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Atrium Health Floyd Honors Rome High Football Players for Heroic Act
Rome HS Football Players Show Heroic Actions After Traffic Accident in Front of School
Rome City Schools Implements Mandatory ID Badges, Daily Searches After Guns Found on Campus
Rome City Schools Reports 2022 AP Numbers
Union County, Georgia Has One of the Oldest Populations in the Nation
- State
If You’ve Moved, You Must Update Your Voter Registration File Before Election Day
Port of Savannah handled 575,000 TEUs in August
Atlanta, GA Will be Among the Fastest Growing Cities by 2060
One in nine jobs across state related to Savannah, Brunswick ports
Georgia’s MARTA plans to extend Atlanta streetcar line eastward
- National
A Flag’s Journey
As Concerns Over Shortfalls in Recruiting Mount, Army Shifts Gears
Here’s why firefighters across the country are often the highest paid employees in their cities
Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24
Poll: 63% of Americans say they are falling behind the cost of living
- Local
- Politics
- Local Government
Rome City Schools Called Board Meeting 3-25-2022
Rome City Schools Continues Search for New Board Member
Rome City Schools Board Member John Uldrick Resigns
RCS School Board Holds Public Work Session to Discuss Facilities and Budget
Rome City Schools Board of Education Sworn In Before January 2022 Meeting
- State Politics
Report reveals ‘shocking long-term gaps in federal oversight’ over prison deaths
Report: Georgia’s election integrity measures rank second nationally
Georgia nonprofit connected to Warnock to receive federal COVID relief money to fight homelessness
Georgia’s Kemp plans to spend $100M in federal COVID-19 relief funds for law enforcement
Georgia policy groups say Biden plan to forgive student loan debt ‘simply transfers the burden to taxpayers’
- Georgia Legislature
Heightened Level of Openness for Board of Education Meetings Now Law in Georgia
Georgia Senate committee to examine oversight of local developmental authorities
Georgia commission will examine state’s civics education, make recommendations for improvements
Georgia Senate committees to study growth of electric vehicles statewide and HBCU expansion
Georgia House subcommittee to examine recruiting and retention challenges for state’s workforce
- Local Gov’t Around GA
Municipalities in ‘business-friendly’ Georgia burden home-based businesses with more regulations
Georgia cities awash in federal funds for road upgrades, bike lanes and transit projects
Savannah Council Approves Memorandum to Recruit Its Own US Attorney to Prosecute Federal Offenses
Georgia cities such as Atlanta using COVID-19 relief funds to pay retention bonuses
Jury Finds Suspended Commissioner Guilty of Destroying Records, Lying to Investigators
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Rising Senior Gives Back for Eagle Scout Project
1st Annual ‘Paws in Motion’ Event Gives Special Needs Students a Field Day Experience
Rome High School Hosts Visitors for Valedictorian and STAR Student Reception
Main Elementary Makes a Colorful Scene for PAWS-itive Behavior
Rome High School Winter Guard Performs “We are Rome”
- Opinions
- Columns
State Rep: Georgia’s Low-income Students Fall Behind While Lawmakers Stand Idle
COLUMN: We Can’t Afford Another 2 Years of District Attorney Daphne Totten
COLUMN: The Problem With Narratives
Op-Ed: The FDA’s problem with misinformation
Op-Ed: States embracing tax cuts, but Congress headed in wrong direction
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- JustSun
- Courts
From DUI Defense Attorney to DUI Defendant…4x Over
State Board Recommends Fmr. District Attorney Be Suspended from Law Practice
Kicklighter Murder Case Inches Forward, 2nd Murder from Smith SP Contraband Scheme at Standstill
Judge chastises DoD, Marine Corps in order granting class action status in vaccine mandate case
Effingham Trial Delayed After State Unsuccessfully Attempts to Exclude Most Defense Witnesses
- Investigations
REVIEW: 32% of Georgia Corrections Board Members Have Experience in Corrections
3 GDC Facilities Cost Tattnall Co. Taxpayers a Fortune Not Outweighed by Jobs, Economic Impact
Attorney General Opens Inquiry into City of Oliver After Refusal to Provide Public Records
Evans Memorial Nurses, Doctor: “Woman Can’t Be Seen Due to Blacklisting by Hospital Admin”
Against Plea of Deputy, EMH Discharged Man Who Later Died in Officer-Involved Shooting
- Law Enforcement
GSP Trooper Cadet Passes Following Training Exercise
Georgia’s Kemp plans to spend $100M in federal COVID-19 relief funds for law enforcement
Bipartisan Legislation to Fund Law Enforcement & Mental Health Services Becomes Law
This Is How Dangerous Law Enforcement Jobs Are in Georgia
Kemp Appoints Mike Register as New GBI Director
- Courts
North Georgia Local News
“Every day, first responders respond to emergencies. They are represented by some of the professionals we see here today,” Kurt Stuenkel, president and CEO...
North Georgia Local News
The following quote is an eye-witness account from Luis Goya, an educator at Rome City Schools: “This morning I witnessed something amazing that our...
North Georgia Local News
Rome City Schools is implementing new procedures following an two incidents on campus last week during which students were in possession of handguns. In...
North Georgia Crime & Safety
Administrators at Rome High School have reported that a second student has been found with a gun on school campus. According to administrators, the...
North Georgia Community
The Saturday morning summer sun shone down on a team of friends and Troop 113 Boy Scouts on July 16, as they stretched a...
North Georgia Local News
Rome High School students received recognition for outstanding Advanced Placement (AP) scores this week. Rome High School has 109 total AP scholars on the...
State News
Voters throughout Georgia may be receiving official election mail as part of a comprehensive effort to improve the accuracy of Georgia’s voter rolls, the...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — The Department of Justice’s tally of how many people died while in custody missed hundreds of deaths over the past...
State News
In its busiest month ever, the Georgia Ports Authority handled 575,513 twenty-foot equivalent container units in August, an increase of 18.5 percent or 89,918...
State News
Results from the 2020 census reveal some notable changes in population distribution over the last decade. The U.S. population grew by about 7% from...
State News
UGA STUDY: GEORGIA PORTS SUPPORT MORE THAN 560,000 JOBS Port activity in Georgia now supports 561,000 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State,...
State News
(The Center Square) — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority plans to spend $176 to 215 million to extend Atlanta’s streetcar line eastward. The...
Local Gov't Around GA
(The Center Square) — Georgia touts its business-friendly climate, but some home-based businesses face another layer of bureaucracy: local government licensing requirements, a Center...
Local Gov't Around GA
(The Center Square) — The federal government continues to dole out money for Georgia transportation projects, whether it’s $25 million for road upgrades and...
Local Gov't Around GA
The City of Savannah is planning to recruit a special prosecutor to handle federal offenses stemming from Savannah, a surely unprecedented move the city...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In LMTYWYW Ep 236, Dave & Jessica discuss one girl’s journey from Dr. Phil to Oxford, No Bueno at the Vineyard, the big debate...
Columns
By State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) Georgia’s low-income students are falling behind, and state lawmakers have an opportunity and a responsibility to do something...
Columns
The following article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of the author and not those of TheGeorgiaVirtue.com. This week I learned that...
National News
By Sgt. Matthew Damon, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry According to Merriam-Webster, a flag is a piece of fabric, usually rectangular in shape, of distinctive...
National Politics
Legislation to create a national network for land banks was recently filed in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Congressman Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Chief...
National Politics
Ahead of Constitution Day, Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams used Constitution Day this year to call for the immediate passage of the Abolition Amendment. The amendment...
