cartersville. Busy day at State Mutual Stadium. Final days of Churchill exhibit.

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Saturday: The Annual Rome-Floyd Humane Society’s St. PETrick’s Day Parade beginning at 11 a.m. at Bridgepoint Plaza. The pet parade will make it’s way down Broad Street to 4th Ave, turn on W 1st Street, and head back to Bridgepoint Plaza. read more

Ware Mechanical forecast: 60% rain chance today, Sunshine and warmer temps ahead next week

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The rain moves out today to give way to Spring temperatures and lots of sunshine next week. Look for highs in the 70’s. The forecast: Hazardous Weather Outlook Today: Showers likely, mainly before 9am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the… Read more

Cartersville Downtown Development Authority & Main Street Program honor grant and award recipients

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Media release: Approximately 50 people gathered at Louie’s Café in historic downtown Cartersville on March 12, 2015, for the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority& Main Street Program Annual Banquet. DDA/Main Street Program Manager Tara Currier offered an overview of the various accomplishments from the previous year, before turning the program over to representatives of the board of… Read more

Georgia Health News: School nurses shortage: A quiet crisis in Georgia

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For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Ansley Stewart, Georgia Health News Sally Boswell is the first person many low-income families in Greene County call when their child gets sick. She hears about everything from acute ear infections to chronic conditions such as diabetes. Boswell helps parents, grandparents or guardians… Read more

Buzz: Blood Assurance hosting St. Patrick’s Day blood drive. Free tickets available for Berry’s lecture featuring Presidential Historian. Rep. Graves to present youth art winners. Rome Symphony spring concert Mar. 22.

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March 16 & 17: Blood Assurance will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day blood drive its donor center facility at the Midtown Crossing shopping center in Rome. All participating donors will receive a customized St. Patrick’s Day t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Walmart gift card, as well as… Read more

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: Shorter’s Ayana Walker one race away from becoming NCAA Champion, Pepperell Meet & Greet with new Football Coach

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report Shorter junior Ayana Walker is one race away from becoming an NCAA national champion when she earned ran the second fastest time to earn a spot in the 400-meter finals at the 2015 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. Shorter read more

Obituaries: Services Sunday for Geneva Mull, Notices for James Oakes and William Primm

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Geneva Josephine Terry Mull, June 2, 1939-March 13, 2015 Mrs. Geneva Josephine Terry Mull, age 75, of Rome, passed away Friday morning, March 13, 2015, in a local health care facility. Mrs. Mull was born in Floyd County on June 2, 1939, daughter of the late Raymond Thomas Terry and the late Mildred Inez Jones Terry.… Read more

Public Health Restaurant Inspection Scores

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Floyd County No reports. Bartow County CRACKER BARREL (Cartersville) 5631 HWY 20 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 View inspections: March 13, 2015 Score: 80, Grade: B TARGET FOOD AVENUE 100 CHEROKEE PL CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 View inspections: March 13, 2015 Score: 87, Grade: B read more

Floyd Medical Center: Wade Monk to retire, Tommy Manning joining Legal team

Posted on March 13, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Media release: Kurt Stuenkel, Floyd President and CEO, announced today that Wade Monk, General Counsel, will retire later this fall, and that Tommy Manning is joining Floyd’s legal department on April 1. “Wade has been our trusted legal counsel for 30 years now,” Stuenkel said. “He joined Floyd as a full-time employee in 2002. We… Read more

Pepperell hosting meet & greet with new football coach

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Media release: Pepperell High School and The Dragon Club invite everyone to welcome Coach Hurst to the Lindale community at Pepperell High School on Monday March 16. Coach Rick Hurst will meet and greet Dragon supporters from 4-6 p.m. in the high school media center. Coach Hurst will be joined by his wife Velika, son Ryan, and daughter Aidyn.… Read more

Smile Report: Model Middle repeats as middle school Academic Quiz Bowl champion

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Media release: Model Middle School has won the 2015 Floyd County Academic Quiz Bowl for middle schools for the second consecutive year. The Academic Quiz Bowl is a county-wide academic competition that was held at Berry College on Thursday, March 12. Coosa Middle School’s team placed second with Pepperell Middle finishing third. Sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade… Read more

Updated Smile Report: Model’s Braden Gilleland is named Floyd County STAR Student

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Media release: Braden Gilleland, a senior at Model High School and the school’s STAR student, has added STAR student for Floyd County to his list of accomplishments. Gilleland earlier earned the STAR award for Model High School to qualify him for the county award. Gilleland and his STAR teacher, Dr. Brian Swanagan, were honored today at… Read more

Floyd Police investigating police impersonator in Shannon area

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From Floyd County Police: Police are investigating an impersonator who recently stopped a vehicle in Shannon. The suspicious person was observed driving a black Dodge Charger and stopped at least one driver in the area. It is not uncommon for police to drive unmarked vehicles, however officers are required to provide badge number and present identification… Read more