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This undated image posted on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a wanted poster for Jude Kenan Mohammad, an American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 who was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, according to officials on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in Pakistan and Yemen. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation)
This undated image posted on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a wanted poster for Jude Kenan Mohammad, an American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 who was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, according to officials on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in Pakistan and Yemen. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation)
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Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region,...
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Northside Swim Center set to open Saturday
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May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Northside Swim Center, located on Kingston Avenue, is set to open this Memorial Day weekend for the summer swimming season. Swimmers will get their first chance to get a dip in the spool on S...
Fountain on Town Green closed tonight for cleaning
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The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority announced in a press release this afternoon the Town Green fountain is being shut down tonight for cleaning. According to the release, the fountain w...
Redmond Regional Medical Center names Ken Metteauer new CFO
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May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Redmond Regional Medical Center announced in a press release this afternoon their new chief financial officer for the hospital, Ken Metteauer. Metteauer, who took over as the CFO on May 1, replac...
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Atlanta’s Evan Gattis, second from right, is greeted by teammates Chris Johnson, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning Wednesday.
Atlanta Braves: The 'Great Gattisby'; Rookie sensation continues his heroics with a grand slam in win against Twins to help Braves complete 6-0 homestand
ATLANTA — Evan Gattis no longer seems amazed by his improbable rookie season. Yet, there are still times when it’s a bit of an adjustment for the Braves catcher. Like when someone recognizes him in...
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Sonoraville senior Madison Fowler (seated, second from left) signed a scholarship  on Monday to be a manager for the track and field program at Brenau University (Gainesville, Ga.).
Thu May 23 16:45:00 UTC 2013
The Cedartown High School football booster club is looking to give back to the community this spring.
Thu May 23 09:21:00 UTC 2013
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.).
Thu May 23 07:45:00 UTC 2013
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.
Thu May 23 01:19:00 UTC 2013
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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Officers arrest 16 people during River Jam
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 20, 2013 | 35 35 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 21, 2013 | 28 28 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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
by Walter C. Jones, Morris News Service
May 22, 2013 | 12 12 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks
by JEFF MARTIN,Associated Press
May 20, 2013 | 12 12 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Police believe robbers live near their target; Big H on Main Street has been robbed for second time in two months
by Kim S. Jarrett, staff writer
May 19, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Armuchee High, Rome High see graduation rates soar; all area high schools top state rate in a graduation report released Tuesday
by Jeremy Stewart, staff writer
May 22, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome and Floyd County schools all recorded graduation rates for 2012 above the state average, and most saw an increase from 2011, according to figures provided Tuesday by the Georgia Department o...
Tourist chief proposes SPLOST projects to Exchange Club
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
May 18, 2013 | 9 9 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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. And her wish li...
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