Business Buzz:
-Cartersville Kroger (51 N. Morningside Drive) to be remodeled: Bids being sought for the store's overdue refit.
-Love's Travel South & Country Store coming to Emerson: Look for the project to rise at Exit 283 of I-75. The project would feature more than 10,000 square feet under roof with a Subway and McDonald's planned as well. Bids are being sought. For more on the company, click Love's
-Pizza boom continues in Bartow County: Today, the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce has a ribbon cutting set for 11:30 a.m. at Hometown Pizza & Grill, 485 E. Main St. (one-time home of The Meating Place). Hometown joins the new Domino's franchises in Euharlee and Adairsville.
-Speaking of pizza . . . : Here are the "under construction" photos from what was to be Rome City Market, soon to be Mellow Mushroom on Broad Street. The photos were posted Wednesday. Facebook
Tracking Earl, Fiona, Gaston and . . .?
-The tropics erupt as Earl threatens the Eastern Seabord. Latest updates
-Labor Day weekend forecast. Below
-Another bad air day in Bartow County, metro Atlanta. Alert
Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission meeting Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Click
Labor Day updates
-Banks, city, county offices closed Labor Day; no postal service.
-State patrol drops holiday traffic death predictions--kind of. No estimates for the 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period that begins at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at midnight Labor Day, Monday. Even more bizarre: They release last year's stats and a cumulative report from recent years. Odd. Click
-Georgia DOT is suspending construction-related lane closures from 5 a.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Tuesday.
-Gas averaging $2.51 for a gallon of unleaded: that's up from $2.43 a year ago. Check local, regional prices. Click
-Weekend events: Barbecue, pow-wow, Peter Pan. Click
-Forecast for Labor Day weekend: Mid-80s, low 50s at night. Below
Thursday's Buzz:
-Heart of the Community Walk Foundation donates $20,000 to Free Clinic; laptop to Floyd women's, children's department. Click
-The Georgia State Council Society for Human Resource Management named John Reiners, Professor of Business at Georgia Highlands College, as the 2010 Human Resource Leader of the Year for his leadership and vision in the field of human resources. Details
-'Destination: Dome' for Shorter Hawks Thursday night. Details / Game notes
-Sept. 11/Household Hazardous Waste Day and Computer & Electronics Recycling Day. Call the Recycling Center at 706-291-5266 to schedule your appointment. This will be the last one until next year.
John McClellan's High School picks, updates for week two. McClellan
-Calhoun over Armuchee by 28.
-Pepperell by 6 over Chattooga.
-Rome by 9 over Cass.
-Darlington by 2 over Cartersville.
-Gordon Central tops Coosa by a point.
-Sonoraville by a dozen over Model.
-Unity Christian over East Atlanta by 7.
High marks for Darlington,Calhoun in high school polls. Football Daily
Your Labor Day weekend forecast:
-Thursday: More sun and heat. High of 95, low of 64.
-Friday: Sunny with a high of 91, low of 60. 20% rain chance.
-Labor Day weekend: Mid-80s, low 50s at night.
-Forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-How's this for a surprise mythical college championship game?
-Coming Friday's Norman's first round of No-Nos for the 2010 college football season. 15 college teams that are locks to lose this weekend.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-West Virginia again pounds Rome, 12-4.
-Thursday in West Virginia; Friday-Monday in Lexington.
-Mills Fitzner's 2010 home game photos. Click
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