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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 10/31/1966 to 11/6/1966

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Roger Weaver  became the number one rusher for the 1966 football season in Region 6-AA as a result of his 190 yards against Calhoun the week...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 10/24/1966 to 10/30/1966

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On Tuesday, October 25th, the Rome News-Tribune recognized Benny Padgett as the number one scorer in Rome football. With seven touchdowns, ...
Friday, October 14, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 10/17/1966 to 10/23/1966

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The state department of education met in Rome on Friday, October 21st, unveiling the proposed new pay scale for Georgia teachers. The new bu...
Friday, October 07, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 10/10/1966 to 10/16/1966

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Rome City Schools got $91,000 in federal funds to expand the language program at East Rome and West Rome high school. Plans called for creat...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 10/3/1966 to 10/9/1966

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West Rome took on further-west adversaries Coosa in their sixth game of the season—and they went into the game in a prime position, having n...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/26/1966 to 10/2/1966

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The Rome Downtown Development Authority unveiled its ambitious plans to renovate Rome’s downtown area—and we know now that not all of their ...
Friday, September 16, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/19/166 to 9/25/1966

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This was Coosa Valley Fair week in 1966, with Tuesday being Children’s Day—which meant free admission for all kids and students. The fair wa...
Friday, September 09, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/12/1966 to 9/18/1966

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Georgia primaries were held on Tuesday, September 13th, and the surprise winner in Rome and Floyd County was the relatively unknown Jimmy Ca...
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Friday, September 02, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 9/5/1966 to 9/11/1966

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The statistics involving school integration were made public this week in 1966. One white teacher transferred to previously-all-black Main H...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 8/29/1966 to 9/4/1966

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Forget what the calendar said: West Rome students knew that summer was definitely over as of August 29th, because they were sitting in a de...
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