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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.
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...
Environmental group petitions EPA to revoke ash pond closure permit at Plant Hammond
ATLANTA - The Atlanta-based Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) 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...
Tickets Now On Sale For Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge
Tickets for the Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. are now available at www.romecelebritydancechallenge.com. Doors to the Rome City Auditorium will open at 6 p.m. VIP tickets, available for $125 each, include admission to the pre-event patron party at Broad & Fifth as well as reserved seating at the show. General admission tickets are $50. “We encourage you to purchase your tickets well in advance...
Around Town: Something Fishy About Cod Tail Location and new Green Tomato. Russian Propaganda, 2024 Style.
It was during the opening months of the pandemic — August 2020 — when the seafood restaurant with a rather unique name, Cod Tail, opened at 2103 Shorter Ave. in West Rome. The site is a well known one, thanks to years of service as the region’s only Sonny’s barbecue restaurant. It briefly became West End Grill before closing. Next up was the Cod Tail opening, part of a chain...
Georgia Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Chattooga County
Summerville, Georgia Police arrested a McGinnis Circle man – on several felony drug warrants over the weekend. On Sunday, police went to the residence of 52-year-old Billy Ray Hill, and found him sitting in a chair on the front porch. Hill admitted to officers that he had drugs inside the house and he gave police voluntary consent to search the residence. Inside the residence police found suspected methamphetamine and drug related objects. Hill told police he rarely uses meth but keeps it, in order to trade it to women for sexual favors.
Hometown Hero: Ella Manley of Calhoun, Georgia
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When you think about the game of golf, there's a certain peacefulness and tranquility to it. It's you, a white ball and nature. Sure, sometimes it can go a lot better and look a lot nicer than others, but no matter what, the one thing that doesn't change is that it teaches you how to deal with challenges on your own. Even in a "typical," southern community like Calhoun, Georgia, it's all about what the player makes out of that experience. Middle Tennessee freshman Ella Manley made the most of hers.
Lemonade for a Cause: Rome Teen Hopes to Raise $100K for Open Door Home
Next Thursday, July 25, marks the 13th annual Whit’s Lemonade Stand in support of the Open Door Home of Rome. Whit Molnar has raised approximately $95,000 since he created the fundraiser. This year he is hoping to pass the $100,000 mark. Molnar was only 4 years old when he had the idea for the lemonade stand. It has since grown into an annual event with frozen lemonade, cakes, chocolate dipped pretzels and patrons crowding the sidewalk in front of the Molnar home. ...
Craft Your Dream Womack Custom Home with Today’s Top Styles
Dreaming of your perfect abode? With many trending design styles, the process can be thrilling and intimidating. But fret no more! Womack Custom Homes, a Cartersville-based builder with a deep understanding of timeless design and modern features, is here to guide you through your home design journey. Here’s a glimpse...
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...
The following vehicles have been deemed abandoned by the Bartow
The following vehicles have been deemed abandoned by the Bartow County Magistrate Court and will be sold at public auction on 08/07/2024 at 10:00 AM if not claimed. The vehicles are located at: Safari Towing, 293 Johnson Lake Rd SE Adairsville GA. 2014 WABASH DRY VAN 1JJV532DXEL791885 Case# 2024173AV 2013...
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