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The May jobless numbers show some ups and downs in Northwest Georgia vs. April 2009. Once again, all five counties reported unemployment rates of 10 percent of more with Chattooga coming in at 13.2 percent. That actually was good news: April’s jobless rate was 13.4 percent in Summerville, Trion andContinue Reading

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The Cedartown City Commission met in special session at 6 Thursday evening. Items on the agenda include discussion of a proposal to continue public transit in the City of Cedartown. The countywide transit system ends effective June 30. Also on the agenda is the status of a long-delayed paving projectContinue Reading

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Kids and adults alike seeking to cool down today will be able to get a cool break at Peek Forest Park today. The City of Cedartown announced Thursday that the fountain at Peek Forest Park will be turned back on at 11 a.m., so that local children can take advantageContinue Reading

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Paulding County Tax Commissioner J. W. (Bill) Watson, III says homeowners should brace themselves for additional property taxes this year and the next. The state homestead tax relief grant that funded an increased homestead exemption to homeowners for the last several years will not be available this year. Declining stateContinue Reading

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The Dallas trailhead of the Silver Comet Trail is among $146 million in metro Atlanta transportation projects Gov. Sonny Perdue has submitted for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Perdue’s 1511 Certification includes $723,516 for the trailhead to be built across from First Baptist Church in Dallas. AnotherContinue Reading

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Georgia’s Fire and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine will speak at the Floyd County Republican Party’s monthly breakfast meeting Saturday, June 27, at 8:30 a.m. at Opi’s Waterfront Grille on West Second Avenue. Oxendine, one of six Republican candidates for Georgia governor, will speak to the fundamentals of his campaign basedContinue Reading

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A couple of Guatemalans who reside in Rome were picked up during a sting conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel assisted by officers from the Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force. Miguel Monzon of a Burnett Ferry Road address and 32-year-old Mauricio Perez-Vincente, also of a Burnett Ferry Road address,Continue Reading

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The City of Cedartown will not receive any money from the Georgia Department of Transportation for road paving projects this year. The DOT says they don’t have any money to give to anyone. Cedartown City Manager Charles Akridge said the city had submitted five projects to the DOT for considerationContinue Reading

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Two people were treated for injuries on the scene and later taken to the hospital after a head on collision on Highway 101 Tuesday morning. According to Floyd County police, 18-year-old Jordan Salmon from Rockmart was traveling northbound in a red Ford Mustang on Highway 101 when he apparently fellContinue Reading

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Another Northwest Georgia soldier has been killed in action. According to the Department of Defense, 38 year old First Sergeant John D. Blair of Gordon County, was killed in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on June 20. The Department of Defense reported Blair was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struckContinue Reading