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1+ hour, 36+ min ago (713+ words) Garden Lakes Baptist Church, in cooperation with Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Heyman Hospice Care, is conducting a six-week Grief Support Group at 2200 Redmond Circle starting Wednesday, June 10, at 11 a. m. Free. The community is invited. Call the church at 706-234-6615 to register....
Ga. university system announces new campus presidents
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (384+ words) Thousands of students at Georgia's public colleges will have new leadership when they return this fall after the University System of Georgia named new campus leaders. Monday, the system named three new presidents: Greg Tanner at South Georgia State College,…...
Falcons QB Michael Penix progressing on schedule in ACL rehab
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (329+ words) Falcons quarterback's Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa (1) move during practice in Flowery Branch on May 27. Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski says quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is hitting every milestone in his post-ACL surgery rehab. Penix Jr. missed organized team…...
CRIME REPORTS: Woman charged with meth, public indency
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (296+ words) A Rome woman, wearing nothing but a cardigan and some newspapers, was arrested Friday afternoon after she urinated on the ground and was in possession of meth, reports state. Kerry Elizabeth Maxwell, 45, is charged with felony possession of meth as…...
Early voting in runoffs this week
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (405+ words) Local races were decided in the primary election, but there are still several statewide contests heading into runoffs scheduled for June 16. The only week of early voting runs from June 8-12. Voters will be deciding the candidates who will represent their…...
Amid data center backlash, Google gives $1 M for South Georgia wetlands
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (15+ words) The Rome News-Tribune...
This Week's Standard Journal Pets of the Week
18+ hour, 36+ min ago (331+ words) The following public health food inspection scores were prov" A suspect in the murder of a Haralson County man who was fou" The Cedartown Polk County Humane Society is working to ensure that all pets in its care have every…...
Hindmon, Mustangs win NJCAA DI Softball national title
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (857+ words) The Northeast Alabama Community College Mustangs won the school's first-ever NJCAA DI softball national title on Sunday, May 31, in just their second year as a program. Former Rockmart Lady Jacket Emma Hindmon (No. 11) has been on the roster for the…...
GOLF: Shields ties record with sixth Chicken Dinner crown
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (721+ words) Former La Fayette High School alum, P. J. Shields, who won an individual state title with the Ramblers as a senior, claimed his sixth all-time La Fayette Chicken Dinner tournament win after an 8-under score of 136 in two rounds this weekend at…...
Local bookworms take on herb gardening
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (613+ words) Morgan Homasi and Madilyn Homasi fill their starter planters with seeds at the library's Herb Gardening for Beginners program. Branch Manager Danielle Colby gets her hands dirty while leading the event. Carly Davis and Midnight Davis show off their finished…...