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The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Floyd County's unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent in April, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.8 percent in April a year ago.
The rate declined as the number of jobs in Floyd County increased by 200 to 38,700, up from 38,500 in March. Most o...
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Sunlight peeks through the clouds after a rainshower passes over Rome, May 22, 2013. (Brittany Hannah/RN-T)
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Some strong winds and hail blew through Floyd County on Wednesday afternoon but did not cause any significant damage.
Forecasters had predicted strong storms would move through the area throughout...
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Sonoraville senior Josh Nicholson (seated, second from right) signed a track and field and cross country scholarship on Friday with Brewton-Parker (Mount Vernon, Ga.).
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Beth Wade is returning to the head coaching position for the Coosa girls basketball team, and Nic Hann is the new head volleyball coach, the school announced Wednesday.
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LAFAYETTE — A pair of lightning delays briefly put the annual LaFayette High School spring game on hold Wednesday afternoon, but after about a half-hour pause, the team took the field to show what it
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Many high school recruits say they choose certain colleges and programs because of their family-like atmospheres.
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Gordon Central fans got to see a little taste of the brand of football new head coach David Humphreys will employ this fall with the Warriors.
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Officers arrest 16 people during River Jam
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Spectators at the sixth annual Rome River Jam music festival at Ridge Ferry Park kept Rome police busy Saturday.
Reports from the Rome Police Department indicate that officers working detail at the...
City asks that Tennis Center of Georgia be part of SPLOST
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The task of forming a list of possible projects to be funded by a 1-cent special purpose, local option sales tax begins this week. Members of the Rome-Floyd SPLOST Citizens Advisory Committee will ...
Poll: Georgians oppose campus guns; Isakson popularity at 50 percent
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ATLANTA — A majority of Georgians oppose allowing students who have concealed-weapons permits to carry guns on college campuses, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll also shows half th...
Police believe robbers live near their target; Big H on Main Street has been robbed for second time in two months
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Police believe two men who have held up the same convenience store twice in two months live in the neighborhood and someone knows who they are.
“If they are not permanent residents, they are stay...
Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks
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ATLANTA (AP) — A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles the...
Tourist chief proposes SPLOST projects to Exchange Club
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The tourism industry brought more than $117.2 million dollars into Floyd County in 2011, according to Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lisa Smith.
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State assigns consultant to Floyd County schools
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The state Charter Committee said Friday it will postpone a decision on whether Floyd County schools violated its charter agreement by failing to include local input in its decision making process. ...
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