CITY

Official Website:
http://www.romega.us/

Population:
34980 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1834 (founded)

County:
Floyd County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Georgia Highlands College	1970
Shorter University	1873

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Andrew C. Barrett	Government	14-Apr-1942		FCC Commissioner, 1989-96
Edgar Bowers	Poet	2-Mar-1924	4-Feb-2000	For Louis Pasteur
Jere A. Drummond	Business	23-Jul-1939		Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01
Charles Fahy	Attorney	27-Aug-1892	17-Sep-1979	Solicitor General, Appellate Judge
Dan Reeves	Football	19-Jan-1944		Former NFL Head Coach

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ma Rainey	Singer	26-Apr-1886	22-Dec-1939	The mother of the blues

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