Archive for January 23rd, 2007
City Rejects WIFI Bids.
The City of Rome had been looking for assistance in making their downtown wireless system pay for itself. However, after placing the RFP, they did not receive an acceptable bid. News Publishing Company (the parent company of the Rome news-Tribune) was the sole bidder but their proposal did not offer a revenue share with the city and therefore did not
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Woman Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped And Beaten Has Been Arrested.
A Calhoun woman who had told police that she had been kidnapped and beaten in Floyd County by her estranged husband after he had escaped from a Gordon County work detail has now been arrested in connection with the inmates escape. Jessica Lynn Abernathy, now of a Calhoun address, has been charged with
BID Members Elected.
The election for members of the first ever Business Improvement District for the downtown area have been tallied and the results are in. Roger Wade of Mattress direct was the top vote getter with 49 total votes and will represent property owners on the board along with Pam McAbee of Top Hat Formal wear.
Supreme Court Reverses Local Ruling.
The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed a decision of the Floyd Superior Court Judge Tami Colston and as a result, a pair of teenagers will face trial for an armed robbery last year in the Superior Court as adults. Stevelle Henderson and Christian McLendon allegedly held up a Floyd County convenience
Overnight Crime.
Two Rome men were returned to jail Monday after mandated drug tests revealed that they had violated terms of prior probation. 26 year old Michael G. Cummings of a Burnett Ferry Rd. address tested positive for meth use twice in recent months.
State Talks Quality, Locals Quantity In Water Dispute.
State officials focused on quality, local folks continued to express concerns about quantity during a Town Hall meeting on the state’s Comprehensive Water Policy plan in Rome Monday night. Rome city manager John Bennett was one of 13 people who addressed the council; and said off site reservoirs are
One Dead Two Hurt In Bartow Accident.
One person died and two others were hurt in a crash on Cass-Pine Log Road at Crowe Springs Road in Bartow County Monday morning just before 8:30. A 1994 Ford Explorer crossed the center line and hit an 86 Ford F-150 pick up truck head on. The fatal victim and one other person were trapped inside the
