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Local Independence Day celebrations start this weekend
-David Crowder, WRGA News- There are a number of events this weekend to celebrate the 250th year of independence. Lindale's annual Independence Day celebration is on Saturday with a festival and car show at Lindale Park, along with a parade. The festival is from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. with vendors of all kinds. The car sh...
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Report: Man says he hit dog with a machete because he didn't want to hit his girlfriend
-Floyd County Jail records- A local man was arrested at a hotel on Martha Berry Boulevard on Wednesday on a felony count of aggravated cruelty to animals. According to Floyd County jail records: 25-year-old Joseph Robert Bisher struck his dog named "Oreo" with a machete, causing a deep laceration. When asked ...
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Arrest reports for June 25
-Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of breaking another man's jaw A Rome man was arrested Wednesday at his Reynolds Bend Road home on a felony count of aggravated battery. According to the arrest warrant: 27-year-old Aaron Johnothan Lively picked up a man and slammed him to the ground, causing the victim's jaw to b...
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Florida man charged with grooming a minor
-Floyd County Jail records- A man from Callahan, Florida, was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Wednesday on charges of grooming a minor and obscene internet contact with a child. According to the arrest warrants: 58-year-old Donald Lawrence Nichols discussed sex acts via text message with someone he believed to be ...
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Georgia Highlands Colleges invites community to celebrate America250 on Friday
-News Release- Georgia Highlands College (GHC) invites students, employees, alumni, families, and community members to join a special celebration on Friday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Floyd Campus in Rome as the college marks three significant milestones: honoring accepted students, celebrating GHC's impact...
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