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Sunday, April 05
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Texting sparks war of words in Legislature
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David Doss, called Sen. Preston Smith’s allegations “absurd.”
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The General Assembly ended with the traditional bang of the gavel late Friday night, but the biggest explosion came earlier when Sen. Preston Smith spoke on the Senate floor after receiving a text message for David Doss.
In the Senate debate about the transportation-governance bill that passed, a text message between two Rome politicians played a role in the discussion.
Senate Bill 200 will take some power from the board of the Department of Transportation to determine which road projects to fund and give more say to the governor and legislature.
Smith, R-Rome, read a message he...
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Homeowner urges prayer for pilot after plane crash
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The burned out remains of a small personal aircraft sit next to the house that the plane hit after it lost control Saturday near Centre Municipal Airport in Alabama. (Lindy Dugger Cordell / Rome News-Tribune)
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CENTRE, Ala. — A Centre, Ala., woman urged people to pray for the pilot whose plane hit her house Saturday afternoon.
Kelia Burleson, her husband and their two young children got out of their 13 Oakview Court home unscathed. The pilot, Harley McGatha, was not so lucky. He was listed late Saturday in critical condition at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, officials there said.
McGatha was severely burned in the incident, witnesses said.
The plane went down around 1:30 p.m. EDT soon after taking off from Centre Municipal Airport, which is near the crash scene....
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Scout Ben Peek achieves Eagle ranking
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Ben Peek, a senior at Model High, is the son of Carlton and Lynn Peek.
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Family, friends and fellow Boy Scouts from Troop 118 joined together at the Second Avenue Baptist Church Saturday to celebrate Ben Peek’s rise to the rank of Eagle Scout.
Peek earned 26 merit badges along the way to achieving the rank, including the Boy Scouts of America lifeguard badge, one he was especially proud of earning.
A senior at Model High School, Peek hopes to attend either the University of Georgia or Berry College to possibly pursue a business degree.
The son of Carlton and Lynn Peek, he has been a Boy Scout for the past six years and held the positions of...
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TRome Middle School Jazz Band One plays during the Night of Dreams
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The Rome Middle School Jazz Band One plays during the Night of Dreams Saturday night at The Forum. (Lindy Dugger Cordell / Rome News-Tribune)
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Click to see a slideshow from The Night of Dreams event.
Click to see a video from The Night of Dreams event.
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Berry College hosts International Music Festival
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Brittany Hannah / Rome News-Tribune
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Julie Johnson-Pynn, a psychology professor at Berry College, performs with the Middle Eastern dance group Sundari at the International Music Festival at Berry on Saturday.
Click to see a slideshow from the International Music Festival.
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Around 300 participate in Multiple Sclerosis walk
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Motorcycle ride, barbecue for a good cause today
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Wildflower hunters visit Greater Rome
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At a crossroad: Proposed redevelopment of property along Etowah Terrace has some South Rome residents at odds
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City Commission meets Monday to decide on Etowah Terrace, other rezonings
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