-That's according to Floyd County's elections supervisor, Evon Billups. If so, that means around 8,870 of the county's 44,355 registered voters will take part in Tuesday's primary, and that includes early and advance votes.
-Advance voting ends today at 5 p.m. Vote at the Floyd County Elections office, 12 E. Fourth Ave. , 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., or at the Rome Civic Center, Your next chance to vote: Tuesday at your precinct.
-30 percent turnout in Gordon County: Some 668 people had voted early/ advance as of Thursday. Elections Chair Shea Hicks predicts a 30 percent turnout for the primary or around 7,230 of Gordon's 24,096 registered voters.
-July 24/The Floyd County Republican Party will meet at Attorney General candidate Preston Smith's headquarters, in the old Hallmark store, next to Kroger at Riverbend Center Doughnuts and coffee will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Sue Everhart, chair of the Georgia Republican Party, as speaker. Details: 706-291-0260.
Alabama football to be broadcast on Life 93.5 FM this fall:
-Listen for all 12 regular season games and the post-season broadcasts of reigning national champion Alabama Crimson Tide to be heard on Life 93.5 FM (WSRM) starting Sept. 4 (vs. San Jose State). The station will pick up the game day broadcast about 30 minutes before kickoff and also will include the Nick Saban show, says Randy Quick, general manager of Rome Radio Partners. Georgia football will be heard on WRGA 1470 AM. Also this fall: Rome High football will be heard on Q102; Pepperell High on Life 93.5 FM and the Friday night scoreboard show on South 107.
The word on Broad Street:
-Look for a soft opening of The Greener Burger, 315 Broad St., on Monday--or at least next week. Owner Michael Landers' crews have been gutting and rebuilding the Krystal. That includes a patio area and water fountain facing Tribune Street. We did a quick walk-through on Thursday; it looks ready to go.
-Bye-bye, Wachovia: The downtown office is getting its new signage this week. Crews removed one Wachovia sign Wednesday and Wells Fargo was up on the building, facing Broad.
-Reminder: Downtown sidewalk sale from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., including some book signings at Dogwood Books & Antiques.
Rome in the hunt for Best Tennis Town title: Voting begins at 12:01 this afternoon. For background, how to vote: Click
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Friday's Buzz:
-Wal-Mart sends $5 gift cards to East Rome customers urging them to visit remodeled store: With the grand reopening this morning, shoppers are getting a closer look at the restyled store. Some will be armed with a $5 gift card from the retailer that arrived in the mail Thursday. That's a good incentive on Wal-Mart's part.
-Cartersville's $500,000 lottery winner to be named this morning: A Cartersville resident playing the instant game Jumbo Jumbo Bucks has won the $500,000 top prize. The winner's name will be revealed at 11 this morning at the Short & Easy store, 429 Grassdale Road, Cartersville, where the winning ticket apparently was sold. Source: Georgia Lottery Corp.
-Latest faculty appointments by Georgia Highlands College. Click
-Finally: Work begins on Armuchee Connector. Details
Your latest forecast:
-Friday: 40% chance of rain, high of 96. Low of 72, 40% chance of rain.
-Saturday: 60% rain chance, high of 91; low of 71, 40% rain chance.
-Sunday: 40% rain chance, high of 92; low of 72; 30% chance of rain.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional animated radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Six college coaches could reach big plateau; the big house gets even bigger.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Braves bounce back, take game two vs. Suns, 9-6.
-Now-Monday: in Hagerstown, Md.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (click)
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