Monday, September 6, 2010

Watch video of Gordon deputies rescuing Bartow man from a burning car. Plus: Labor day weather, events

Video: Rescue of Bartow man from burning car by Gordon officers

A YouTube video shows the dramatic rescue of a Cartersville motorist by Gordon County deputies early Sunday. Three deputies are being credited with saving Dan  Gloth of Cartersville, according to WXIA. Details

Your Labor Day forecast: 90s returning this week.

-Overnight low was 51 degrees.

-Monday: Sunny, high of 89, low of 53.

-Tuesday: High of 92, low of 58.

-Forecast: Click  / Regional radar

Rome Braves hit hard, 9-3, by Legends. Click

Labor Day updates

-Today/Barbecue time again: Labor Day means barbecue in Greater Rome courtesy of theSaint Mary's Knights of Columbus. This year's barbecue is from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday or until sold out (usually 12:30-1 p.m.) at the Rome Civic Center. Tickets are $8 per person. Proceeds are used by the Knights to help charitable causes in Rome/Floyd County. You can dine in or get it to go. The menu includes: a plate for $8; pound of pork, $8; pound of beef, $8.50; half chicken, $4; sandwich, $3; quart of Brunswick stew, $8; full rack of ribs, $16. A bake sale will be held in conjunction with the barbecue.

-Banks, city, county offices closed Labor Day; no postal service.

-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 Buzz

-Latest state business updates from Georgia Trend. Ga. Business

-Georgia Political & Policy Digest's daily headlines. Ga. Politics

John McClellan's High School picks, updates for week two. McClellan  

-John went 8-4 locally, missing Darlington-Cartersville, Unity-East Atlanta, Adairsville-Dade County and Chattooga-LaFayette. Overall: 23-9.

-Next picks: Tuesday morning.

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey  

-New faces in college football didn't really make me sit up and pay attention.

Shorter Hawks football. Click

-Shorter Hawks drop to 0-2 on new season. Hawks

Rome Braves. Click Sports

-Braves fall to Legends, 9-3.

-Monday night in Lexington. 

-Mills Fitzner's 2010 home game photos. Click  

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