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🌱 Remembering Wanda Whitten's decades of service to Rome

Rome, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Wanda Whitten's decades of service to Rome
  • Emory plans PFAS treatment trial in Rome and Calhoun
  • Remembering Rome resident Janice Arlene Woody, 85

Also on today's calendar: APDA Optimism Walk for Parkinson's and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 55, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wanda Joyce Whitten, of Rome (coosavalleynews.com) — Wanda Joyce Whitten, whose 52 years at Redmond helped shape hospital and community programs in Rome, died November 9. Her legacy includes the Heart House for families of critically ill patients. Friends can gather Saturday, November 14, at Garden Lakes Baptist Church from noon until the 2 p.m. celebration of life.
   

2. PODCAST: A drug to lower ‘forever chemicals'? (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Rome residents exposed to PFAS may qualify for an Emory trial testing whether a cholesterol medication can lower the chemicals' levels in the body. The treatment is unproven for this purpose. Adults who have lived in Floyd or Gordon counties for at least five years can ask about additional eligibility requirements at ngapfas@emory.edu.
   

3. Janice Arlene Woody, age 85 (kttn.com) — Janice Arlene Woody, 85, of Rome, died Nov. 7 at Advent Health Redmond Hospital. Formerly of Jamesport, Missouri, she will be remembered at a Nov. 19 service at Dockery Chapel Church in Trenton, Missouri, with burial afterward at Jamesport Masonic Cemetery.
   

4. Shaylan Johnson selected for this year's Appalachian Leadership Institute Class (tncontentexchange.com) — Shaylan Johnson hopes a new Appalachian leadership fellowship will help her bring more resources to Northwest Georgia. The Northwest Georgia Minority Business Association president is one of 40 fellows selected across 13 states, and Rome's first since 2023. Her eight-month program focuses on leadership, economic development and connections that could help communities access funding.
   

5. Unity Christian School (nfhsnetwork.com) — Unity Christian School's sports page lists varsity football games in Rome alongside volleyball and basketball entries from around the region. All dates shown are earlier in 2026, and the page provides no scores or game recaps, making it an archive rather than a guide to upcoming games.
   

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    Walls need “smoothing” out due to past jobs. House is old and I’m not looking for perfection just someone who knows the tricks to make huge… (Nextdoor Celanese)
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  • PPC Flexible Packaging, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Production Supervisor (Third Shift 6:30 PM-7:30 AM) in Rome. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rome here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rome

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