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CRBI Director: Hammond Ash Pond A 'Recipe For Disaster'
The Atlanta-based Southern Environmental Law Center is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revoke a permit the state issued last year for a coal ash pond closure project at Plant Hammond. According to the SELC, the permit issued last fall by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division allows toxic coal ash to remain in contact with groundwater at the Georgia Power plant near Rome in violation of a federal rule adopted in 2015. ...
Alabama executes man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man has been executed for the fatal shooting of a delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt. Sixty-four-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin received a chemical injection Thursday evening at a prison in southwest Alabama. Gavin was convicted of capital murder in the March 6, 1998, shooting death of William Clayton Jr. in the city of Centre. Prosecutors said Clayton had stopped for cash at an ATM to take his wife to dinner when he was targeted. It was the third execution in Alabama this year and came shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Gavin’s own handwritten request to block it from going forward.
Summer 2024 Issue
Lifelong bonds shared by a group of history-making women; expanded opportunity for students with intellectual disabilities; and changing leadership for alumni and the college as a whole are among the subjects you will find in the Summer 2024 issue of Berry magazine. Our cover story highlights the women’s basketball pioneers...
Ms. Mary Jordan Walden
She was born in Centre in 1934 to Herman and Virginia Jordan. Mary attended Auburn University and Jacksonville State University before working as a social worker in Gadsden then running Jordan Insurance Company for many years. Mary enjoyed spending her time cheering on the Auburn Tigers, taking care of her dachshund pets, preparing her classic Southern recipes and meals, hosting family and friends and picking blueberries in her yard. As a proud northeast Alabama native, Mary gave back to her community and church. Her final years were spent at The Oaks Assisted Living in Carrollton, Georgia where she spent time with her daughter and family.
Narcotics Investigators Execute Search Warrant on ‘Crooked’ Road in Spring Creek Community
According to Sheriff Jeff Shaver, after an extensive investigation, narcotics investigators and deputies executed a search warrant on County Road 40 Thursday. During this search warrant, investigators located illegal narcotics and paraphernalia. Raymond Doyle Flynt, 38 years old from Centre, was located on scene and was arrested for Unlawful Manufacturing...
GNTC honors summer 2024 Electrical Lineworker graduates
Ten students graduated on Wednesday, July 17, from Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s (GNTC) Electrical Lineworker program during a ceremony at GNTC’s Polk County Campus in Rockmart. The students experienced a vigorous, 10-week training program that included donated equipment such as trucks, poles and climbing equipment, as well as...
Rome City Commission set to adopt millage rate Monday
The Rome City Commission is expected to adopt the millage rate following a third and final public hearing on Monday. Although the commission is considering a reduction in the tax rate, three public hearings are still required because the reduction will not be lower than the rollback rate, so it is considered a tax increase according to state law.
Man charged with aggravated assault, battery
A 58-year-old Rome man was arrested Thursday at his Park Road residence after he allegedly swung a baseball bat at another person. Mickey Juan Ely then threw the bat and charged into the home where he attacked the victim who sustained a broken nose and cuts to his face. Ely...
Braves best trade chips ahead of the trade deadline
The trade deadline is two weeks away, and the Braves are going to make some significant changes. The question really surrounds what route they decide to take. In 2021, the last time Ronald Acuña Jr. tore his ACL, Alex Anthopoulos replaced him with four outfielders on expiring contracts ahead of the trade deadline. The result was the Braves first World Series since 1995, and it didn’t cost them a prospect worth a damn.
Advocates seeks donations for Back to School campaign
Advocates for Children is reaching out to the public to garner support for its annual Back to School campaign. “Funds donated will be used to purchase back to school clothes and shoes as well as backpacks, school supplies and other important items the children and youth need,” said Rachel Castillo, Advocates’ president and CEO. “Advocates serves young clients throughout the year as they rotate in and out of various programs, so there is always a need for school-related items. Students often arrive at Advocates with very few possessions.”
JDA approves annual contract with Cartersville
The Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority approved its annual contract with the city of Cartersville July 16. “The mayor and city council of the city of Cartersville deems it is in the interest of the city to enter into the following agreement to promote and protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort convenience, morals and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants,” the contract read.
Cartersville Fire to continue ‘standard of excellence’ as Carter passes torch to deputy chief
Referred to as a “servant leader” who has made a “tremendous” impact, Scott Carter is preparing to bid farewell to the Cartersville Fire Department. The fire chief will officially retire July 31, after more than four decades of service — 20 of which were spent serving Cartersville Fire. He will be succeeded by CFD Deputy Chief Hagen Champion, who was sworn in July 2.
Official Groundbreaking Held For Cedartown Events Center
Though it only took a few seconds for the golden shovels to make a dent in the dirt, Friday’s official groundbreaking at downtown Cedartown’s Lankford Corner signifies the beginning of a project that’s been nearly a decade in the making. Residents can expect to see a marked...
Bartow-Cartersville MPO approves final, draft amendments
The Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization approved final amendments to its 2050 metropolitan transportation plan and the 2024-2027 transportation improvement program at its transportation meeting July 17. “We’re making amendments to both the transportation plan and the transportation improvement program to accommodate some budget changes and to accommodate where we’ve taken...
Men's Basketball Welcomes Four
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - Head Coach Matthew Richter has announced the addition of four new players for the 2024-2025 season. From McDonough, Georgia, he is the son of Gloria and brother of Divine. King is majoring in Marketing and his superstition is to make a cross on his body before each game. Outside of basketball he enjoys fashion, entrepreneurship, and music. His favorite superhero is Spiderman. The Union Grove graduate wa a Summa Cum Laude grad who was an honor roll student. He graduated in the top ten percent of his class and was a member of the National Honors Society and Future Business Leaders of America. On the court his senior year he accumulate the Vincent J. Dooley Award, Henry County Male Athlete of the Year nominee, Team MVP, 5-AAAAA All-Region Second Team, and was the School Slam Dunk Champion. The team captain was a three year top 100 in the Class of 2024 selection and an All-Region honorable mention. King helped lead his team to the programs furthest playoff run his junior season.
Student-led farmers market at Georgia Highlands seeking vendors
Thursday, July 18, 2024–11:30 a.m. On Monday, August 26, from 9 AM to 2 PM, you can help Georgia Highlands College (GHC) fight food insecurity while promoting healthy lifestyles and supporting local businesses during the first Student Government Association (SGA) Farmers’ Market, to be held at the Cartersville site, 5441 GA-20, in Cartersville.
Man arrested after woman is run over by vehicle
A Kingston man was arrested Wednesday on charges of battery, aggravated battery, and reckless conduct following an incident at East Hermitage Road and New Hermitage Road. 56-year-old Gregory Lee Crowe accelerated his vehicle while a woman was holding onto the passenger door frame, causing the victim to fall. She became...
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