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Honoring those who served - Rome celebrates Veterans Day
Charles Graves of Rome was only 18 years old when he enlisted in the United States Army in 1917. He was killed 14 months later, by a piece of shrapnel from a German artillery shell. His body was buried in France alongside thousands of other Americans who died in what was then called the “Great War.” Graves's body now rests in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, but his journey back to Rome was a long one. A few years after his death, his body was returned to the United States along with those of his fallen comrades. At that time the U.S. government established the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to honor all those whose bodies may never be recovered or identified. Alongside it, they wanted to have the Tomb of the Known Soldier. Graves was randomly chosen to represent the known soldiers from a list of the returned remains; however, his mother objected and insisted her son be buried at their church on Callier Springs Road. After she died, with permission from Graves's brother, the soldier's body was moved for a third time to his final resting place at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in 1923. It was in
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Athens officials open new park beside library, dub it Oostanaula Commons
A park sponsored by both the City of Athens and Mayfield Dairy Farms is now open to the public. Work has been ongoing to the area beside E.G. Fisher Public Library on Ingleside Avenue in Athens and city officials recently held a ribbon cutting for the new area. Officials dubbed Oostanaula Commons, it features a walking trail and signage informing people of the importance of dairy. Athens Public Works Director Ben Burchfield noted that this has been a “coordinated effort” between the city and Mayfield to create the new area. “I said, ‘man, if we could talk to Mayfield and get them to buy in to doing a project on those five acres, that’d be such a cool project. I wonder if we could do it?’ And we did it,” Burchfield said. Burchfield added that this project isn’t just about giving the community a nice area to spend time in, though it does that. He noted it also helps the city’s stormwater situation as well. “Stormwater is a thing we think about every single day,” he said. “A lot of people think about the built environment — you think about pipes, ditches, boring stuff that’s really not exciting. When you
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New ‘Heart of Rome’ mural celebrates community, inclusivity along ECO Greenway
What was once a graffiti-covered concrete wall along one of Rome’s busiest trails has been transformed into a 192-foot piece of public art celebrating the people, places and traditions that make the city unique. The new “Heart of Rome” mural, located along the AdventHealth ECO Greenway beside the Fifth Avenue Bridge, features a large heart filled with symbols representing Rome’s history, natural beauty, education and community. The blue-and-white artwork was created by local artist Renee Peterson through a collaboration involving Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, TRED of Rome Floyd County and AdventHealth Redmond. Hannah Bagley, program coordinator for Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, said the goal was to create something that represented more than the city’s landmarks. “We wanted to highlight what special things are between the rivers, and that is so much more than just a place,” Bagley said. “It’s the people and those who have built all these amazing things.” Bagley said she and Julie Smith, the city of Rome’s trails and transportation planner and a TRED board member, had discussed creating a mural for approximately two years. The wall, which is part of the area’s historic levee system, had remained largely bare and had accumulated graffiti over the years. Both frequently