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Friday, April 27, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/29/1968 to 5/5/1968

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West Rome didn’t just win their four-way track meet against Cherokee, Pepperell, & Coosa on April 30th, they demolished their competiti...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/22/1968 to 4/28/1968

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Daylight saving time went into effect for the second year in a row on Sunday morning, April 28th, much to the dismay of most Romans. A loca...
Friday, April 13, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/14/1968 to 4/21/1968

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The Board of Regents finally gave into local pressure to build a junior college in the Rome-Floyd County area, agreeing to let Rome and Flo...
Friday, April 06, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/8/1968 to 4/14/1968

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West Rome students had a very short school week—one day long, in fact. (The week was less short for athletes, since both the baseball team ...
Friday, March 30, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/1/1968 to 4/7/1968

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Romans, like the rest of the world, were shocked by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 3rd. Local and state leaders plead...
Saturday, March 24, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/25/1968 to 3/31/1968

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The Rome City School System managed to eke out a “standard” rating from the State Board of Education. However, Most of Rome’s 19 schools ac...
Friday, March 16, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/18/1968 to 3/24/1968

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Rome got a dusting of snow on Friday night, March 22nd and early Saturday morning, March 23rd, with accumulations of up to a half an inch r...
Friday, March 09, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/11/1968 to 3/17/1968

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West Rome’s girls’ basketball team made it to the Georgia Class AA playoffs, in spite of a challenging season. The girls only managed to wi...
Friday, March 02, 2018

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/4/1968 to 3/10/1968

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Chieftains Tony Grass and Meg Grant became city commissioners for a day as  part of Rome-Floyd County Civic Youth Day (sponsored by the Rom...
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...
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