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Seize the Daylight
Time has come again for clocks to “spring forward” and for people to lament “losing” an hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time ( DST ) begins this weekend with the official ch...
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Gordon County under thunderstorm warning
Western Gordon County and Northern Floyd County have been placed under a thunderstorm warning until 1 p.m. by the National Weather Service. Overnight lows are expected to be in the low 50’s...
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Savings inside the March 13th issue of the Calhoun Times
Inserts: Office Depot Toys R Us Kmart Kroger CVS Pizza Hut Ingles JCPenney Rack Room Ads: Black Tie Limousine Service – Reserve now for prom, weddings & special occasions! See our ad ...
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Jeremy Rogers (left) of Calhoun and his mom Audrey Rogers make their way to the Gordon County Library in the rain on Wednesday. According to the Georgia Library Association, Wednesday, March 10 was Georgia Library Day. (Tricia Dillard/Calhoun Times) Weather today, more rain
Don’t put away the umbrellas just yet says the National Weather Service. There is an 80 percent chance that rain will continue today with southeast winds at 9 mph. The high is expected to b...
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Board signs on to broadband plan
The Floyd County Commission agreed Tuesday to partner with Appalachian Valley Fiber Network LLC on an application for up to $19 million in federal stimulus package money to expand broadband acce...
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Calhoun BOE called meeting
The Calhoun City Board of Education will have a special called board meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 4 p.m. at 380 Barrett Rd.
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Kelly Services to offer placements for health care, IT workers
Kelly Services in Rome has announced it will now provide specialized health care, IT and scientific workers to hospitals, physicians’ offices, medical centers, clinical research organizations, ind...
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Anarchism's lament
Let me begin this column referring to all of us older in years by a word not used often in polite society. Before the word is introduced it needs to be noted that someone is sure to conclude that ...
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Meth trafficker pleads guilty, government asks for 20 years
by John Bailey
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Only three months after he’d been released from prison, area drug task force agents began hearing a Kingston man was back in business. But they weren’t hearing stories of a reformed criminal. Barr...
Census bureau alerting households to expect forms
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The U.S. Census Bureau today began mailing advance letters to about 120 million addresses nationwide, notifying households that 2010 Census forms will be arriving March 15-17. The one-page letter u...
SHS JV boys take home first win
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The Sonoraville JV Boys soccer team recorded their first win of the season by defeating Mt. Zion of Carroll County 8-4. The Eagles of Mt. Zion got off to a quick start and took an early 3-0 lead, ...
Handel received campaign contributions from family opposed to 411 Connector
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Karen Handel, who challenged the 411 Connector road project this week as a stealth piece of the controversial Northern Arc, received at least $12,200 in campaign contributions from a family opposed...
We can all do better
by Robert Ozment
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All of us could be better than we are. Only a few people reach their potential. We must learn to respect and forgive others. God made us to be like Him. There is nothing more devastating to a human...
Group seeks to oust mayor, councilmember of Resaca
by Susan Kirkland
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Joe Don Griffin, the embattled ex-mayor of Resaca, and Jerry Veasy received enough signatures to constitute the first hearing to recall current Mayor Sam Allen and councilwoman Jean Makonis. The tw...
Georgia one of 16 finalists for 'Race to the Top'
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is one of 16 finalists for more than $4 billion in competitive federal grants targeting education reform. Georgia was selected Thursday from a pool of 41 applicants for the ...
GA Power presents Calhoun with franchise fees
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Noel Black, area manager for Georgia Power, delivers a $159, 792 check to Calhoun Mayor Jimmy Palmer. Georgia Power has paid the City of Calhoun more than $1,000,000 during past six years in fran...

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a draft memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that casts doubt on the driver's story.


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Map locates Kandahar, Afghanistan, site of multiple suicide bombingsAP - The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security Sunday after 12 coordinated explosions in Afghanistan's largest southern city killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland.


Sun Mar 14 00:19:39 -0600 2010

Barry Warhoftig, of Philadelphia, Pa., leans into the blowing wind as he runs on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., Saturday, March 13, 2010,  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than a half-million homes and businesses and stranding about 500 passengers on a New York-bound train for more than six hours.


Sun Mar 14 00:31:39 -0600 2010