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Gas prices haven't been this low since January 2007
Gas prices continue to drop in Northwest Georgia and across the state. What's surprising: Prices are more than a dollar less than the same time a year ago and are nearing a two-year low as above chart from www.georgiagasprices.com shows. Prices in our area are in the $1.96 per gallon range today. For prices in your neighborhood, click MSN Gas and enter your Zip code.
>The big question: Will prices remain this low, or even lower, as the Thanksgiving and Christmas travel seasons arrive.
Business Buzz
>Santa's arrival this weekend, downtown open house signal shopping season: The Christmas shopping season shifts to official this Saturday evening with the arrival of Santa Claus at Mount Berry Square. Santa and crew will be on site from 5 to 9 p.m. Goodie bags will be available for the first 500 kids. For more, click Mount Berry. In downtown Rome, the annual open house is Friday and Saturday.
-How big are holiday sales? A year ago, the nation's retailers did $30.5 billion in December sales vs. $21.5 billion in November 2007, according to a Census Bureau report. Much of November was holiday-driven. Click Census.
>Steak N Shake lost $23 million in fiscal 2008 (ending Sept. 24) vs. $11.8 million profit in 2007. The premium burger company--which has an announced location in RiverWalk--saw a $9.2 million loss in the fourth quarter alone> SNS
-Carmike's third quarter results not a pretty picture: 
The parent company of Cartersville's Carmike 12 and Calhoun's Martin 3 posted its third-quarter performance with the critical numbers being attendance, at 13.03 million vs. 15.3 million for the same time in 2007. But: ticket/concession sales per patron rose from $8.83 per patron to $9.45 per guest. That's good news?> Carmike
-Follow today's markets following Monday's drop> Google Finance
So much for a 'House' cleaning: Glenn Richardson appears headed for a new term as House Speaker; Jerry Keen as House majority leader (although Ranger's Tom Graves gave it a run). The final numbers: Richardson, 75; Rep David Ralston, 25. In the majority leader race: Keen, 70, Graves, 30. Both were secret ballots for some arcane reason. Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, did not return our call or e-mail. She told the Rome News today she voted for Richardson. For more on Monday's votes> Insider Advantage
Gingrey to attend Veterans Day Mass, ceremony: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey will be in Rome today--Veterans Day--to attend a special Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic School and then the community veterans ceremony at Myrtle Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m.
Weather Center/brought to you by Roman Court
- High of 61 with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight. Overnight low: 41.
-For the extended forecast, click WeatherCenter
The Football Report/ Brought to you by Printworks
>Shorter Hawks rise to No. 19 in latest NAIA poll> Football
>Shorter travels to Bethel for final regular season game Hawks
>This Friday's high school games:
Class A: Darlington at Eagles Landing Christian
Class AA: Coosa at Jefferson; Banks County at Calhoun; Riverside Military at Pepperell; Rockmart at North Oconee
Class AAA: Cartersville at St. Pius X
Class AAAA: Apalachee at Rome
>John McClellan's picks: who will win this Friday
>All on The Football Report
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable/ brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-Florida vs. Alabama could be the semifinal before a mythical national championship>Arey
Downtown Headlines
-Annual Christmas Open House set for this Friday, Saturday> Downtown Headlines
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