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Corey Higginbotham (left) of Silver Creek is presented with a $1,000 trip voucher by Sandra Kerr, donor recruiter for Blood Assurance. Higginbotham, a blood donor, received the voucher after registering for Blood Assurance’s monthly giveaway. (contributed photo)
Silver Creek resident wins Blood Assurance's monthly giveaway
Corey Higginbotham of Silver Creek was the winner of Blood Assurance’s trip giveaway. Higginbotham, who donates at the Rome office in Midtown Crossing, registered for the trip after giving blood in...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rome man wins $129,000 Fantasy 5 prize
A Rome man is celebrating a win from the Georgia Lottery. Sam Adkins, 56, won a $129,124 jackpot prize playing Fantasy 5. Adkins matched all five winning numbers from the April 30 drawing. Smiley S...
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Georgia Highlands College announces President’s, Dean’s lists
Georgia Highlands College has announced the 2013 spring President’s List and Dean’s List honorees. To achieve President’s List status, students must make a 4.0 grade-point average and earn a minimu...
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Page awarded creativity scholarship
Davis Page of Rome was awarded an academic scholarship to attend Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. Page received the College’s Odyssey Distinction Award for artistic creativity.
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Modern Woodmen district agent Joan Hitchcock (from left) stands with district speech contest winners Landon Hays, Daroly Ramirez and Meredith Burton, all of Rome. (Contributed photo)
Local students win speech trophies
Area students competed in a county/district speech contest sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal financial services organization. They shared their presentations on this year’s topic,...
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Miss Armuchee Middle School named
Bryson Osteen, daughter of Leah Holder, poses with her “Jr. Miss Armuchee” crown and trophy. The pageant took place at Armuchee High School.
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McClure, Clements earn spots on Dean’s, President’s lists
Caroline Clements of Rome completed courses with exemplary marks and made the Dean’s List for 2013 spring semester at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Maxwell McClure of Rome co...
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Laura Martin McCord
McCord pursues forensic psychology career
Laura Martin McCord of Rome earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with a forensic concentration from the Florida Institute of Technology. Her dissertation research, on the variably manifeste...
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Simpson commissioned 2nd lieutenant
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Lera Simpson, a 2009 Rome High School graduate, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. Simpson received an Air Force ROTC scholarship to Auburn University an...
Berry College rowing team christens new vessel
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Berry College rowing team has added a new Vespoli four-oared shell and christened it the “Jane Dixon.” Dixon has been a long-time supporter and has contributed to the purchase of several previo...
Pepperell High School celebrates Class of 1963
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Pepperell High School Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th reunion May 4 with a barbecue at Burk Farm in Armurchee. Pictured in the first row are Sandra Cox McCain (from left), Joan Wilder Davis...
Roman earns honor roll status
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Tyler Van Riper of Rome, a member of the class of 2014 at Washington and Lee University, has earned honor roll and dean’s list status for the recently ended winter term 2013. Honor roll status at W...
Jackson graduates cum laude
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Gregory Brock Jackson of Rome was among 218 students from Centenary College of Louisiana who received undergraduate and graduate degrees during the College’s Commencement Exercises that took place ...
Rotary donates $1,500 for criminal justice scholarship
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University of Alabama selects Brock for University Fellows Experience, STEM Path to the MBA program
by Darlington Schools reports
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
ROME, Ga. — Senior Bailey Brock is one of only 37 incoming University of Alabama freshman selected to be part of The University Fellows Experience, housed in the Honors College. Selected from a poo...
Rome Noon Optimist Club names Students of the Semester
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The Rome Noon Optimist Club named their Students of the Semester on May 6. Armuchee Middle – Matthew Woodard Berry Middle – Ramsey Cook Coosa Middle – Claudia Wooten Darlington Middle – Evan Gobe...
Amanda Bynes free after arrest for tossing bong out of apartment window, police say

Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Fri May 24 14:23:22 UTC 2013
Morgan Freeman seems to fall asleep during on-air interview

The 75-year-old star struggled to keep his eyes open during an early-morning interview.

Fri May 24 14:08:03 UTC 2013
Jennifer Aniston is a stripper in new movie role, who is your favorite good girl gone bad?

Which wholesome leading lady stole your heart as a bad girl?

Fri May 24 13:51:12 UTC 2013
Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP Photo/APTN)NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.


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Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska'

Actor Bruce Dern poses for a portrait at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)CANNES, France (AP) — For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys."


Fri May 24 15:51:12 UTC 2013
NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans

This May 21, 2013 photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit "Over You" during a broadcast of the singing competition series, "The Voice," in Los Angeles. Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton, an Oklahoma native, told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." He said the benefit would be held soon in nearby Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton)NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.


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