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Bids high for Silver Creek bridge
The bids were not looking good Tuesday for the Kingfisher Trail bridge across Silver Creek. Five companies met the deadline to submit proposals to design, build and install a 110-foot span to li...
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Wednesday's Weather
Today, forecasts from The National Weather Service call for a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 ...
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Estate tax effect on farming piques interest of tax council
The impact of estate taxes on farming was a hot topic for members of the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians in Rome Tuesday. “The things that we heard here today resonat...
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17-year-old girl kidnapped in Polk County
A 17-year-old girl was taken to Polk Medical Center last week after being kidnapped from her home, and three are facing charges in the attack. According to Polk County Police Department reports,...
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Fish Creek blaze resulted in no injures
A barn in the Fish Creek community was destroyed by a blaze over the weekend. Polk County Fire Department officials said the barn at Wayatt Road was a working barn and contained the owner’s trac...
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Bartow County man sentenced to 7 years for child porn
Prosecutors say when the FBI raided the home of a Bartow County man they found hundreds of meticulously organized binders containing child pornography.
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Regional effort to spotlight the bounty of small farms in Northwest Georgia
Shoppers will be able to buy local produce year-round if a new initiative by the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission bears fruit. The organization’s economic development committee expects to ...
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Monday's Weather
Today, forecasts from The National Weather Service call for sunny skies, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Tonight, mostly clear skies, with a low around 61.
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Polk County jail dockets are listed
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The following people were arrested on the listed dates and charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book Sept. 2 - Aug. 1.
Polk County jail dockets are listed
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The following people were arrested on the listed dates and charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book July 1 - July 31.
Polk County jail dockets are listed
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The following people were arrested on the listed dates and charges according to the Polk County Jail docket book June 1 - June 30.
Bobbie Dawson is 'ready for the fight'
by Melody Dareing
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A frustrated Polk County property owner will take her tax assessment before the Polk County Board of Equalization next week. The board has set her case to be heard Sept. 8.
Former walmart manager sentenced for distributing images of child sex abuse
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Steven Lynn Hines, 54, of White, Georgia, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rome today to serve 7 years, 4 months in prison for collecting and trading images and videos of child sex abuse. A...
Shorter University welcomes new faculty members
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Shorter University welcomed 20 new full-time faculty members to the campus for the 2010-2011 academic year. Classes began on Aug. 23.
Haralson sheriff arrests 3 Cedartown men in HVAC thefts
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The Haralson County Sheriff’s Department arrested three Cedartown men recently in connection to the theft of air conditioning units from local churches. Clarence Edward Calhoun, 19, James Calep ...
Friday's Weather
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Today, forecasts from The National Weather Service call for a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly cloudy skies, with a high near 92. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, w...

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."


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Pastor Terry Jones, center, of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks at a new conference in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Jones stated that he is going forward with a scheduled burning of copies of the Quran at his church on Saturday, Sept. 11. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.


Wed Sep 08 15:47:31 -0500 2010

A British Petroleum (BP) logo is seen  at a petrol station in south London April 27, 2010. BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesAP - BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.


Wed Sep 08 15:35:16 -0500 2010