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Fifth international film festival opens this evening in Rome

Folks on Broad Street are noticing the special painting in the window of Schroeder's New Deli promoting the Fifth Annual Rome International Film Festival.

The painting in an adaption of RIFF's Web site (click) and the cover to the RIFF program. The window was painted by Amy Young, a teacher at Glenwood Primary.

You'll find items on the festival: from Bryan Mullins of Mullinsmania.com on Downtown Headlines and Monday's report in the Buzz of Northwest Georgia.

>Tonight's events:

-War  Eagle, Arkansas, Rome City Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

-Opening Night Gala, Forrest Ballroom, 9 p.m.

Republican National Convention

>Time change for McCain event: Please note the time change for the GOP-McCain Watch rally set for Thursday. The local event at Schroeder's New Deli/Armuchee is now set for 8 p.m. To RSVP, e-mail Mike Morton at MikeofRome@yahoo.com or (706) 237-6733. 

>Floyd delegate Cookie Wozniak's updates on the convention so far> Politics

>Track the convention online at the official site> GOP

Today on Healthy Living

>As yellow jacket season arrives, tips on staying protected from Dr. David Carlton of the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic's Rome office

>22nd Annual Roman Rumble 5K Road Race and 2-mile Health Walk is set for Saturday, Sept. 13.

>More health-related events set for September

Today's Buzz:

>WLAQ adds live coverage of Unity middle school football games> Football

>Latest high school football news: Cartersville no. 8 in new poll> Football

>Braves' Dunn co-winner of league's General Manager of the Year> Sports

>Rome Christmas parade's theme--'A Family Christmas.' This year's event is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 2, starting near First Avenue and Broad Street. The rate date is Thursday, Dec. 4> Parade

--The deadline for applications is Nov. 10; the fee remains $25. For applications:

>Cookie Wozniak's updates from the Republican National Convention>RNC

>Yanmar America has made its move to the Adairsville campus official> Yanmar

>22nd Annual Roman Rumble 5K Road Race/2-mile Health Walk is Sept. 13: It will be at the Ridge Ferry Park Shoals area with the race beginning at 8 a.m. Registration starts at 7 a.m.>Healthy Living

>Ribbon cutting for CVTC aviation center is 10 a.m.  Friday: Public tours will be held during the air show in two weeks

Sports

>Norman's Arey's Sports Roundtable: UCF's O'Leary has a real hot line for the media; Regions plants a great idea> Arey

>John McClellan's week two picks for local high school football: Who's in for a win, who's not> Football Report

>South Atlantic League playoffs> Sports

WeatherCenter

>Partly sunny, high of 85; slight chance of rain Friday, Saturday.
>Your complete week-ahead forecast: WeatherCenter

Tropical Trifecta

>Keep an eye on Hanna, Ike, Josephine, too> Tropics

>GEMA issues tips to consider should Hanna turn our way> WC

Downtown Headlines:

>Bryan Mullins of Mullinsmania.com looks at the weekend, including the film festival> Downtown Headlines