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The Rome City Commission plans to set its property tax rate for 2008 at the end of July.

THE CITIES of Rome and Atlanta are governed very differently, with any application of terms like wise and prudent plainly reserved for our own hometown guiding hands.

A MAN was back in court today accused of making fake bank notes a month after the original charges were dismissed.

City Manager John Bennett accepted a symbolic grant check Monday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys brownfields program . via Rome News - Tribune

“They both were full of life, beautiful children, and the mother and father were wonderful parents”

Johnae Bennett, 5, and Johniya Bennett, 4, would walk to after-school day care with their father. via Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

The City Commission agreed to cover the expected shortfall with cutbacks in areas ranging from capital projects and equipment purchases to training and travel, cell-phone usage and the annual citywide picnic. via Rome News - Tribune

Bill would add new step for cities looking to add devices 03/29/08 From AP, staff reports Email this story to a friend City Manager John Bennett said he supports the bill because it will prevent misuse of the ... via Rome News - Tribune

“We don't have any kind of time frame on this. The process is in place right now. The board working on it.”

Dr. William J. Cromie, president and CEO of CDPHP , said he will be stepping down as CEO because health reasons. via The Business Review (Albany)

“She was heavily pregnant, some six to eight months. We also know from our inquiries that a woman using that name had connections with Wolverhampton, Leicester and Bristol.”

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“We have had several people come in so far”

By J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 5:45 AM CST Circuit Court Judges Roger Perry and Eric O'Briant filed to run for office again on Monday, along with local attorneys Joe ... via Logan Banner

Revisions are pending in the Georgia General Assembly to revise the way both water and taxation are handled statewide. via Rome News - Tribune

“This is a benchmark year for us, one on which future years will be based.”

John Bennett, left, of Hanover, hands Joe Wurtz, a part-time employee of the Goodwill Retail Store in Hanover, boxes of donated items Saturday afternoon. via Evening Sun

“There will certainly be commercial use on this property to some extent, but the greatest potential lies in the passive and active recreation uses for both youth and adults.”

A tentative agreement has been worked out for General Electric Co. to donate to the city 128 acres of land outside its closed Redmond Circle plant, Rome officials said. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Consulting firm developing plans for property 12/22/07 From staff reports Email this story to a friend Rome officials and General Electric have worked out a tentative agreement for the company to donate 128 ... via Rome News - Tribune

Floyd County meets governor's order to cut down water usage John Bennett said the county is buying more water from the city. via Rome News - Tribune

THERES A STAR in our midst. Romes city manager, John Bennett, recently received the Pillars of Professional Management Award from the Georgia City/County Management Association. via Rome News - Tribune

A Johnson County judge set a trial date Monday for a 19-year-old De Soto man accused of killing his 17-year-old girlfriend.

Johnny Landa will go on trial Jan. 14 in the death of Griselda Del Real, 17, of De Soto. She died of injuries she suffered when she fell off the running board of Landa's Cadillac Escalade the evening of Aug. 31.

After listening to testimony from a 16-year-old girl, a county deputy coroner and a detective, District Court Judge John Bennett ruled that enough evidence existed to bind Landa over on a charge of second-degree murder/depraved indifference. Prosecutors dismissed a second charge of obstructing justice. Read more

“I'd believe John Baird if he came out with a plan that includes things like a carbon tax and a moratorium on growth in (Alberta's) tar sands.”

Without urgent, aggressive steps to stop greenhouse gas emissions, climate change will cause devastating heat waves, floods, starvation and disease, says a report written by the world's top climate scientists ... via The Toronto Star

Meeting state requirements would trim city revenue by $3 million Rome and Floyd County officials say they are struggling to meet a 10 percent cut in water use mandated by Gov. via Rome News - Tribune