Wreck involving train claims life of Gordon Co.teen
Here’s a look at what’s happening in other parts of North Georgia:
CALHOUN — As classmates mourn the loss of 17-yearold Jazzmyne Ashworth, Sonoraville High School announced this week that they will have counselors on site Wednesday from 4 6 p.m. to offer support to students who are trying to deal with the rising senior’s death.
According to the preliminary report from the Tennessee State Patrol:
On June 21, a 2009 Ford Fusion driven by a Chattanooga woman turned into the path of a Norfolk Southern Railroad train.
Ashworth, her father Johnny Ashworth and Wendy Humphreys were killed.
Jazzmyne Ashworth was announced as a winner in the “2018 Disney Dreamers Academy Essay Contest” in May, where she was able to attend the Disney Dreamers Academy.
She was also among 200 students chosen nationwide to attend the prestigious three-day 24th Annual Global Youth Institute late last year.
Funeral arrangements for Jazzmyne Ashworth are being provided by Ponders Funeral Home Calhoun. Jazzmyne’s family will receive friends on Saturday, June 30, between 3 - 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
A service to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. from Ponders Funeral Home Calhoun Chapel. on July 1.
The Great Race is an endurance race with classic cars and all participants drive vintage vehicles. Each vehicle must be model year 1972 or older. Team DeSoto is driving a 1955 DeSoto Fireflite that was restored by GNTC’s Automotive Technology program.
Four GNTC Automotive Technology students are participating in The Great Race. Two students, Adam Grogan and Nicholas Barber, are alternating as drivers and two students, Zayne Waits and John Valle, are alternating as navigators. All four students are residents of Cedartown. TODAY
Rome/Floyd County Fire Department will be performing mandatory hydrant flow testing in the North Rome area the this week from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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The Rome Shrine Ladies will meet Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. For more information call 706-5061389.
The 2013 and 2017 Floyd County SPLOST Committees will meet for an update on current projects at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, 304 Russell Field Road. For more information call the Floyd County Clerk’s office at 706-291-5110.
Blood Assurance, Shorter Ave., is giving away Rome Braves tickets
The City of Cave Spring will have an Independence Day fireworks display at 9 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Cave Spring.
Restoration Lindale will host the Lindale Independence Day Festival on Saturday. Line up for the festival parade will be at 9:30 a.m. at Pepperell Primary School. An arts and crafts festival will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on South First Street. All events are free. For more information call 706-252-1918 or email restorationlindaleinc@gmail. com.
will be held September 29. Harbin Heroes will be accepting nominations for five local charities from July 2-27. To nominate post the charity’s name to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and include the hash tag #HarbinHeroChallenge. Shares and likes and creating an image with the hashtag and charity will not be counted. The hashtag must be in the text of the post or comment. Only one vote is accepted per Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. The charity must be an actively registered 501(c) (3), be based in Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Chattooga or Gordon County and support health, educational or cultural causes. The five charities receiving the most nominations will win a $500 donation from Harbin Clinic and will be announced on July 31. Visit Harbin Clinic on Facebook for more information.
The Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market continues through Oct. 17. The market will be closed July 4 and 7, and Aug. 25. The hours are 7 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion
The Friends of the Library are currently holding their summer silent auction at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside
The Rome-Floyd NAACP will hold their annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rome First United Methodist Church Garnett M. Wilder Center, 202 E. Third Ave. Georgia NAACP President Phyllis Blake will be the guest speaker. The theme is “Women of Freedom.” Tickets are $35 for ages 13 and up, $15 for ages 12 and under or $280 for a table of eight. Tickets are available at Kroger, 1476 Turner McCall Blvd., from NAACP members or by phone at 706-204-4176.
Parkway, through at 4 p.m. All auction items are donations or library discards. For a complete list of offerings visit www.rome.shrls.org/ friends-of-the-library.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will present “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” through Aug. 18. This exhibition explores Berry College’s wild inhabitants, including a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Berry faculty and community members will present lectures on white-tailed deer, the Berry College bald eagles, striped bass spawning and more. Museum admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For information visit berry. edu/oakhill.
Habitat for Humanity Coosa Valley is accepting applications for the “A Brush with Kindness” program. The program assists homeowners in Floyd County by painting and performing minor repairs on the exterior of their homes. Applications may be picked up at the ReStore, 95 Three Rivers Drive. There is a $10 fee for a background check. Homeowners will be required to make a 10 percent down payment on the estimated cost of the project.