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Tickets on sale for Battle of the Bands
Semifinalists are vying for votes in the Battle of the Bands, the fourth annual event presented by 95.7 The Ridge and the Rome News-Tribune, benefiting Cancer Navigators. Seven bands from the region are still going head-to-head in online voting to see who will get a shot at making the live finals at the Historic DeSoto [...]
Isakson Co-Sponsors Bills to Prevent IRS from Targeting Conservative Groups, Implement Criminal Penalties for IRS Wrongdoers
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson this week co-sponsored two pieces of legislation in response to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting conservative political groups for addition screening. Also, Isakson joined his Republican colleagues on Wednesday in sending a letter to President Obama demanding full compliance with congressional investigation requests for information on how the IRS targeted [...]
Hollywood headed to Rome
Romans walking the streets of Georgia’s Rome could bump into a Hollywood star this week as a major motion picture is filmed here. “Need for Speed,” a new motion picture by Dreamworks, will be filming in Rome and Floyd County Wednesday May 15 – Sunday May 19. The film stars Dominic Cooper, Aaron Paul, Michael [...]
Floyd County Art Show now on display at Mt. Berry Mall
Works of art of students from Floyd County Schools are on display in the annual Floyd County Schools Art Show hosted by Mt. Berry Square Mall. The art work will be on display through Saturday, May 18th. Every Floyd County School is represented with the middle and high schools being judged and ribbons awarded. Kiana [...]
Graves Introduces Email Privacy Act
U.S. Reps. Tom Graves and Kevin Yoder have introduced H.R. 1852, the Email Privacy Act, which would protect consumer privacy interests by updating the privacy protections for electronic communication information that third-party service providers store. The legislation ensures that the Fourth Amendment protections to privacy that Americans receive from regular mail and other paper documents [...]
Floyd Teacher of the Year honored at state banquet of top teachers
Floyd County Schools Shannon Pollitz was honored for being a finalist for Georgia Teacher of the Year at the Georgia Teacher of the Year banquet held on Friday, May 3 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Pollitz, an English/language arts teacher of gifted eighth-graders at Pepperell Middle School and the 2013 Floyd County Schools Teacher [...]
Law Enforcement Officers Honored by Local Civic Club
Several local law enforcement officers were awarded the “Respect for Law” award Tuesday at the Coosa County club in a joint meeting of the Noon Day Optimist, Kiwanis, Seven Hills Rotary and the Lions Club. According to Tom Caldwell with the Noon Day Optimists, “this award was started in the early 1970’s after then FBI [...]
Rep. Graves Opposes Internet Sales Tax; Chambliss & Isakson Vote Yes
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued the following statement in opposition to the internet sales tax legislation S. 743: “Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates—not force higher rates onto others. States that want their businesses to be more competitive in the marketplace should engage in [...]
Rep. Tom Graves: Reid’s Obamacare Bailout Is DOA
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves issued the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s claim that Obamacare needs more funding: “I will work with every conservative in Congress to ensure that any attempt to bail out Obamacare is dead on arrival. Let’s be clear: the failure of Obamacare only hurts the politicians who [...]
Senator Johnny Isakson to speak at Berry Spring Commencement
Senator Johnny Isakson will be the guest speaker at the Berry College spring commencement Saturday, May 11. Berry celebrates the graduation of approximately 400 students this spring. Baccalaureate will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 in the College Chapel followed by commencement at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, on Evans lawn. The graduation ceremonies [...]
Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Troy Peco Named 2013 TCSG Instructor of the Year
Troy Peco, an automotive technology director and instructor from Georgia Northwestern Technical College, is the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2013. TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson made the announcement during a banquet for the system’s top instructors and students at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta on April [...]
Deal signs bill to expand access to tech schools
At the Technical College System of Georgia 2013 Leadership Summit, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law legislation that will lower the GPA requirement for the HOPE Grant, which goes to students in the technical college system. By expanding access to the HOPE Grant, HB 372 will strengthen the state’s workforce development efforts. “We need more [...]
Berry College Woodwind Ensemble Concert to be held April 29
Berry College will hosts its Spring Concert: Woodwind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Monday (April 29) in the Ford Auditorium. Berry woodwind faculty members John Davis and Mickey Fisher will present the Berry Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Choir and Saxophone Ensemble in a program of original and arranged chamber works that utilize the exotic as well as [...]
Senators Isakson and Chambliss Send Letter Criticizing FAA’s Imprudent Decision to Furlough Air Traffic Controllers, Create Delays for Passengers
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss on Friday strongly urged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta to reconsider his plan to furlough air traffic controllers and reduce staffing in towers to cut costs as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Such furloughs would create thousands of delays each day at [...]
FBI Releases Pictures and Video of Boston Bombing Suspects
The FBI has released pictures and video of 2 suspects of the Boston marathon bombing. Officials are requesting the help of the public in identifying the 2 individuals. To provide tips to the investigation the public can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), prompt #3, with information or submit it online at https://bostonmarathontips.fbi.gov/.
