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Smile Report: Floyd Schools’ Sam Bryant, Makayla Keasler and Marcus Wilder to take part in Governor’s Honors program
Media release: Three students from Floyd County Schools have been selected to participate in the 2015 Governor’s Honors program. Marcus Wilder, a junior at Armuchee High; Sam Bryant, a sophomore at Model High; and Makayla Keasler, a junior also at Model High were selected for the four-week summer instructional program designed to provide intellectually gifted… Read more
Georgia’s first ‘School Climate Star Ratings’ has mixed results for Northwest Georgia
Media release: The Georgia Department of Education today released its first School Climate Star Ratings. The 2014 ratings are based on survey results and data from the 2013-2014 school year. Schools in Northwest Georgia got a mixed report (school-by-school breakdown below). read more
Spring’s egg-standing ovation returns Friday. Tonight’s Spirit Night at Dwarf House to help East Central student, family
Standing Ovation celebrates 30 years of upright eggs on the Spring Equinox Friday. In 1985, a small group of Rome artists decided to make an experiment: would eggs balance on end on the first day of spring? The first event was successful and the Egg Balance has become a Rome tradition. Gather at noon on… Read more
Latest Heritage First Headlines: Mercy Care’s Rita Lawler retiring. Local business updates. Spring preview continues.
News since our morning alerts: At 1 p.m., a high of 73 and climbing under sunny skies. Bartow County joins statewide school board salute. Statewide business headlines from Georgia Trend Updated reports from the Floyd County Jail, Bartow County Jail and Cartersville Police. Ware Mechanical forecast Spring preview to continue to more days; more highs… Read more
Bartow County joins statewide salute to school boards
Media release: The Bartow County School District is joining in a statewide celebration this week to salute the efforts of local school board members. The week of March 16-20, 2015, has been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The weeklong observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education. “The board positions… Read more
Georgia Trend’s latest business headlines
The latest from GEORGIA TREND: Click here for more: Below are today’s top business and political stories from sources around the state of Georgia. March. 16, 2015 | WABE Georgia Leads Nation In Average Student Loan Debt Read more. March 16, 2015 | Georgia Trend - Exclusive! Eat, Drink, Enjoy Read more. March 16, 2015 |… Read more
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Latest Cartersville Police arrest reports: 1145-a 1145-b 1153 1154 Cartersville police officers complete diversity training. Media release: Chief Thomas Culpepper of the Cartersville Police Department advised today that officers and civilian employees of the Department recently completed Diversity Training. All employees were required to attend the eight hour block of instruction conducted by independent training consultants… Read more
Rita Lawler retiring from her ‘life’s work’ after 20 years as executive director of Mercy Care Rome.
By Natalie Simms [email protected] For 35 years, Mercy Care has provided leadership, advocacy and care for older adults and their families in Rome. And for 20 of those years, Rita Lawler has been at the helm as executive director. But her tenure will come to an end June 30 as Lawler retires from her “life’s… Read more
Business: Team Lane to open office next to Rome Cleaners, Cartridge World. Latest on Spears bedding. Two job fairs today; Cartersville business showcase April 30
Team Lane has leased the last spot in the new center created by the Alfords at 712 Broad St., formerly home to Expert Tire. This will be an independent real estate office, not associated with Keller Williams. It is the second new real estate office in downtown Rome in the past year. Hardy Realty also opened… Read more
Ware Mechanical forecast: Spring preview to continue to more days; more highs in the mid-70s
The forecast: After a beautiful Sunday with highs of 76 (record is 83, set March 15, 1946), look for two more days of temperatures at least 10 degrees above normal. We’ll cool down and get wetter later in the week. Spring starts Friday at 6:46 p.m. read more
Rome City Schools: Special week honors local school boards
From Rome City Schools: Rome City Schools is joining in a statewide celebration this week to salute the efforts of local school board members. The week of March 16-20 has been proclaimed School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The week-long observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education. read more
Obituaries: Services today for Rev. Harvey Bowman. Notices for ‘C.F.’ Clarence Callahan
Rev. Harvey Jerome Bowman, Jan. 17, 1931-March 13, 2015 The Rev. Harvey Jerome Bowman, age 84, of Silver Creek, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015, in a local medical center. He was born in Floyd County on January 17, 1931, son of the late Dennis Monroe Bowman and the late Gertrude Ophelia Brown Bowman.… Read more
This week: Let us know about St. Patrick’s Day meals. Special Blood Assurance promotion. Shatto lecture Thursday.
Today, Tuesday: 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 a gift… Read more