And thoughts and prayers from all over the country are going out this morning to the suburbs of Oklahoma City, where an EF-4 tornado demolished neighborhoods and led to the deaths of some 91 people including at least 20 children.  The tornado brutalized the small community of Moore, Oklahoma and destroyed two elementary schools.

The 2013 SPLOST Committee is scheduled to meet this Thursday, May 23^rd.  The meeting will be held at 5:30 pm in the Training Room at the Emergency Operations Center at 409 East 12^th Street in Rome and is open to the public.  The purpose of the meeting is to review applications for potential 2013 SPLOST projects that have been submitted by the public.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing program has been granted continued accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).  Accreditation will continue until the next visit scheduled for fall 2015, according to a GNTC media release.

The Rome Braves blanked the Augusta Greenjackets 6-0 last night in the opener of a three game series at State Mutual Stadium.  Here’s a brief post game wrap up from Rome Braves radio voice Ben Poplin.