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Mail Service Delays Could Impact Absentee Ballots in Floyd
Continuing issues within the United States Postal Service have prompted Floyd County’s elections director to encourage absentee voters to deliver their ballot to the elections office drop box to ensure delivery. “On behalf of the Floyd County election office, we apologize for any issues you may encounter with mail delays,” said Election Supervisor Akyn Beck. “We appreciate your cooperation while we do our best to mitigate delays beyond our control and outside our scope of practice.” ...
Proposed Rome Ordinance Requires Licensing for Gaming Machines
The owners of gaming machines, colloquially referred to as ding ding machines, would have a year to comply with a proposed Rome ordinance partially regulating the businesses that operate them. The ordinance would apply to all locations in the city that have Georgia Lottery regulated Class B coin operated amusement machines, COAMs for short. City commissioners considered the ordinance on first reading Monday and discussed it during their pre-meeting caucus...
Harlem Baseball team headed to defend their title
HARLEM, Ga. (WFXG) - The Harlem High School Baseball Team has earned the right to defend its 2023 Class AAA State Championship. In the semifinals the Bulldogs defeated Oconee County and now they’re headed to Rome, Georgia to take on Calvary Day. As the team heads off to defend...
Missing 13-year-old in north Georgia believed to be in 'immediate danger'
ROME, Ga. — Rome Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl who they described to be in "immediate danger." Teenager Khloe Lawrence was last seen on Thursday in west Rome, police said. Lawrence is 5-foot-3 and weighs 180 pounds. She has long black...
Bartow County Deputy and K9 Honored with Valor Award After Cartersville Incident, Kidnapping Suspect Killed in DeKalb County Standoff
Honors were bestowed on a Bartow County deputy and his K9 partner for showing courage under fire during a high-stakes chase last year. Deputy Nick Henderson and K9 Athos were awarded the Valor Award by the North American Police Work Dog Association, having confronted danger head-on during an October 2023 incident near a Cartersville truck stop, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
FULL INTERVIEW: Calvary Day’s Phillip Lee speaks with WTOC ahead of 3A state championship series
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Calvary Day Baseball is in Rome ahead of their 3A state championship series. Our Rachel West spoke with Cavaliers’ Head Coach Phillip Lee just before his team’s series against Harlem. Game one is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., with game two to follow.
Teaching With Their Kids
The pride the two mothers feel for their children shows in their body language, their words, and the enormous smiles they have on their faces, as they each talk about their child, who not only followed in their footsteps to become a teacher but is currently teaching at the same school. Elizabeth Wilkes, a sixth-grade teacher at Elm Street Elementary, and Caroline Threadgill, a paraprofessional at West Central Elementary, share similarities and differences. One thread ties them together though, and that’s how proud they are...
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