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All dogs lead to Rome - Schnauzerfest is this weekend
The only thing better than a parade is a parade filled with dogs. Schnauzers, to be exact. And if you want to see a wonderful dog parade, then come to Broad Street Saturday night and see the first “Light Up the Night LED Parade.” The seventh annual Schnauzerfest will take place this weekend, Friday to Sunday, and has been billed as “the largest schnauzer festival in the world.” “It’s great to see people coming to Rome from all over the country for Schnauzerfest,” Rome City Manager Sammy Rich said. “In fact, today during lunch, I met a couple who came here from Orlando with their schnauzers.” The fest will start at 5 p.m. Friday with a meet-and-greet at Burk Farm in Armuchee. The event will feature bonfires, food and entertainment and is a chance for schnauzers and their owners to meet, swap stories and have fun. At 11 a.m. Saturday, attendees will meet at Bridgepoint Plaza to decorate the float for the parade, which will take place that night. Starting at noon, the Forum River Center will be open for all Schnauzerfest attendees and friends for activities, including skills competitions such as Barn Hunt, Fast Cat Racing and a Schnauzer
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DeSoto stage renamed for beloved nurse, actor, community volunteer
The Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation marked two milestones at a donor appreciation night, cutting the ribbon on the newly renovated and renamed stage and celebrating the end of a multi-year capital campaign that raised $3.2 million to preserve the theater. At the event, held Oct. 11, the foundation was joined by members of the community to celebrate not only the millions raised, but to honor a beloved local nurse and actor, Angelique “Kiki” Petropole. The updated stage in one of Broad Street’s most historic structures will now be known as Stage Kiki, after the woman whose love of the DeSoto and stage presence left a lasting impression on longtime theater supporters. “Kiki’s stage presence was renowned in our community. Those who shared a stage with her or sat in these seats and watched her work her magic never forgot it,” Wright Ledbetter said. “Kiki knew, instinctively, how to hold an audience in the palm of her hand.” The Ledbetter family, along with other families and friends of Petropole, led the initiative to name the stage after her and raise funds for the theater. Petropole’s father and uncles were Greek immigrants who owned and operated the Busy Bee Cafe in Rome
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Kingston Residents Pack Restaurant to Grill Developer Over 561-Acre Data Center
A developer's town hall about a proposed data center outside Kingston drew so many residents on Tuesday night that organizers had to move it out of city hall and into a nearby restaurant. Thor Equities wants to build on a site of roughly 561 acres along State Route 293, about two miles east of town, and neighbors showed up with plenty of questions.
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Schnauzerfest Rome 7 Slated for This Weekend [AUDIO]
Dogs will descend upon downtown for Schnauzerfest Rome 7, slated for this Friday and Saturday, October 30th and 31st. Festivities will culminate with the Schnauzer-ween Night Parade on Saturday night in downtown Rome. Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the Georgia’s Rome Office Tourism, believes that it is the ‘cutest parade in Rome, GA’.
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The Middle-Of-Nowhere Restaurant In Georgia That Serves The Best Steaks In The State
Some restaurants earn their reputation through advertising, and some earn it through the kind of food that makes people drive two hours without complaining about it. Circle J Family Steak House in Blue Ridge, Georgia is firmly in the second category, and the drive is absolutely worth every mile. Blue...
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Cleveland angler catches new Tennessee state-record fish on Ocoee River
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Every angler dreams of catching a record fish. Usually such dreams star a monstrous largemouth bass or a huge Tennessee River blue catfish. Odds are, not many such dreams feature an obscure species such as a Northern hogsucker. No matter. Heath Jordan has found his way...
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Actors and Crew Debut Fall Play
On Oct. 16-18 the actors and crew performed their version of Our Town written by Thornton Wilder. Opening night brought nerves and new feelings for the actors. “Opening night is usually the hardest for people, and that wasn’t different for us,” junior Davis Pewitt said. “We were definitely all a little nervous, and there was some tension in the air. However, overall we still did great.’