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East Central to offer a new Pre-K Inclusion Class
-News Release- Rome City Schools is excited to announce the addition of a new Pre-K Inclusion class at East Central Elementary School beginning in the fall of 2026. The new class marks the first time that Pre-K will be offered at East Central Elementary School and represents another important step in expanding early le...
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Rome High School earns AP Honor School recognition
-News Release- Rome High School has once again been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education for excellence in Advanced Placement coursework and student achievement. Rome High School earned AP Honor School recognition in four categories for the second consecutive year based on student performance on 2025 AP co...
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Arrest reports for May 15
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with aggravated battery in fight on Broad Street A Cedartown man has been arrested on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated battery in connection to an incident on May 10 in the 400 block of Broad Street in Rome. According to the warrant: 26-year-old Zachary Cole Williams...
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Man arrested following stabbing in West Rome
-Floyd County Jail records- A West Rome man was jailed following a stabbing on Billy Pyle Road on Thursday evening. According to Floyd County Jail records: 35-year-old Domonique Xavier Rashon Smith used a pocket knife to stab an 18-year-old man in the left side. Smith also pulled a chunk of hair out of the victim's hea...
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Former Calhoun Police Office, two others arrested in Whitfield County shooting investigation
-Georgia Bureau of Investigation News Release- The GBI has arrested and charged Jorge Alejandro Gonzalez, age 44, of Chatsworth, Georgia, Jose Neo Rodriguez, age 28, of Chatsworth, Georgia, and Adrianna Gonzalez, age 27, of Chatsworth, Georgia, in connection with a shooting in Whitfield County, GA. Rodriguez is a forme...
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