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President Donald Trump at a rally in Atlanta

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  • Elections

Georgia Still On President's Mind With Sunday Rally Planned In Rome

President Donald Trump is scheduled to stop in Rome Sunday as he rallies his supporters to the polls Tuesday, yet more evidence Georgia has joined the ranks of critical battleground states.

Trump’s visit to northwest Georgia is set to take place several days after Democratic nominee Joe Biden campaigned in Atlanta and Warm Springs.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
AP Marjorie Taylor Green

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  • Politics

QAnon Supporter Wins, Longtime Fulton DA Loses In Primary Runoff

Marjorie Taylor Greene has a history of posting anti-Muslim and antisemitic videos and is likely to win in the deeply conservative northwest Georgia district.

August 12, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Legislative Panels Examine Major Health Concerns

On this edition of Political Rewind, Georgia legislative panels will meet this week to examine two major health concerns: improving mental and...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta.

US Senate Confirms Former Prosecutor To A Seat On Atlanta Federal Bench

A focus of President Donald Trump’s administrative agenda, reshaping the judiciary, moves forward in Atlanta with the latest conservative jurist set to...

September 12, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
The Farm Bus is parked in a church parking lot that's along a bus line, meaning a lot of foot traffic from people who could purchase food.

Savannah And Rome Use Zoning Laws And A Bus To Improve Food Access

Access to fresh, healthy food is not a given in Georgia. The U.S. Department of Agriculture tracks areas here that are low-income and have limited...

May 29, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • and 2 more
Comedian and storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin is a featured storyteller at the 2019 Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival.

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  • Performing Arts

Fibbers Prepare For Annual Storytelling Festival

The truth never gets in the way of a good story at the Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival in Rome. Comedians, fabulists and tellers of tall tales from...

March 12, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
The Confederate statue watches over Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia.

Confederate Statue Vandalized At Georgia Cemetery

Across the South, you find Confederate monument relics: often outside a courthouse, or in a cemetery. One monument was vandalized the end of last year...

February 06, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
The Civil War monument at the intersection of Second Street and Cotton Avenue in Macon was erected in 1879 as a memorial to the Macon citizens who were killed fighting for the Confederacy.

'On Second Thought' Visits Georgia's Confederate Monuments

Last month, the DeKalb County Commission voted to relocate the Confederate monument in Decatur Square. But state law is tricky, and the county’s options...

February 06, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 3 more
An image shown to students at Rome High school to explain new dress code requirements.

School Dress Codes Ruffle Feathers

Atlanta Public Schools may institute a dress code to ban clothing considered distracting by school officials. At Monday night’s Board of Education...

November 16, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton and
  • Chloe Tilton

DeSoto Theatre In Rome Getting Historic Preservation Upgrades

Many of Georgia’s historic theaters need repairs. This month, the Atlanta-based Fox Theatre Institute gave $85,000, shared by four theaters, for...

November 07, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Three former sheriff’s deputies in Washington County, Georgia face murder charges. A man they tased this summer died. The incident was captured on video...

November 07, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Thursday, September 7, 2017

What if your dog could talk? Georgia Tech researchers have developed a vest that can help service dogs communicate. Melody Jackson leads the initiative,...

September 07, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Basement stairs lead to the original ground level in Rome, Georgia.

The Ghosts of Underground Rome

A flood devastated Rome, Georgia in 1886. According to local lore the waters rose high enough for a steamboat to float down Broad Street, the town’s...

September 07, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

DeSoto Theatre Brought Rome Out Of Silent Era

All this month, we learn about historic theaters across the state as part of National Historic Preservation Month . We continue the series with stories...

May 16, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers
Joey Watkins was sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for a murder near Rome, Georgia

'Undisclosed' Podcast Investigates Georgia Murder Case

In 2001, a jury in Georgia convicted 20-year-old Joey Watkins to life in prison for a number of charges, including murder. His case caught the eye of...

October 05, 2016
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Sean Powers

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