About the owner

John C. Druckenmiller, 55, is a 32-year media veteran. He's the owner/editor of Hometown Headlines Inc., an Internet media group serving Northwest Georgia.

Each year, more than 16 million hits are recorded on our family of Web sites. Since our premiere in January 2004, more than 60 million hits have been recorded and more than 500,000 e-mail alerts sent to our Web site subscribers. Our sites include:

www.hometownheadlines.com

www.bartowheadlines.com

 www.gordonheadlines.com

www.polkheadlines.com

www.romekids.com

www.romediningguide.com

Druckenmiller has worked for four Georgia newspapers including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Fulton County Daily Report, The Times in Gainesville and The News-Tribune in Rome. Other career stops include USA Today, Florida Today, The Fresno, Calif., Bee, the Fort Myers, Fla., News-Press and The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.  

A Barberton, Ohio, native, he is a graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications, and has completed several courses toward a master's degree at Georgia State.

Druckenmiller is chairman of the regional board of Blood Assurance and has served on the board of the Rome/Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth. Druckenmiller also serves on several committees at St. Mary's Catholic Church where he's also an usher and a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 4410.  

He also is an adjunct professor of communication and journalist-in-residence at Berry College, Mount Berry, Ga., and works in Rome and Cartersville radio.  

He is married to the former Jean Wilkening and they have one son, Jack, 10. They reside in Rome.