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Santa and his reindeer touched down in Rome on November 28th, headlining the Rome Christmas Parade that began at Barron Stadium, progresse...

Today most students get a week off for Thanksgiving, but in 1966 we got two days off (Thursday and Friday) and were glad to get it. Aside fr...

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, this week in 1966 was a very slow one. Fifty years ago, the Christmas push still waited 'til afte...

Benny Padgett was chosen as Offensive Player of the Year by the Rome News-Tribune and the Kiwanis Club of Rome. Padgett was an almost unani...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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