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Rome teen drowns in Ala. posted on Monday, June 17, 2013 - 9:32am FORT PAYNE, Ala. -- A Georgia man is dead following a weekend drowning in northeast Alabama. Officials say 19-year-old Ricardo Perez of Rome was found in nine feet of water in Little River Canyon... read more... |
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Rome movie filming to involve chopper, road detours posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 1:48pm ROME, Ga. -- Filming of a movie in Rome will involve a low-flying helicopter, several road closures and detours, and a funeral scene in a local cemetery. Filming of the Dreamworks motion picture Need... read more... |
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Berry College sues Tennessee agency over billboard posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:48am ATLANTA (AP) - A private college in northwest Georgia is suing Tennessee's higher education commission in a dispute over billboard advertising. Berry College says in the federal lawsuit that the... read more... |
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Ga. couple sentenced in death of 2-year-old girl posted on Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 4:16pm ROME, Ga. -- A man and woman convicted of murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl have been sentenced to life in prison. Floyd County Superior Court Judge Tami Colston sentenced 28-year-old Eric... read more... |
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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:53am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.In Floyd County, the jobless rate was 8.9 percent in... read more... |
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9 business owners arrested in gambling sting posted on Friday, April 5, 2013 - 6:51am ROME, Ga. -- Authorities in northwest Georgia say the ninth man wanted in an illegal gambling sting has surrendered to police. Officials say Naveed Bhamani is charged with commercial gambling,... read more... |
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Man arrested for trying to meet underage girl at mall posted on Monday, April 1, 2013 - 6:10am ROME, Ga. -- A man arrested at a north Georgia shopping mall allegedly went there to meet a young girl for sexual relations. A report from the Floyd County Jail says 40-year-old Nathan Lee Claus of... read more... |
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Ex-US Rep. Bob Barr running for Congress as Republican posted on Friday, March 29, 2013 - 11:12am ATLANTA (AP) - Former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr says he's planning to run again for Congress. Barr made the announcement Thursday at a large outdoor sporting goods and firearms store in Smyrna, just... read more... |
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Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 10:17am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.Floyd... read more... |
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