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Blood Assurance critically low on O negative, A negative donations
Blood Assurance is issuing a plea for blood donations as the inventory levels have dropped to a critical level in the community, according to a press release. Type O negative and A negative do...
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Rome's Jason Montgomery tops the field in first week of Pick-em contest
In an opening weekend full of a couple of upsets, Roman Jason Montgomery bested the field in Prepcentralonline.com’s Pick-em contest correctly picking 13 of 16 games and coming closest on t...
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A Ford Thunderbird and Toytota Yaris collided around 10:15 a.m. at the intersection of Calhoun Hwy. and Ga. Loop 1. (Ellison Langford/Staff Writer) Update: Woman involved in fatal wreck charged with vehicular homicide
Update: An Adairsville woman involved in a crash that resulted in the death of Huey Long has been charged with felony vehicular homicide and misdemeanor failure to yield, reports stated. According...
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Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville Hot Deal: Booth Western Art Museum
Today’s special discount is for Booth Western Art Museum. The Hot Deal lasts until 11:59 p.m. tonight. We all love to find a bargain. Folks in the Greater Rome area and surrounding regions c...
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Gingrey supports Union Grove interchange during Calhoun visit
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey met with local residents one-on-one Friday at the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues ranging from transportation to homelessness. He spoke with each residen...
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NGa Bulldogs prepare for postseason
The North Georgia Bulldogs lost 34 – 10 to the Georgia Extreme this past Saturday to drop their record to 7-3 as the team enters the playoffs this weekend. North Georgia went down to Stockb...
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Saddlebrook blast not an accident
The explosion that leveled a Calhoun home in April and damaged more than 60 houses was “intentional,” and an act of arson, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said in a press conference T...
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Possibly tainted meats sold at Wal-Mart recalled
BUFFALO , N.Y. (AP) — A federal agency says 380,000 pounds of possibly tainted deli meat products sold in sandwiches at Wal-Mart stores have been recalled by a food company in Buffalo. The Depart...
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High School Football Pick-em Contest now live
by Staff
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Local fans can once again show off their high school football knowledge and compete against other fans for the right to win some cool prizes in the 2010 edition of the prepcentralonline.com high ...
Burton wants to be a voice of reason in the Georgia Senate
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Mike Burton said he wants to represent Rome in the state Senate because people who have been in the Capitol in recent years are not getting anything done. “The lack of civility has been bothe...
Inserts inside the August 21 issue of the Calhoun Times
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Inserts: Ingles CVS Office Depot Toys R' Us Kmart Kroger Ads: Cats by Cassie ... "Professional Feline Grooming" Nails - Clips - Cuts, call us today! Coming to Calhoun in September ... No...
UPDATE: Milks captured
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Arthur Milks, the escaped convict from Tennesse has been captured in Hamilton County, TN, according to Chief Dep. Robert Paris. More details surrounding the arrest are forthcoming. A Tennessee ...
Nga Bulldogs take on Extreme Saturday
by staff reports
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The North Georgia Bulldogs will take on the 2008 league champs, the Georgia Extreme this Saturday. North Georgia enters the game as a slight favorite with a 7-2 record. The Extreme, a very dangero...
UPDATE: Suspicious package at Post Office was empty
Court, King streets now open
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A suspicious package that shut down operations at the Calhoun Post Office Thursday afternoon turned out to be empty, according to Calhoun Police Chief Garry Moss. The Georgia Bureau of Investigati...
Man injured in explosion is out of hospital:
Family says explosive device looked like a lamp
by ELIZABETH CRUMBLY
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Diane Hite still isn’t sure how her nephew-in-law came into possession of the explosive device that left him seriously injured Monday night. Andrew Durley, 23, suffered severe burns to the left si...
North Ga. Bulldogs improve to 7-2
by staff reports
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With yet another last minute change to the schedule, the North Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Atlanta Cardinals 38-0 Saturday night. The win was North Georgia’s seventh of the season to go with two...