Weather: Slight chance of rain tonight
After a clear day, increasing clouds are expected tonight, with a low near 38. There is a 20 percent chance of rain after about 1 a.m.
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Today’s artwork is by Lyric Geeslin, a student at Pepperell Elementary.
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Donate food cans to the can-a-thon sponsored by Advance Re-habilitation clinics until Dec. 11 at 201 Turner McCall Blvd. Donations accepted during clinic hours will benefit local food pantries and com-munity organizations. For more information call 706-235-2727.
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels...
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Sen. Saxby Chambliss wins Floyd, Ga. for U.S. Senate
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Sen. Saxby Chambliss
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Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight.
In Floyd County, Chambliss beat Democratic challenger Jim Martin 70 percent to 30 percent, or 12,084 votes to 5,192. The turnout was 37 percent.
Click here to see a precinct-by-precinct chart of how Floyd County voted.
Chambliss won every precinct in Floyd Count...
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Rome Christmas parade brings holiday cheer
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The Mistle Toads from Pepperell Elementary wave as their float rides down Broad Street during Tuesday’s Christmas Parade.(Lindy Dugger Cordell/RN-T)
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Six-year-old Martina Hon’s eyes glistened and her smile widened when she saw Santa Claus make an appearance at the Rome Christmas parade Tuesday night.
She was one of hundreds of children at the annual parade who said Santa was their favorite highlight of the parade. An estimated 20,000 people showed up to watch the event.
This year, the Rome Christmas parade was themed “A Family Christmas” and featured about 100 brightly illuminated floats, horse-drawn wagons, antique autos and colorful marching groups...
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City pushes tax on Internet sales
Rome City Commissioners want state lawmakers to back a tax on Internet sales — a national initiative supported by the Georgia Municipal Association.
The city’s sales tax revenue is falling about 1.5 percent below its 2007 collections, Mayor Wright Bagby Jr. said, and 2007 collections...
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Mohawk closing Shannon center, 79 jobs
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The distribution center is at the intersection of New Calhoun Highway and Burlington Drive in Shannon.(Ryan Smith / Rome News-Tribune)
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Mohawk Industries announced it will close its Shannon distribution center, phasing out operations during the next two months.
The 79 employees who work at the facility — located at the intersection of New Calhoun Highway and Burlington Drive — were notified Monday of the closing, Mohawk officials said.
The company said the decision to close the 500,000-square-foot Shannon facility reflects efficiencies in warehousing and distribution gained through investments in training, technology and inventory control that have reduced warehouse capacity needs.
“Right now our ch...
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Johnson voted ACC coach of the year
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Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson was voted the ACC Coach of the Year on Tuesday after his first year with Tech. The Associated Press
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The question followed Paul Johnson ever since Georgia Tech hired him: Would his spread-option offense work at the highest level of college football?
It certainly clicked well enough in his first year to bring him a coaching honor.
Johnson was named the Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year Tuesday following a regular season in which his players picked up enough of his complex system to share the league lead in wins, remain in contention for the ACC title for longer than anybody expected and, perhaps most surprisingly, knock off their top instate rival.
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Western Kentucky edges Georgia 67-63
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A.J. Slaughter scored 20 points as Western Kentucky rallied to defeat Georgia 67-63 on Tuesday night.
The Hilltoppers (4-2) opened the game with an emphatic dunk by Jeremy Evans, which set the tone for an intense game.
The game stayed close with the Bulldogs (5-2) ga...
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Canadiens hold on against Thrashers
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Montreal’s Alex Tanguay is checked into the boards by Atlanta’s Jim Slater during the second period. The Associated Press
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MONTREAL — Andrei Kostitsyn scored with 5:11 remaining and the Montreal Canadiens recovered from blowing a three-goal lead earlier in the third period to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Kostitsyn, who scored against Johan Hedberg, helped set up two of Montreal’s first three goals as the Canadiens carried a 3-0 lead into the third period.
Ron Hainsey scored twice as Atlanta netted three goals in less than a minute to erase their 3-0 deficit 7:27 into the third.
The Thrashers broke two franchise records for fastest goals. They scored three times within 59 se...
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