Scaring up a little business at former Circuit City
One of the more appealing retail slots on the market--the 33,056-square-foot former home of Circuit City--has a temporary client. Halloween City is opening soon at 2700 Martha Berry Highway near Mount Berry Square and The Landmark (background). Calling itself the "costume superstore," Halloween City features all sorts of characters and get-ups. That's Fred Flintstone on the right. A Cartersville shop is opening in the former Office Depot at 433 E. Main St. as well. The Rome store is accepting applications for temporary positions via e-mail at enelson@halloweencity.com. The building itself remains up for permanent lease. Details
Weekend football
-Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-It's the season premiere of Norman's No-Nos, 15 college football teams all but guaranteed to lose this weekend.
-Norman's No-Nos: Hokies upset the Broncos; Notre Dame has no trouble with Purdue.
-John McClellan's high school picks for tonight. McClellan.
-Shorter Hawks pounded by first-year Georgia State, 41-7, drop to 0-2 on new season. Hawks
Friday's Buzz
-City Manager John Bennett is recommending the City Commission confirm his appointment of Maj. Elaine Snow as the next police chief. Says the city media release: "After thorough and thoughtful deliberation, Elaine Snow has been selected as Police Chief for the City of Rome, according to John Bennett, City Manager. The appointment is contingent on confirmation by the Rome City Commission at its meeting on Sept. 7."
-Party on the Green II highlights Rome Area History Museum's busy September. Click
-Floyd County School Nutrition Program Receives School Meals for Healthy Children Award. Details
Tracking Earl, Fiona, Gaston and . . .?
-The tropics erupt as Earl threatens the Eastern Seabord. Latest updates
-Labor Day weekend forecast. Below
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 now through 5 a.m. Tuesday.
-Gas averaging $2.52 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
Your Labor Day weekend forecast:
-Friday: Sunny with a high of 934, low of 59. 20% rain chance; gusts: 20 mph. -Saturday: Big change: High of 84, low of 51.
-Sunday: High of 87, low of 52.
-Monday: Sunny, high of 87, low of 60.
-Forecast: Click / Regional radar
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.
Shorter Hawks football. Click
--Shorter Hawks pounded by first-year Georgia State, 41-7, drop to 0-2 on new season. Hawks
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Norman's No-Nos: Hokies upset the Broncos; Notre Dame has no trouble with Purdue.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-West Virginia shuts out Rome Braves, 3-0.
-Friday-Monday in Lexington.
-Mills Fitzner's 2010 home game photos. Click
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