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Lee Co. man found not guilty in child molestation trial Avner Mazariegos was found not guilty in Lee Countys first jury trial since the pandemic. (Source: WALB) By Molly Godley | April 30, 2021 at 7:28 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 7:28 PM LEESBURG, Ga. (WALB) - A man accused of a heinous crime is now free after sitting in jail for eight months. Avner Mazariegos was found not guilty in Lee County’s first jury trial since the pandemic. He faced charges of aggravated child molestation, ag...

The Rome City Commission issued a proclamation Monday recognizing the efforts of the Rome-Floyd League of Women Voters and other nonpartisan women’s organizations involved in voter education. It marked the 100th anniversary of both the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, and the first presidential election in which women voted. The proclamation, read by Commissioner Sundai Stevenson, recognized the Rome chapter of the LWV, which was originally established in 1919, for their...

Local business leaders learned Thursday the Carrollton-to-Rome pipeline flows both ways. Rome Assistant City Manager Patrick Eidson told members of the Downtown Development Authority that he is resigning effective Dec. 31 to become the assistant city manager in Carrollton. Floyd County first dipped into Carrollton to hire now City Manager City Sammy Rich. The pipeline continued with the hiring of Artagus Newell to head the Rome-Floyd County Planning Department and, most recently, Aundi Lesley w...