Annual Rome Braves' check to Floyd County: $147,143.70 Photo by Mills Fitzner A marathon mob: Cole Miles (2) is mobbed by his Rome Braves teammates after scoring the winning run in a 14-inning marathon at State Mutual Stadium. The Braves are drawing 3,474 fans per game this season; the county profits from season ticket sales and not the overall crowd size each night. Details follow. The contract that helped bring the Braves from Macon to Rome six seasons ago requires an annual payment from the team to the county. The 2008 check has been received by County Manager Kevin Poe; it breaks down this way: >$123,857.70: The county's share of season ticket sales. Floyd gets a percentage of the 70-game ticket package sales. As in past years, the county received the maximum allowed under the contract. >$8,286: Fee from stadium naming rights purchased by Rome-based State Mutual Insurance Co.. >$15,000: The team's' payment to the stadium's capital maintenance fund. >The Braves keep revenue from parking, concessions and other ticket sales. >For another look at that contract and resulting payments, check this summary by Berry College associate professor Frank Stephenson by clicking Contract Politics >Democrats opening office on Broad; GOP site readys for premiere: As local Republicans host a grand opening for their offices at 519 Broad St. on Saturday, look for a group of Democrats on the move a few blocks down in the 300 block, preparing their 2008 HQ for a primary night premiere. The Floyd County Democratic Party's new office is next to Greene's Jewelers and members hope to have it ready for a Tuesday evening meeting. They're seeking donated office equpiment and supplies (contact Clayton Jones at cjones@highlands.edu). Floyd County Republicans are holding grand opening ceremonies at their HQ beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday> GOP >More on those Obama Mamas of Northwest Georgia: One of the organizers, Mary Caldwell Jones, says an organizational meeting is set for early August. The group is open to area women "interested in putting Obama in the White House and in furthering the Democratic cause here in North Georgia." Members will be asked to donate $5 each at the August meeting. A fundraiser is planned for September featuring Laura Caldwell Anderson, a native Roman and archivist at the Civil Rights Museum in Birmingham. For more, contact Jones at 706-767-5468. >Chambliss in Cartersville Saturday: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss will be at the Fairfield Marriott, East Main Street at I-75, from 1-3 p.m. for an ice cream social> Bartow GOP Primary 2008 Advance voting ends tonight at 7: The elections office says they've seen about 100 voters a day since Monday (combined from both sites) > Buzz >Latest campaign finance reports> Politics >More election updates> Campaign Watch Dining out >Almost live from Burley, Idaho ... : The crew at the new Five Guys Burgers and Fries are serious about their spuds. A magic marker sign near the ordering counter on Thursday let customer know that that day's fries were from potatoes purchased in Burley, Idaho. As for the quality of those spuds: Way to go, Idaho. >Just one perfect score and a series of 'unsatisfactories' in this week's public health inspection scores: You'll find the latest reports from restaurants in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties on The Dining Guide. Friday's Buzz >Blood Assurance teams with Southern Broadcasting stations to 'Recycle Life': $50 gas cards to be given away each week as part of the promotion to boost donations> Health >HON donates $150,000 to CVTC's Education for Work campaign> CVTC >Chiaha among 86 state groups sharing $1 million marketing fund: The Chiaha Guild of Arts and Crafts is one of 86 groups sharing a $1 million co-op tourism marketing grant awarded by the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Release: "The grant program will assist communities in reaching a larger audience through marketing projects that they may not have been able to fund completely on their own. Typically, the grants supplement existing funds that the communities set aside for marketing projects." (Chiaha 2008) >Roman Holiday trips postponed: (City release) The public tours aboard the City of Rome's Roman Holiday riverboat have been postponed until further notice. The city hopes to offer a series of public tours soon. >Neurosurgeon Timothy Phillips joins Redmond Regional staff> Health >First-time jobless claims drop 10.6 percent in Floyd> Business Sports >Norman Arey's Sports: UGA ranked 14th in list of tough places to play college football; Gators, no. 2> Arey >Rome Braves go long (14 innings) to beat Greensboro, 2-1, and take series. Kannapolis in town starting tonight > Sports >Photos: Additional photos from Thursday's extra-innings win from Mills Fitzner. Click Focus WeatherCenter >40% chance of showers, storms. Mostly cloudy, high of 92> WeatherCenter >Track Hurricane Bertha> Hurricane Center Downtown Headlines >Broadway Spectacular II among downtown highlights> Downtown Headlines Gas watch/Local, state prices drop a few pennies (updated 7/11) Statewide average 'drops' to $4: A year ago, we were paying $2.88 for a gallon of unleaded. Today, the state average is at $4, down two cents. $3.90- $4.10 $3.88- $4.10 $3.96- $4.06 $3.88- $4.16 $4.01- $4.10 >Check gas prices in vacation destinations from GasBuddy.com: 
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Friday, July 11, 2008
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