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Breakthrough on 411 Connector? Georgia Transportation Commissioner Gena Evans has added the 411 Connector to to he federal economic transportation and infrastructure stimulus package now before the 111th Congress (Evans letter).  Evans took action based on a letter from state Sen. Preston Smith,  R-Rome, (Smith letter) seeking inclusion because of the road's importance to Northwest Georgia. DOT's endorsement is a critical one for the project. And while it percolates in Washington, state lawmakers from Northwest Georgia will meet in Smith's legislative office on Monday to continue discussions on project. The General Assembly convenes Monday.

>Says Smith in an e-mail on the breakthrough:"This is an important endorsement from GDOT to move the project forward.  It is also a great hurdle to be cleared to get state approval needed for the project to qualify for funding necessary to complete the expensive project.  We continue to have a great partnership of federal and state officials on this effort." 

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-Weather week: Snow possible Tuesday, Thursday; frigid temperatures Thursday night, Friday night (upper teens)

-Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Gusts as high as 15 mph.
-Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

-Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

-Monday night: 20% chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Low of 29.
-Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1 p.m, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

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Flood warning in effect until noon Monday> Details

River	Feet	Time	Up or down?
Oostanaula/Rome	20.14	11:45 a.m.	Dropping
Oostanaula/Resaca	20.0	11:45 a.m.	Dropping
Etowah/Rome	19.77	Noon	Dropping

Critical week ahead for Circuit City: Several options under review including sale, potential liquidation> Update

State revenue collections plummet almost 9% in December: Net revenue collections for December were $1,489,148,000, down 8.9 percent from $1,634,866,000 in December 2007, according to Gov. Sonny Perdue's office. That's a $145.7 million drop. Through December, the state is 2.7 percent behind last year's totals as well> Details