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Make that Ramada Skytop Center: Billboards already are up for the rechristened Holiday Inn Skytop as the "flag" or brand of the complex at Ga. 101 and U.S. 411 changes over the weekend. Skytop had been a Holiday Inn regular for years but the brand is now controlled by the new Holiday Inn Express & Suites a bit further east on 411 near Country Inn & Suites. Look for more signs of the changeout over the weekend.Up next: Competition from the La Quinta and Comfort Suites brands also in Rome's "hotel highway" district.
Wings Air to be at air show, promoting possible Rome-to-Hartsfield service:
A crew and commuter plane from Wings Air will be at the North Georgia Transportation Expo Saturday and Sunday to discuss their hopes of putting scheduled commuter air service at Richard B. Russell Airport/Towers Field. Robbie Rupard, president of the Lawrenceville-based airline, says Wings Air has been approached by local business leaders to provide flights between Russell and Hartsfield. Fares would be in the $79 to $99 range, Rupard says. He hopes to get a better feel for customer demand during the weekend's air show. If the support is there, Rupard says service would begin shortly. Wings Air already serves Lawrenceville, Macon and Athens areas and also offers extensive charter service to coastal communities and college football games. For more, click Wings Air
>Earlier: Tracking growth at Russell Airport/Towers Field> Buzz
Vacant land next to Coke plant for sale: A sign near the Rome Coca-Cola Bottling Co. at 2066 Cedartown Highway is attracting some attention from motorists. The Ackerman & Co. sign is for the property just to the north of the Coke plant. The listing is for the company's adjoining 31.47 acres. As for the plant: Everything stays the same> Sale
Regional gas prices jump mixed early today; make that Hurricane (Sp) Ike?
Latest prices: Gas prices jumped a few pennies in some counties while dropping the same amount in Floyd, based on checks this morning. The question is: where will those prices be in the days following Hurricane Ike. The statewide average was up five cents a gallon since Sept. 5, and a penny overnight. Late Thursday, cars and trucks were two or more deep at each pump at the Murphy Oil station at Wal-Mart. Some stations are limiting purchases in spots throughout Northwest Georgia (one report of a 10-gallon limit in Calhoun).
>Bottom line: Keep an eye on prices this weekend as we might be referring to this hurricane as Spike, not Ike.
>A year ago: we were paying $2.68.
| Bartow | Chattooga | Floyd | Gordon | Polk | Georgia | |
| Ticker | Down | Up | Down | Up | Up | Up |
| Range | $3.48- $4.10 | $3.49- $3.66 | $3.50- $3.70 | $3.50- $3.73 | $3.58- $3.90 | $3.66 |
| Links | Cartersville | Summerville | Rome | Calhoun | Cedartown | State |
McCain-Palin volunteer meeting set for Tuesday: Floyd County Republicans who want to help with the campaign are asked to meet at party headquarters, 519 Broad St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Those interested in helping also are asked to send an e-mail to FloydCountyGOP@aol.com and specify what you're willing to do to help.
Latest restaurant public health inspection scores> Dining
-New Cajun restaurant joins downtown Cartersville
NAIA football game title sponsor to be announced Monday: The host committee for the NAIA National Football Championship (Dec. 20) will announce the game's title sponsor on Monday at 12:15 p.m. at Barron Stadium. The announcement is open to the public and those attending should sit in the home side stands. Guests are asked to sit near the front of the center section> Championship
>Unity Christian studying new site near Bypass, 411, Wilbanks Road> UCS
>Agenda set for Monday's Rome City Commission meeting> Agenda
>Fall camps set: The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority is sponsoring fall break camps Oct. 6-10 to coincide with school breaks> Kids
>Ga.'s Teacher of the Year to speak at Berry Sept. 23> Campus Headlines
>Busy meeting for Downtown Development Authority Board> Downtown
>Stevi B's Pizza to add Rome, Cartersville locations: A release out Thursday from ACG Pizza Partners LP states the company has plans for new pizza buffets s in Rome and Cartersville> Stevi B's
>Advance voting for education SPLOST continues today> Vote
WeatherCenter
>High near 89 with a 20 percent chance of rain.
>Hot, mostly dry weekend ahead> WeatherCenter
>Hurricane Ike targets Texas> Tropics
Sports
>Norman's Arey's Sports, brought to you by Riverside Toyota:
No-Nos: Winners or wieners? What will it be for USC, Ohio State?>Arey
>The Football Report, brought to you by Printworks:
Games, radio and Webcasts, John McClellan's picks> The Football Report
>South Atlantic League playoffs: Augusta next champs!> Sports
Downtown
> Updates from the downtown development authority meeting. Plus: what to do this weekend> Downtown Headlines
Advance voting continues for education SPLOST ends tonight: Advance voting ends today as voters help decide the fate of the proposed education special purpose local option sales tax. Hours are 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at both sites:
>Floyd County Administrative Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave., Second Floor, commissioner's caucus Room
>The election itself is set for Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
>How the SPLOST question appears on Rome precinct ballots> Rome
>How the SPLOST question appears on Floyd precinct ballots> County
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