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Serving notice! Indians play for State Tennis Title Saturday
The Seminole County Middle High School boys’ tennis team is going back to the Georgia High School Association Class A State Championship finals for the third time in six years! The Indians head back to Rome, Georgia on Saturday, May 11 to take on Aquinas High School, the #1 seed from Region 8. The match will take place Saturday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m. at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College.
Wellness Fair Targeting Opioid Scourge Set for May 17
More than 30 organizations will be participating in a community resource fair at LakePoint to raise awareness of what’s available locally to help combat the opioid epidemic. The free, family friendly event is hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District. Spring Into Wellness: An Opioid Prevention and Recovery Community Resource Fair is set for Tuesday,...
Comedy pokes fun at foibles of people
Jenna Sargent fell in love with “All in the Timing,” a collection of one-act plays by David Ives, when she was in high school. “I was looking for something to read, and randomly grabbed it off my parents’ bookshelf,” she said. “I thought it was hilarious, so it is so exciting to revisit it as […] The post Comedy pokes fun at foibles of people appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Floyd County Gaming Machine Ordinance Taking Shape
Floyd County will likely leverage its ability to regulate convenience stores to address what they consider an explosion in the number of local electronic gambling machines. Six-month moratoriums on new gaming machines, officially the Class B coin-operated amusement machines, have been enacted in the county, Rome and Cave Spring while regulations on the machines are crafted. “Our ordinance will do everything we can do within the law,” County Attorney Chris...
An ‘Old-Timey’ Service: Once a Cherokee Mission, Floyd’s Second–Oldest Church Will Be Open to Worshippers Sunday
Romans will have the opportunity to gather once again in a historic Presbyterian church that traces its roots to missionaries who ministered to area Cherokee before the devastating, government-sanctioned removal that took Native Americans away from this area. Sardis Presbyterian Church, which calls itself Floyd County’s second-oldest church, will host its spring service and dinner on the grounds Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. with Matthew Myers, Calvary Baptist Church children and family pastor, delivering the message and the sounds of a reed organ filling...
East Rome Murder And Mutilation Case To Move Forward After Mental Evaluation
A trial date has been set after a state psychiatrist determined that a man accused of killing and mutilating a Cumming man is mentally competent to stand trial. Brandon Christopher Risner, 23, is accused of stabbing, disfiguring and disemboweling his former friend 21-year-old Aaron William Davis in November 2022. His trial is set to begin on June 24, according to a scheduling order filed by Floyd County Superior Court Chief Judge John “Jack” Niedrach. ...
Rue 21 Closing All Stores In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
It’s been a difficult past few years for retailers who base most of their operations out of indoor shopping malls, including the Mount Berry Mall. The most recent example of this ongoing problem is at Rue 21, a store that sells mostly teen and tween clothing. Rue 21 sells affordable apparel and accessories, from party dresses to graphic tees, but has struggled to regain the enthusiasm it enjoyed during the early 2000s. ...
GNTC Holds Special Receptions For Dual Enrollment Students
Special receptions were held at all six Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) campuses to honor and congratulate 2024 Dual Enrollment students. The receptions were held at the Catoosa County Campus, Ringgold; Floyd County Campus, Rome; Gordon County Campus, Calhoun; Polk County Campus, Rockmart; Walker County Campus, Rock Spring; and Whitfield Murray Campus, Dalton.
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