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Articles by Mo Burge
Family event brings magic to the Forum
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Debutantes to make debut at nonprofit's annual fundraising gala
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Scouts of America take part in baseball tradition, looking for new recruits
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Late GHC security officer honored with memorial bench
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Local disability advocates lobby for a 'beloved community'
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Park(ing) Day to transform parts of downtown into participatory art event
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Local church hosts night of classy dancing as fundraiser
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Rise Up: Special needs advocates hosting celebration
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Davies Shelters hosts women in leadership luncheon
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Rome ACC vote halts permit for Jamwich owner
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Health fair brings together community partners to address disparities
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Roadside stand offers prayers
Prayer is an invitation to have a first-hand encounter with God. It is a petition for spiritual clarity, prosperity, good health and more. Whether big or small, the prayers of a righteous man — or teen — availeth much. kAmxE :D 2 56D:C6 E@ :?E6C4656 @? 3692=7 @7 @E96CD E92E :?DA:C65 `e\J62C\@=5 }6G269 w6=>D E@ D6E FA 42>A @? E96 D:56 @7 w:89H2J af :?
Resource fair for children, adults with special needs returns
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Roadside stand offers prayers
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Square dance club invites community to barn dance social
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Mock election teaches voting basics
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Mock election teaches Election Day basics
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Health fair set for Saturday at Floyd County Health Department
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King Askew, prominent attorney, community leader passes away
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Fatherhood program helps dads embrace their role
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Student watershed project symposium looking for enties
The Coosa River Basin Initiative is looking for students interested in developing projects for its Student Symposium for Watershed Innovation and Management. The symposium, coming up in the spring, is an opportunity for middle and high school students across the Coosa River basin, which includes Polk and 12 other counties, to plan and implement collaborative environmental research projects presenting solutions to real-world watershed challenges.
A Blister for My Sister kicks off fundraising campaign
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Brother's Place showcase to feature local talent
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Cave Spring City Council mulls forming a planning and zoning commission
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Teen maze offers students real-world experience
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Student watershed project symposium looking for enties
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NW Ga health fair returns Aug. 15
For 20-plus years, the 100 Black Men of Rome-Northwest Georgia has made it a mission to address health disparities through its annual health fair. The 24th annual Health Initiative for Men and Women returns Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Floyd County Health Department, 16 E. 12th St., in neighboring Rome. It features free screenings, education and, above all else, a one-stop shop for those who want to become more proactive about their health.
Health fair returns for 24th year Aug. 15
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Health fair returns for 24th year Aug. 15
For 20-plus years, the 100 Black Men of Rome-Northwest Georgia has made it a mission to address health disparities through its annual health fair. The 24th annual Health Initiative for Men and Women returns Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Floyd County Health Department, 16 E. 12th St. and features free screenings, education and above all else, one-stop-shop for those who want to be proactive about their health. kAm%J %9@>AD@?[ 4@>>F?:42E:@?D[ D2:5 :E :D 4C:E:42= E92E >6?
Tillman Clocktower 5K, Health Walk returns for 41st year
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Restoration Rome offering series to help support the traumatized
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Kick off for breast cancer awareness walk set for Aug. 8
The annual fundraising campaign for a local nonprofit dedicated to breast cancer awareness kicks off with an early fundraising event Aug. 8. It’s the fourth year for the A Blister for My Sister Walk, held at Ridge Ferry Park in October, and every year the community response keeps growing, said founder Gayla Edmonson. kAm$66:?8 DF49 DFAA@CE :D 2 D:89E E@ 369@=5[ D96 D2:5]k^Am kAm“xE’D 2>2K:?8[” t5>@?D@? D2:5] “xE E2<6D >6 E@ >J <?66D]”k^Am kAm%96 <:4<@77 H:== E2<6 A=246 2E sF?<:?
NAMI Rome kicks off campaign for annual walk
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Lasagna Love: Volunteers pitch in for mass production of Italian classic
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Rome event sows seed to end domestic violence before it starts
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Rome Tennis Center courts in-house management of operations
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'Something worth fighting for': Brotherhood Experience uses boxing as teaching tool
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City to end tennis center management contract, move in-house
.The city of Rome is at a crossroads with the management company in chasrge of assisting with the day-to-day operations of the Rome Tennis Center and downtown racquet courts. A five-year contract wit Cliff Drysdale Management is set to expire Nov. 1 and Smith is asking the Rome City Commission to support not renewing that contract and moving everything in-house. kAm“x E9:?< H6’G6 8C@H? 2?5 H6’C6 C625J E@ >@G6 :?
Golf club hopes to draw more women to the sport
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Community workshop to review Burwell Creek development plan
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Golf club hopes to draw more women to the sport
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Lasagna Love: Life skills project also teaches service to others
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'It costs money when you're short': Rome PD explores staffing strategies
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Youth Health Fair readies students for a new school year
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Community gathers in prayer to uplift students, staff for upcoming school year
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Rome ACC tables decision on permit-holder switch
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Cave Spring DDA hosting block party, school supply drive
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ACC tables complicated decision on new license request
The Alcohol Control Commission was short two members at its Monday meeting, prompting a decision to table a request for a new beer package license for a convenience store previously cited by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for illegal payouts Coin Operated Amusement Machines. The violations happened under the previous owner of the business, however complicating the matter is the change in registered agents for Latino Food Mart, 702 Shorter Ave. kAm|2?:D9236?
Free Clinic fundraiser to feature tomato sandwiches, cake auction
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