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State of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler today announced that a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Cave Spring Rehabilitation Center (CSRC) on Friday, ...

Cedartown attorney loses license; former client shares story
Cedartown attorney Miles Gammage voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law last month but his criminal case is continuing. According to documents filed at the Georgia Supreme Court on Ja...

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GNTC honors student and instructor during Seven Hills Rotary meeting
Roger Haikal, a business management student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College , has gone from dishwasher to award winner after he was announced as the 2012 Georgia Occupational Award for...

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Tyra Thompson of Southeast Elementary concentrates on spelling the word upholstery as John Knauss of West End Elementary looks on during the Rome City Schools Spelling Bee at the central office, February 7, 2012. (Brittany Hannah/RN-T)

West End student wins bee with ‘chandelier’
After cautiously spelling out the word “chandelier,” John Knauss from West End Elementary jumped into the air and yelled out a cheer when moderator Robert Young nodded and announced that he was thi...

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Education

For college bound, a look at financial aid changes
NEW YORK (AP) — The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial ...

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Ga. House rejects charter schools amendment
ATLANTA (AP) — House lawmakers rejected Wednesday a proposed amendment to the state constitution giving the General Assembly the power to create new charter schools. House lawmakers voted 110-62 t...

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Darlington's DarBots robotics teams headed to state competitions
Two of Darlington’s DarBots robotics teams are headed to the state championship next month after a successful performance at their second FIRST Tech Challenge tournament on Feb. 4. The qualifying ...

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2 people killed in crash outside Cartersville
Two people were killed in a crash outside Cartersville shortly before noon Wednesday, according to published reports. Two men in a gray, four-door sedan that traveled under a tractor-trailer are t...

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Nine pounds of meth seized in Whitfield County bust
Federal, state and local law enforcement have arrested three people and seized more than nine pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $400,000. The arrests were the r...

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This image shows some of the artwork at Paradise Gardens Park and Museum. (Contributed photo)

Chattooga County buys Finster's Paradise Garden
Chattooga County's most famous site likely is Paradise Garden, a swampy, 4-acre maze of buildings, sculptures and displays near Summerville, Ga., created by the late folk artist Howard Finster. Fe...

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Recent Comments

« Voter wrote on Wednesday, Feb 08 at 10:34 PM »

Acct101 - I have seen your responses to male conservatives here and you ARE subservient, you do their bidding, you are a tool. My English may be ESL but I know the difference, subordination is a condition imposed on you

by forces other than yourself, subservience originates from within you, like kowtowing.

« MWMVMWM wrote on Wednesday, Feb 08 at 10:06 PM »

This is a good time to remind James that Jessie Jackson used the N-Word and black rappers very often use the N-Word. In recent years I would say I have by far heard more blacks than whites use the N-Word while referring to other black people. Perhaps James finds this to be ok. Tell us James do you think its ok for blacks to use the N-word an not others?

As for threats, well politcal leaders have always had threats made against them and probably always will.

James wrote: If people in the South continue to display this attitude then the federal government should deny these cities any federal benefits.

This is just ridiculous. As a matter of fact his entire last paragraph is something I would like James to tell us how that would work. This I got to hear.

I want to offer a challenge to James. James, find me one commercial on TV that depicts a criminal that isnt white. When you cant, well then at that point you have seen modern day discrimination in my opinion.

The thing I hate about asking people like James a question is that usually they go into a rant and never answer the question.

« mxpxga1218 wrote on Wednesday, Feb 08 at 10:04 PM »

I'm not buying his argument. The fact of the matter is there are plenty of successful businesses on Broad Street who have followed the cities mandate. It's irresponsible to the safety of the customers and the neighboring businesses to NOT include a sprinkler system in your building. It's not a freestanding structure it's in the middle of downtown with buildings on each side. If not for this mandate and one of the buildings on Broad were to go up in flames it would present a huge problem for our firefighters. Look at the bigger picture and what the city is trying to protect by enforcing their mandate...human life.

« acct101 wrote on Wednesday, Feb 08 at 09:25 PM »

Let me cite an example. In 2010 I decided to pay for the premium coverage for my Medicare supplement insurance. After all, it was only $20 more a month and I had a health issue that I was concerned about. It went up $10 more per month in 2011. Still OK. This year for 2012 my monthly premium went up an additional $40. The cost for the standard coverage has remained the same. Since my health issue has been resolved, I selected the standard coverage at a personal savings of $70 per month. 2014 is approaching and the insurance companies are making sure they are prepared.

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Arizona authorities optimistic after landfill search for missing girl

Authorities searched a landfill south of Phoenix for a third day without finding a missing Glendale girl's remains, but they had reason to be optimistic.

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Mississippi man executed for 1995 convenience store killings

A Mississippi inmate has been put to death for killing two men in a December 1995 robbery spree after the courts declined to stop the execution based on arguments that he was mentally ill.

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Wisconsin boy, 12, saves grandmother's home from foreclosure

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Judge declares mistrial in case of Oregon woman accused of killing baby

An Oregon jury says it is hopelessly deadlocked in the case of a 24-year-old hotel clerk accused of killing her newborn son. A judge in Eugene declared a mistrial Wednesday in the murder trial of Angelica Swartout.

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Police/Fire

A missing person photo is circulation on Facebook asking anyone who has seen Megan Montgomery to contact her parents or 911.

Missing Rockmart woman found in Cincinnati, Ohio
A woman missing from Polk County has been found safe, according to her father. Megan Montgomery, 22, was reunited with her parents, who are in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, at about 5 p.m. today, ac...

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Rome police investigating burglary
Rome police are investigating the theft of several silver items during a burglary Friday, according to a Rome police report released Tuesday. According to the report: Someone forced their way ins...

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3 Bartow Co. fugitives arrested because of 1 tip
In the arrests of three fugitives at one location, authorities are crediting one person who made one call reporting the whereabouts of one man. Sheriff Clark Millsap said in a press release a tips...

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Escaped inmate leads cops to marijuana, gun stash
A man who allegedly escaped Monday from a jail work-release program in Augusta led local authorities to "a large quantity of marijuana, U.S. currency and firearms," according to Bartow County-Carte...

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Politics

NFL, NCAA urge Georgia to pass concussion bill
ATLANTA (AP) — A panel of Georgia lawmakers is hearing from the NFL about the dangers of concussions in the sport. The Georgia Concussion Coalition is pushing legislation this session aimed at cut...

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, following a Republican strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth con...

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“Courageous” is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany. (Contributed photo)

Sen. Barry Loudermilk honors 'Courageous' filmmakers
Sen. Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) honored Alex and Stephen Kendrick in the Senate Chamber yesterday with Senate Resolution 800. The brothers are the filmmakers behind the feature-length motion pi...

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