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Rome City Schools Board of Education met on January 11, 2022 for the first time in the new year. New to the Board this...
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Bachelor’s degree leads to medical school in the Caribbean
RHS Students Get a Good Look at Adulting
10-Year-Old Entrepreneur Brings a Whole Lot of Flavor to Downtown Rome
School Bus Joy Ride Ends with Arrest
Sexual Assault Center of NWGA Provides Invaluable Prevention Education to Rome/Floyd County Students
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Food trucks will be able to operate in multiple counties under new Georgia law
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
Georgia Department of Revenue to Begin Issuing Special, One-Time Tax Refunds
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
How the Homeownership Rate in Georgia Compares to Other States
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Advocate Health: Six state, 67-hospital merger a taxpayer loss, one state treasurer says
Poll: Americans worried about gas prices, few say country is ‘headed in the right direction’
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps
72% of small businesses to increase prices due to inflation, survey finds
A third of small businesses consider shutting doors as inflation, economic woes raise the pressure
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Rome City Schools Called Board Meeting 3-25-2022
Rome City Schools Continues Search for New Board Member
Rome City Schools Board Member John Uldrick Resigns
RCS School Board Holds Public Work Session to Discuss Facilities and Budget
Rome City Schools Board of Education Sworn In Before January 2022 Meeting
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New Georgia law will ban the online sale of stolen goods from a retail store
New Georgia law creates tax credit for donations to qualified law enforcement foundations
Georgia governor signs fiscal 2023 budget
Kemp signs into law Georgia bill that would allow nonprofits to offer free maternity services
Record numbers of Georgia voters cast early ballots in primary election
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Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
Georgia lawmakers sign off on flat tax
Kemp signs legislation to improve mental health delivery in Georgia
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Screven County Attorney Resigns, Recommends Attorney Repping Neighboring County on His Way Out
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
EIP funds prep Waynesboro for upcoming dairy development
City of Guyton Claims Defamation, Demands Written Apology from Reporter Over Public Records Reporting
COLUMN: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…in Effingham County
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3 Arrested in Paulding County Triple Murder
Gwinnett Missing Person Murdered in Paulding County
GBI Arrests County Elections Supervisor for Theft in Excess of $400,000
Investigators: Trion Fire Intentionally Set
Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Announces Guilty Plea of Defendant in GBI Gang, Human Trafficking Investigation
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Rome High School Hosts Visitors for Valedictorian and STAR Student Reception
Main Elementary Makes a Colorful Scene for PAWS-itive Behavior
Rome High School Winter Guard Performs “We are Rome”
West End Elementary Rewards Good Behavior with Jingle Jam Celebration
RHS Air Force Junior ROTC Student Aims High with Scholarship
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Op-Ed: If all government is local, so are elections
COLUMN: 2022 Midterm Attention Provides Georgia Lawmakers Opportunity to Set the Standard on Kidney Care
Op-Ed: Health misinformation can be deadly
Op-Ed: Foreign acquisition of American agriculture
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Bulloch Jury Finds 2 ‘Not Guilty’ in 2020 Murder of A’Nyah Davis
45 Years After Crime, Execution Scheduled for Convicted Murderer, Rapist
FULL REPORT: Asst. DA Injured Following ‘Accidental Shooting’ at Effingham Courthouse
Bonkers Bond Brouhaha in the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Georgia Supreme Court Accepts Voluntary Law License Surrender by 2 Former District Attorneys
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REVIEW: 32% of Georgia Corrections Board Members Have Experience in Corrections
3 GDC Facilities Cost Tattnall Co. Taxpayers a Fortune Not Outweighed by Jobs, Economic Impact
Attorney General Opens Inquiry into City of Oliver After Refusal to Provide Public Records
Evans Memorial Nurses, Doctor: “Woman Can’t Be Seen Due to Blacklisting by Hospital Admin”
Against Plea of Deputy, EMH Discharged Man Who Later Died in Officer-Involved Shooting
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Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
Georgia State Patrol Graduates Its First Accelerated Trooper School
School System, Sheriff Team Up to Put Students on Probation if Caught with Vapes
New Guyton Officer Left Previous Agency After Alcohol Incident in Patrol Car
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North Georgia Local Government
Rome City Schools’ Board of Education called a special board meeting on March 25, 2022, to interview candidates for the purpose of filling the...
North Georgia Local Government
Rome City Schools’ Board of Education called a special Board meeting on March 22, 2022, to address an interview schedule as they continue the...
Local Gov't Around GA
Rome City Schools Board member, John Uldirck, has submitted a letter of resignation from the Board. Uldrick, a local youth pastor and well-known community...
North Georgia Local Government
Changes are coming to the Rome City Schools’ budget. Superintendent Louis Byars and the RCS Board of Education held a work session on Jan....
North Georgia Local Government
School administrators and the Rome City Schools Board of Education started 2022 with a packed agenda. Superintendent of RCS, Louis Byars, had several items...
North Georgia Local Government
The Silver Comet Trail joining Cobb, Paulding, and Polk Counties to the Chief Ladiga Trail at the Alabama line is a catalyst for Rockmart in Polk...
North Georgia Local Government
Rome City Schools Superintendent, Louis Byars, spoke at the North Rome Community Action Committee meeting Thursday, July 29, to discuss the system’s future plans...
North Georgia Local Government
Members of Rome City Schools Transportation Department met bright and early and Rome City’s Fire Education Building in anticipation of the department’s annual bus...
North Georgia Local Government
Haralson County has been announced as Broadband Ready by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The designation recognizes a city/and or county whose local government...
