The Expert Soldier Badge competition, the first ever for U.S. Army Japan, began Monday with a field of 121 from across Japan and Guam. The competing troops spent a week training for the tests they would face.
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Updated: 11:59 AM EDT May 24, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia A man is now facing drug trafficking charges after investigators found drugs and stolen cars at a Monroe County home on Sunday.
A news release from the Monroe County Sheriff s Office says they received tips about stolen cars, drugs, and people with outstanding warrants at a home on Shady Dale Drive.
Around 3 p.m. Sunday, deputies executed a search warrant at the home. They found two stolen cars, 329 grams of methamphetamine, 206 grams of Xanax and about $7,700 in cash.
Lonnie Hicks was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, two counts of theft, and possession of drug related objects.
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Oldcastle will bag mulch at the new facility on 40 acres in Rome.
Irish building materials giant
Oldcastle APG’s lawn and garden division is putting a new facility in
Rome, an investment that will employ up to 50 people after it begins production in the spring of 2022.
Located on 40 newly purchased acres, the company will build a small facility for mulch bagging, though most dyeing and preparation work will be done outdoors. The full capital investment was not disclosed.
The facility will be the division’s second in
Interstate 20 about 60 miles from Atlanta.
According to Oldcastle APG President
Tim Ortman, Floyd County won out after a search that spanned 12 northwest Georgia counties.