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- Local
Bachelor’s degree leads to medical school in the Caribbean
RHS Students Get a Good Look at Adulting
10-Year-Old Entrepreneur Brings a Whole Lot of Flavor to Downtown Rome
School Bus Joy Ride Ends with Arrest
Sexual Assault Center of NWGA Provides Invaluable Prevention Education to Rome/Floyd County Students
- State
Here’s How Many People Are Quitting Their Jobs in Georgia
Georgia investigation forces Pennsylvania-based company to improve upkeep of Peach State cemeteries
Georgia Ports Authority to spend $430M to improve container port in Savannah
This Is the City with the Lowest Rent in Georgia
April Net Tax Revenues Up 78.9%
- National
Tracking school shootings not a science: One list conflates Columbine with an FBI informant shot dead in church parking lot
Universities reinstate mask mandates around the country
Poll: Families cancel vacations, summer camp because of inflation
Gas prices surge to new record high a day after stock market plummets
Advocate Health: Six state, 67-hospital merger a taxpayer loss, one state treasurer says
- 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
Georgia to create behavioral threat assessment teams to improve school safety
Kemp signs executive order to extend suspension of Georgia’s motor fuel tax until July 14
Kemp ponders extending Georgia motor fuel tax suspension
Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate races represent biggest storylines for Georgia’s primary election
Experts say Georgia policymakers should remove governmental barriers to job creation
- Georgia Legislature
Georgia House subcommittee to examine recruiting and retention challenges for state’s workforce
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
Georgia lawmakers sign off on flat tax
- Local Gov’t Around GA
Effingham Co. Cites ORR ‘Miscommunication’ After Attorney General Intervention
Screven County Attorney Resigns, Recommends Attorney Repping Neighboring County on His Way Out
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
EIP funds prep Waynesboro for upcoming dairy development
City of Guyton Claims Defamation, Demands Written Apology from Reporter Over Public Records Reporting
- Local Government
- Crime & Safety
3 Arrested in Paulding County Triple Murder
Gwinnett Missing Person Murdered in Paulding County
GBI Arrests County Elections Supervisor for Theft in Excess of $400,000
Investigators: Trion Fire Intentionally Set
Appalachian Judicial Circuit District Attorney Announces Guilty Plea of Defendant in GBI Gang, Human Trafficking Investigation
- Community
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”
West End Elementary Rewards Good Behavior with Jingle Jam Celebration
RHS Air Force Junior ROTC Student Aims High with Scholarship
- Opinions
- Columns
Op-Ed: Big Labor fights dirty over control of Southeast port jobs
Op-Ed: Sen. Marshall right to oppose swipe fee increases
Op-Ed: If all government is local, so are elections
COLUMN: 2022 Midterm Attention Provides Georgia Lawmakers Opportunity to Set the Standard on Kidney Care
Op-Ed: Health misinformation can be deadly
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- JustSun
- Courts
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Next State Court Judge Holds Keys to Reform for Effingham’s Poor Track Record for DUIs
Bulloch Jury Finds 2 ‘Not Guilty’ in 2020 Murder of A’Nyah Davis
45 Years After Crime, Execution Scheduled for Convicted Murderer, Rapist
- 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
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
Georgia State Patrol Graduates Its First Accelerated Trooper School
- Courts
North Georgia Local News
In a few months after graduating from Georgia Highlands College, Dillan Frazier will fly out to the Caribbean to attend the Trinity School of...
North Georgia Local News
Rome High School educators are always looking for ways to enhance the learning experience for students who will soon enter the workforce or college....
North Georgia Community
Rome City Schools welcomed community members, educators, parents and students to the Rome City Schools College and Career Academy for a special reception honoring...
North Georgia Community
Bursts of color brought on the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) celebration for Main Elementary students on Friday March 25, as the 2nd...
Crime & Safety
(Paulding County, GA) Deputies and US Marshals make additional arrests in a triple murder that occurred during the overnight hours of March 21, 2022...
North Georgia Community
The Rome High School Gymnasium came alive on Friday March 25, as the 2022 RHS Winter Guard performance boomed with dramatic dance and interpretive...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to extend the suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor fuel...
State News
In what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, Americans have been quitting their jobs in record numbers in recent months – a trend that...
Georgia Legislature
(The Center Square) — A new state House subcommittee plans to examine the Georgia workforce’s challenges in recruiting and retaining talent. The subcommittee, which...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has not said whether he would seek to extend the state’s motor fuel tax suspension when...
State News
(The Center Square) — A Pennsylvania-based company that maintains and operates more than 300 cemeteries nationwide will step up its upkeep of four Georgia...
State Politics
(The Center Square) — Georgians head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s prolonged primary election. However, a record number...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Effingham County Board of Commissioners says it was a ‘miscommunication’ that caused the delay in filling an Open Records Request...
Local Gov't Around GA
The attorney for the Screven County Board of Commissioners resigned effective immediately on Tuesday ahead of the regularly scheduled commission meeting. Commissioners were notified...
Law Enforcement
Public records show a concerning response to a reported reckless driver in the City of Guyton. It began with a call from an off-duty...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep. 219, Dave & Jessica discuss the flood of cash heading to Ukraine, the gubernatorial primary, Trey Kelley’s soon to be ex-wife, students...
Columns
One might suppose that even the reflexively pro-Big Labor Biden Administration would want to keep its distance from International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union President...
Let Me Tell You Why You're Wrong
In Ep. 218, Dave & Jessica discuss the resolution for former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, 13k voter registrations challenged in Georgia, the traffic stop...
National News
(The Center Square) – A national website that provides commentary on legal and law issues posted a list of 245 schools where shootings occurred...
National Politics
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s film production tax credit was created in 2007 and now offers $70 million annually that can lower a production...
National News
(The Center Square) – As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates. The University of...
