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Personal account. Avid mountain bike rider and debater of all things insignificant. Reluctant Twitter re-joiner.

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Bringing a vision to life: Kingston Downs hopes to be much more than an event venue

Bringing a vision to life: Kingston Downs hopes to be much more than an event venue

Imagine colorful fields of wildflowers bordered by rolling hills and light gently glinting off a flowing rive…

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Floyd County Schools shift to remote learning for two weeks after spread of COVID-19

Floyd County Schools shift to remote learning for two weeks after spread of COVID-19

All schools within the Floyd County School system will shift to remote learning after Friday, until Sept. 8, …

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Open record request details agreement after resignation of FCS superintendent

Open record request details agreement after resignation of FCS superintendent

Questions from the public have arisen since the recent resignation of former Floyd County Schools Superintend…

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Massive backlog of criminal cases continues to accumulate in Floyd County after statewide judicia...

Massive backlog of criminal cases continues to accumulate in Floyd County after statewide judicia...

A massive backlog of criminal cases continues to accumulate as the result of an emergency order which prohibi…

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Two men accused of the murder of Truvenia Campbell, Vanita Richardson denied bond

Two men accused of the murder of Truvenia Campbell, Vanita Richardson denied bond

Two of the three men charged with the murder of two Floyd County women were denied bond after a hearing Thurs…

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Good trouble: Rome remembers the legacy of John Lewis

Good trouble: Rome remembers the legacy of John Lewis

So many things we enjoy today without fear are built upon the sacrifices of others. That realization truly hi…

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Chuck

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By John Bailey , John Bailey
| ipm.org
Could it actually be in the water? The cities and towns along the Mississippi River have produced so many amazing musical artists. Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Miles Davis in Alton, Illinois. Downriver is Memphis, Tennessee where Elvis Presley spent his formative years. New Orleans, Louisiana was the birthplace of Louis Armstrong. Although W.C. Handy wrote "St. Louis Blues," he spent only a part of 1893 there. Enough to have a city park named after him, at least.
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26 prisoners graduate through Floyd County, GNTC partnership

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By John Bailey 
| Rome News-Tribune
Twenty-six men have graduated Friday from a program that represents a partnership between Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Floyd County Prison. The initiative provides participants with a pathway to employment through education, offering Class B commercial truck driver certification, welding certifications, and GED preparation. Demetria High, the prison’s chief counselor, praised the graduates for their dedication, noting that this is the program’s largest graduating class to date.
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A big step in the right direction: 26 men graduate through partnership between Floyd County Prison and GNTC

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By John Bailey 
| Rome News-Tribune
Twenty-six men have graduated Friday from a program that represents a partnership between Georgia Northwestern Technical College and Floyd County Prison. The initiative provides participants with a pathway to employment through education, offering Class B commercial truck driver certification, welding certifications, and GED preparation. Demetria High, the prison's chief counselor, praised the graduates for their dedication, noting that this is the program’s largest graduating class to date.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Night shift cops reporter covering fires, wrecks, scuffles, police chases, storms....you name it.

How is social media changing news?

It's reducing barriers to media access - for the good and bad.

Why did you become a journalist?

Somebody told me they'd pay me to write.

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