Rome is ready to crown a national champion
>Check back for updates throughout the day, Saturday morning
There's something different about Broad Street these days. The "Abbey Road effect" remains at key crosswalks but there's a new item of interest 
as well: Stencils of the NAIA championship icon, a bright white reminder of what's under way this weekend.
If you prefer color, drive by the levy off Second Avenue across from Barron Stadium. There you'll find a full-color stencil also saluting the game that will crown a national champion football team.
From Darlington practice fields to local hotels to downtown churches to The Forum and Barron Stadium, everything is ready. Even snowed-in football teams or last-minute dinner plan changes haven't caused a ripple as the community shows why it is a worthy host of this year's game, the 2010 showdown and maybe a few more, too.
Rome has been in the sports spotlight in recent years thanks to the Braves, the Tour de Georgia and five runs at minor league sports championships (with three titles won by Rome teams). But this one is different as word "Rome" already is showing up in newspaper and Web site pages with a national TV audience to follow Saturday. Welcome to the NAIA championship experience.
NAIA championship report/ Brought to you by Printworks
-Latest pregame headlines from Rome, Montana, South Dakota
-The Ridge 95.7 FM broadcast starts Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
-Fisher DeBerry lauds 'character' during NAIA breakfast
-Governors from Montana, South Dakota to attend game
-Weather forecast/A split decision: The National Weather Service predicts a 60 percent chance of rain, high of 67. The Weather Channel's hour-by-hour forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of rain around kickoff and a 10 percent by 4 p.m. Temperatures in the upper 60s (WC: Hourly)
-For these and more, please click Football Report
Health updates
Big week for Cancer Navigators gets bigger:
It started with reports of the proceeds from the 2009 Rome Braves Hot Stove Gathering being earmarked for Cancer Navigators It is ending with news that General Electric is planning to donate $75,000 toward the ongoing operations of the total resource center dedicated to cancer patients and their families. When coupled with the new Breast Center initiative at Floyd Medical Center (story), it puts a fitting end on Northwest Georgia's continuing battle against cancer. We're hoping 2009 brings word of the long-planned cancer center.
>For more on Tuesday's donation, click Health
Campus updates
-Leadership team set for Georgia Northwestern Technical College> CVTC
-Five members join Georgia Highlands College Foundation board> GHC
-Now posted--latest edition of Virtually Shorter> Newsletter
Sports updates
-Ingle, Moore returning to coach Rome Braves in 2009> Sports
-Former Rome Braves manager Rocket Wheeler named minor league manager of the year> Sports
Today's Dow: Market closes down 219.35 points Thursday> Google Finance
Weather Center/ Brought to you by Roman Court
-Today: 20% chance of showers today, tonight. High of 67, low of 53.
-Extended forecast. What's ahead> WeatherCenter
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota
- Bowl No-Nos I: With gritted teeth, Norman's Hawaii-Notre Dame bowl pick is ... For more, click Arey
Downtown Headlines
-Bryan Mullins of Mullinsmania.com on what's ahead this weekend and early next week. Plus: the NAIA banquet tonight and the championship game at noon Saturday> Downtown
Restaurants: Latest regional public health inspection reports> Dining
Christmas travel updates:
-Gas prices at $1.59 a gallon, up a nickel since last week: But put it into perspective. A year ago, we were paying $2.99 a gallon> Gas prices
-State patrol holiday weekend forecast--19 deaths, 2,945 accidents: Impaired driving and the lack of seat belt use top the list of violations Georgia troopers say they'll be targeting during the Christmas holiday travel period, 6 p.m. Christmas Eve until midnight Sunday. They predict 19 traffic deaths on Georgia roads, 2,945 traffic accidents and 1,494 injuries. In 2007, Georgia recorded 18 traffic deaths, 3,039 crashes, and 1,158 injuries> State Patrol
-DOT suspends road work: Georgia's Department of Transportation is suspending lane closures from noon Tuesday, Dec. 23, through 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29. Another suspension is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31, through Friday, Jan. 2.
-Check the latest traffic conditions> DOT Maps
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