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Northwest Georgia's Business

>'Sign' of life at Berry Crossing site: The first new sign at the strip center going up at Martha Berry and the Bypass reads: "Coming Soon - CVS/Pharmacy." The 37,000-square-foot center also will be home to the Wachovia branch (bottom right corner), shops and restaurants. (Thanks, CL) For more, click Berry Crossing

>Miura brings 50 jobs, $11.2 million investment to Rockmart> Polk Headlines

>First bites at Sundae's Sweet Shop: Now open next to Shane's at  RiverWalk, the shop is a nice quick stop for ice cream, fudge and the huge candy-by-the-pound rack. One scoop each of Extreme Mouse Tracks and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, in cups, came to $4.47 with tax. Clean, friendly and relaxed (the scooper was signing the "Freecreditreport.com" jingle between customers).

>Aug. 28 Groundbreaking set for Pine Ridge Apartments: Charles Williams REIC is planning a 10:30 a.m. groundbreaking ceremony for Pine Ridge Apartments at 64 Lyons Drive off Shorter Avenue in West Rome.  It is being called a "first-of-its-kind, multimillion-dollar project."

Media

>South 107 sees Arbitrons head north: Some good news for South 107 in the latest Arbitrons. The station hit  0.6 in the Atlanta market in the recent book, the best showing in four periods and good enough for No. 21 in the metro rankings.Also worth noting: South was the second-ranked country station in the market with Cartersville's Cledus T. Judd's Bull 94.9 FM the top-rated Nashville sound.

>Local numbers: We're seeking updates on the Northwest Georgia ratings today.

>Ridge/Rome High coverage: The Ridge 95.7 FM will carry Rome High's full schedule with the exception of the Aug. 29 game as previously announced.

>We'll have more sports/media coverage later this week.

>Next wave? Check out this update about AtlantaPetz.com and reader options for $5 annual online subscriptions. The reader interaction features are a plus and help show that an even newer niche media model is forming. The Web site is from mRelevance, part of Cartersville-based Flammer Relations> Click

Campus Headlines

New look for Berry College's Web site:

The new branding includes the catch phrase "Experience it firsthand." The site also comes with improved pull-down menus and options (Athletics, for example also takes you to the Cage Center). Take a tour> Berry

-All Viking fall athletic teams start off ranked> Sports

>Shorter College opens fall semester today: Nearly 1,100 traditional students expected this fall. Convocation is Friday> Details

-Shorter to host SSAC Men's Basketball Tournament March 4-7> Hawks

WeatherCenter

>Sunny with another high of 95 due today> WeatherCenter

>Keep track of Tropical Storm Fay: You'll find links to the National Hurricane Center as well as state and federal emergency agencies as Tropical Storm Fay moves north along Florida and possibly Georgia> Fay

 

 

 

College Football Previews from Norman Arey

Norman Arey, Northwest Georgia's most experienced sports journalist, presents his annual series of college football previews now through Aug. 28. Starting Friday, Aug. 29, "Norman's No-Nos," Arey's weekly pick of football losers, returns.

>Today/ACC Atlantic, Part I: Wake Forest, Grobe should continue to roll; Friedgen not quite sure of his own role

>Also this week: ACC Atlantic, part II; SEC West/Part I

>Click Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable

>Rome Braves off Tuesday night; start final road trip tonight vs. Savannah, then Columbus> Sports

-More game photos from Mills Fitzner> Focus