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Wednesday, August 27
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Six-legged deer dies after surgery
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The six-legged deer was found in late July in Floyd County./RN-T photo by Brittany Hannah
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A six-legged deer found in Floyd County last month has died.
“We did an autopsy, but we’re not sure exactly what happened," said Dr. Joey Gross, one of the two surgeons who operated on Spyder in Athens. "It’s very unfortunate, and you hate to go through that and not have him have a normal life, but we were glad to at least get the opportunity.”
Click here to see video of deer.
Spyder had surgery Aug. 18 at Mars Hill Animal Hospital and died two days later in what veterinarians called a ...
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YMCA announces $2.5 million campaign to make major renovations
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Artist's rendering of proposed renovations at YMCA on Second Avenue.
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The Rome Floyd County YMCA Board of Trustees announced today a $2.5 million “YMCA Building for Tomorrow” campaign.
Click here to see a PDF showing YMCA renovation plans.
This three-year campaign will include a $1.7 million renovation of the YMCA facility on East Second Avenue, a $600,000 designation to the YMCA Annual Fund for financial assistance and a $200,000 allocation to the YMCA Endowment Fund.
The renovations will include a new and updated lobby and play center, family locker r...
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Woman uninjured after car flips on Kingston Hwy.
A 2005 red Mini Cooper was heavily damaged in a single-vehicle wreck on Kingston Highway near the Bartow county line ...
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Woman injured in wreck on Sproull Road
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(Jeff Gable / RN-T)
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A white Cadillac CTS struck a tree on Sproull Road and the female driver has been injured, police said.
According to Kim Williams with the Floyd County Police Department, 32-year-old Amy Arrington of Rome was driving northbound on Sproull Road toward Kingston Highway. Williams said Arrington was distracted as she rounded a curve, and the vehicle left the road and slammed into a tree head-on.
EMTs on the scene said Arrington was comp...
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Board will fund portion of permit process for industrial site
The Development Authority of Floyd County agreed this morning to fund a portion of the cost of obtaining a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for an industrial site and, separately, to issue $14 million in bonds to build Darlington Middle School.
The authority and the Rome-Floyd County ...
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