WINGO, Jr., W. Bruce
W. Bruce Wingo, Jr., 75, of Rome, GA died March 06, 2021. Service will be held at 2:00 PM, on March 20, 2021 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Arrangements by GOOD SHEPHERD FUNERAL HOME.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.”
— Elisabeth Kubler-ross
The IRS will push back its filing and payment deadlines to May 15, according to a House Democratic aide briefed on the decision.
The agency had been under pressure for weeks from congressional Democrats to extend the filing and payment deadlines as it did last year as the coronavirus pandemic’s first wave swept the country. Senate Finance ranking member Michael D. Crapo, R-idaho, on Wednesday joined the clamor of those seeking a delay.
“There is growing bipartisan support for the IRS to extend the filing deadline,” Crapo said in a statement Wednesday. “The various coronavirus relief programs created over the last year, including the bill signed into law just last week, have resulted in a large amount of extra paperwork for taxpayers this year and have required tax preparation firms to constantly update their systems.”
Word of the filing deadline delay comes as IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig is scheduled to appear March 18 before the House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee to discuss the agency’s performance during this filing season.
The Office of Downtown Development is hosting an art contest to help make downtown Rome more vibrant.
Student artwork will be selected to be displayed throughout downtown and will be unveiled at the Ellen Axson Wilson Artsfest on
May 1. The contest is open to students in grades K-12 and it is free to enter.
All entries must be submitted on quality paper or poster board and must measure 11”x17”. Participants may use any material to create their art, including colored pencil, marker, pastels, crayons, and paint. Bright colors will stand out. All entries must be 2-dimensional (no 3-dimensional or glued pieces will be accepted). Ideas for artwork are as follows:
The Clocktower
Myrtle Hill
Town Green
Robert Redden Footbridge Desoto Theatre
Opera Alley
Ellen Axson Wilson Statue John Ross Bridge
The rivers through downtown
Blooms on Broad
Your favorite historic building
One of the downtown murals entry form firmly attached to the back of the poster with tape.
Entry forms are available online at downtownromega.us. Entries must be postmarked or delivered to the Office of Downtown Development at 607 Broad Street, Rome, GA 30161 by 5 p.m. on April 15. Office hours are Monday — Friday, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.
All entries will become the property of the Rome
DDA. Rome DDA reserves the right to reproduce the posters for print and digital display; use the names/photos of the winners in public announcements about the contest and display winning posters on public property. Artwork will be returned upon request.
Contest details and entry forms are available on the downtown website at https:// downtownromega.us/posterart-contest/.
For any questions about the contest, call 706-236-4520 or email downtown@romega.us.