Saturday, April 27, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/28/1969 to 5/4/1969

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West Rome's track team fell to South Cobb on April 29th in a 72-64 match; in spite of the loss, West Rome posted a new school record whe...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Remembering Greg Theakston

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Just got word earlier today that Greg Theakston has died at the age of 65. (I didn't realize it until I saw the announcement of his deat...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/21/1969 to 4/27/1969

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West Rome senior Kippy Scarbrough was honored with a "farewell and good luck" party at the high school on Thursday, April 24th, at...
Friday, April 12, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/14/1969 to 4/20/1969

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The Rome News-Tribune unveiled its 1969 Prep Track Honor Roll this week in 1969. Chieftains who made the list included Xavier Smith in High...
Monday, April 08, 2019

6939

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Yesterday was day 6939 of my post-heart attack life. That's nineteen years that I've been gifted.  On April 7th, 2000, my life brief...
Friday, April 05, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 4/7/1969 to 4/13/1969

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Showtime '69, which was subtitled "A Chieftainacts Presentation," drew audiences to the Rome City Auditorium on Friday, April ...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/31/1969 to 4/6/1969

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Nick Hyder may have been West Rome's football coach, but he was willing to host a public forum t East Rome High School if the cutes was ...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/24/1969 to 3/30/1969

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The city was ready to go on a four-lane highway from Shorter Avenue along Lavender Drive and Redmond Circle all the way to Alabama Road (a r...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/17/1969 to 3/23/1969

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Alas, this is a particularly skimpy Fifty Years Ago... column for reasons beyond my control: the Rome News-Tribune is apparently missing...
Friday, March 08, 2019

Fifty Years Ago This Week in West Rome - 3/10/1969 to 3/16/1969

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Cold snaps in March are nothing new: on March 10th, 1969, Rome set a low temperature record when the mercury fell to 21 degrees. The cold sn...