A Chattooga High School graduate and current student at Kennesaw State University received word that he has been admitted to the United States Military Academy.
Close to 20 young adults walked across the stage Tuesday, Dec. 7, to receive their GED® diploma during the Youth Success Academy (YSA) graduation held at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Floyd County Campus.
Many hallmarks of the holiday season, including Christmas trees, holiday decorations, cooking and baking, present potential fire hazards that contribute to an annual increase in U.S. home fires during the winter months. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are among the leading days of the year for home fires (topped only by Thanksgiving Day).
The American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden earlier this year expanded the federal Child Tax Credit program and delivered the first half of the expanded credit to families in the form of monthly payments. Under the Build Back Better Act, payments will be extended into 2022 and will make the refundability of the tax credit permanent. That means that families would be able to get the money regardless of whether or not they file taxes.
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Rome City Police responded to a bomb threat on Wednesday at the West Central Elementary School, located on Lavender Road in Rome.
Clark Howard has had the mission of making sure that every foster child in Georgia receives at least one Christmas gift each year for the past thirty-one years.
Next week is expected to be the busiest week for the United States Postal Service. Overall, efforts are already ramping up to meet a very high demand.
The Trion Fire Department reports that they were busy during the months of October and November.
MOTHER EFFIE MAE WILLIAMS BROOKS – Age 101, of Conley, Georgia and formerly of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. She was born on April 2, 1920 to the late James Oliver Scott Williams and Daisy McDaniel Williams. She was preceded by her husband Robert Earl Brooks, Sr., and son, Reginald Brooks. She was a member of City Springs Baptist Church
The Atlanta Braves have entered into an agreement to have the Rome Braves become a part of Diamond Baseball Holdings.