Lifestyles

Anna Davis Blankenship and Adam Kenneth Crump were married at 6:30 p.m. on July 23, 2016 at The Peachtree Club in Atlanta.

Thursday, Sept. 22, 1966

At the September meeting of the Cedartown Humane Society, Cedartown native Jule W. Peek Jr. was elected to serve on the group’s board of directors.

Darlington School’s Dean of College Guidance Sam Moss has been nominated to serve on the Georgia College & State University’s inaugural High School Counselor Advisory Board.

Amanda Sophia Ashley, a recent Berry College graduate, was awarded the Pickering Fellowship, which will provide up to $75,000 toward her master’s degree.

Guitarist Brian Smith will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 15) in the Ford Auditorium at Berry College.

The National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees of Rome and Northwest Georgia recently celebrated its 60th anniversary.

Maggie Allen Lambert and Zachary Taylor Hale were married at 5 p.m., June 4 at the home of Gene and Allison Long, uncle and aunt of the bride, in Ellijay.

Makiko Jinnouchi and Andrew Safigan were married at 7 p.m. on July 2, at home of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Hirokazu and Tomoko Jinnouchi of Taku. The groom is the son of Steve and Jamie Safigan of Rome.

100 Years Ago as it appeared in the Fifty Years Ago column in the Sunday, Sept. 18, 1966 edition of the Rome News-Tribune

The Pregnancy Center of Rome will unveil its new name at the 27th annual Friends for Life Banquet scheduled for Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in The Forum.

The 13th annual Rome International Festival returns to downtown Rome starting Sept. 15 and brings with it a variety of music, activities and of course films.

Drew Dasher, who is formerly of Rome, recently received his doctorate in Public Policy Administration with a specialization in Criminal Justice from Walden University.

Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1966

Every day, a different young artist's artwork is featured on the front page of the Rome News-Tribune. Here is a gallery of young artist images from August's front pages.

The 13th annual Rome International Festival returns to downtown Rome starting Sept. 15 and brings with it a variety of music, activities and of course films.

The first-ever Camp Sidney Dew Yard Sale will begin on Saturday, September 3 at 7 a.m. and will be continued on Sunday, September 4.This sale will benefit Camp Sidney Dew and the youth served in the Northwest Georgia Council.

Special to the Rome News-Tribune

Georgia Highlands College has welcomed 21 new full-time faculty members for the fall semester.

Monday, Aug. 29, 1966

Between the rivers and beneath the stars, the Rome Downtown Development Authority has partnered with the Rome International Film Festival to offer two free outdoor movie screenings Sept. 9-10.  The event will kick off RIFF’s 13th year of bringing cinematic art from all over the world to Rome.