Friday, July 25, 2008

Friday updates for www.hometownheadlines.com

Questions about Olive Garden, McCrobie's on ACC's Monday agenda: Rome's Alcohol Control Commission meets at 5 p.m. for a hearing concerning Olive Garden and underage sale of alcohol (revenue compliance investigation) as well as the food and drink ratio at McCrobie's on Broad> ACC

On today's Dining Guide:

>'Too Hot to Cook'? Dine out Aug. 26, help local families: At least a dozen area restaurants have agreed to give a portion of their profits to benefit this fund-raiser for the Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth> Dine

>Latest updates from area restaurants: $5 lunch, including tax and tea

>Your latest regional public health restaurant inspection scores: JD's Place in Gordon gets the only 100 for the week; Papa John's was a point behind. Check the latest scores, and all the scores, before dining out this weekend>

On today's Arts page

>Film festival founder, executive director resigns; fifth RIFF a go> Arts

>TV on stage--sort of: It's as if TV Land took over the local performing arts. In Rome, The Beverly Hillbillies has a three-day run while The Odd Couple (female version) opens in Cartersville. Click Arts

Weekend Buzz:

-Synovus, Citizens First's parent company, posts 88.6% earnings drop>Bank

-United Community Bank posts 40% drop in second quarter earnings>UCBI

-Mary Sib Banks named Redmond board chair; more appointments> Health

-Kaiser Ga. Power's new regional vice president, replaces Franklin> Business

-Chamber board endorses $80.6 million education SPLOST> SPLOST

-CRBI's River Revelry set for Aug. 23 at Heritage Park> WeatherCenter

Sports

>Norman Arey's Sports: Oh, it's crying time again for Urban Meyer over Georgia's TD 'celebration' Arey

> Rome Braves open eight-game home stand tonight vs Augusta> Sports

WeatherCenter

> 90 today with a 20% rain chance; slight chance of rain this weekend> WeatherCenter

>More bad air in Bartow, metro Atlanta today

>Checking the tropics> Hurricane Center

Downtown Headlines

>Those Hillbillies and more updates from Broad Street> Downtown Headlines

Regional gas prices drop, and rise, overnight (updated 7/25)

Gas prices are down a few cents across the board with the exception of Floyd County. Statewide average: $3.97. down 2 cents. A year ago, we were paying $2.84.

  Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Polk Georgia
Ticker Up Down Down Down Down Up
Range

$3.88-

$4.90

$3.74-

$4.08

$3.95-

$4.07

$3.86-

$4.01

$3.97-

$4.11

$3.97
Links Cartersville Summerville Rome Calhoun Cedartown State

>Check gas prices in vacation destinations from GasBuddy.com

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