Friday, May 23, 2008

Friday updates from www.hometownheadlines.com

Health

>Northwest Georgia Medical Clinic ready to make the move to Riverbend:

The clinic's current locations on Fifth Avenue and Ansley Park will close after business next Thursday with the new campus at Riverbend Medical Center opening for appointments on Wednesday, June 4. Emergency issues will be handled by on-call phsyicians during the transition, according to Dr. Dixon L. Freeman. For more on the move, click Clinic

>Attorney general's office OK's sale of The Specialty Hospital by Floyd: Look for the sale to ReHabCare Group to take place soon with ground breaking on the new center possible before the end of the year> Floyd

Memorial Day guide: Everything you need to know about the holiday weekend.  Traffic. Weather. Services and ceremonies. Click Memorial

>Dining out this holiday weekend? Check the latest health scores first: You'll find the latest restaurant--and school--health inspection scores from Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties on the Dining Guide.  Click Scores

Education

>Graduations: Most schools using The Forum this weekend> Downtown

>Four Rome schools make 'No Excuses' list: Anna K. Davie, Elm Street, North Heights and Southeast elementaries as well as Lyerly Elementary in Chattooga County make Georgia Public Policy Foundation's list of schools with mostly lower-income students who perform well in academics> List

Updates on upgrades at Barron Stadium for championship game> NAIA

Sports

>Norman Arey's Sports: A whole lot of NASCAR--and a Studebaker>Arey

>Finally a win! Braves beat Asheville, 6-4> Home Plate Update

WeatherCenter

>High in the upper 80s; 30 percent chance of rain> WeatherCenter

>Also: A great holiday weekend forecast with highs near 90

Downtown Headlines

>Graduation Marathon continues; what's ahead> Downtown Headlines

Gas watch/Prices almost stable since Monday (updated 5/22)

>Statewide average climbs to $3.81: A year ago, we were paying $3.08 for a gallon of unleaded and were fuming about it. This morning, the statewide average is at $3.81, up five cents since Monday. Kmart and Wal-Mart were $3.89.

  Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Polk Georgia
Range

$3.70-

$3.95

$3.76-

$3.86

$3.76-

$3.90

$3.70-

$3.90

$3.66-

$3.93

$3.81
Links Cartersville Summerville Rome Calhoun Cedartown State

Gingrey to colleagues--end U.S. dependence on foreign oil: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey urges House to increase energy production in America> Video

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