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Friday, February 23, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 2/26/1968 to 3/3/1968

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Rome City Schools failed its initial state accreditation inspection—a relative rarity for a system the size of Rome. The problem, accordi...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 2/19/1968 to 2/25/1968

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Rome’s burglars were back in action in the early morning hours of February 19th, breaking into four businesses, including Floyd County Lane...
Friday, February 09, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West rome - 2/12/1968 to 2/18/1968

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The  Rome News-Tribune  unveiled its “new look” this week in 1968 complete with a more modular layout, sans serif headline fonts, an eight...
Friday, February 02, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 2/5/1968 to 2/11/1968

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The Rome City Commission clarified and revised ordinances involving mobile homes within the city limits. The commission had considered a pr...

A Life in Four Colors - Preface

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My love affair with comic books began relatively early. And I owe it all to my parents, who decided that a few comic books would be the perf...
Friday, January 26, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 1/29/1968 to 2/4/1968

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Rome finally got its first specialized cardiac care facility when the Floyd Hospital approved the creation of a five-bed coronary intensive...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 1/22/1968 to 1/28/1968

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The four-laning of Lavender Drive and Redmond Circle from Shorter Avenue (near the West Rome Baptist Church) to Alabama Road (in front of W...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 1/15/1968 to 1/21/1968

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After a couple of snowy false starts, “snow day” was the call of the day for January 15th, when an inch of snow and a layer of sleet made Ro...
Friday, January 05, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 1/8/1968 to 1/14/1968

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The Braves Caravan paid a visit to Rome--and to West Rome High School--on Monday, January 8th as their first stop on a whirlwind tour of nu...
Friday, December 29, 2017

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 1/1/1968 to 1/7/1968

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Chieftains were surprised by the announcement of a major coaching change this week in 1968: Coach Paul Kennedy was promoted to coordinator ...
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