Rome's forecast: Sleet on Saturday, flurries Sunday night? Downtown hot dog shop opens. Latest restaurant scores. Banking updates.

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Your latest forecast: Sleet Saturday a.m., flurries Sunday night?

-Thursday: High of 45, low of 22.

-Friday: High of 51, low of 32. Mostly cloudy.

-Saturday: 60% sleet, rain chance. High 56, low 40; 90% rain chance.

-Sunday: 40% rain chance; high of 45. Low of 21, chance of flurries.

-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click

Pastime hot dog shop opens today in Cotton Block:

-New today: Latest public health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties. Dining

Consider this the two-week warning on Christmas shopping:

Leadership changes at NorthSide Bank:

Today's Buzz:

-Hight resigning as director of Darlington's Upper School at year's end.

-AT&T shop moving to 1601 Turner McCall Blvd.

-Registration under way for the March 5 Berry Half Marathon. -Coosa Valley Tennis: Drawing for gift certificates, play day for kids. Details

-If you missed last week's 2010 Rome Christmas Parade, it will be broadcast at 9 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10 on Comcast Channel 4. You can also see it on demand on the library website.

 

Norman Arey's Sports Commentary. Arey

-Perhaps we'll never know why Urban Meyer quit one of the top jobs in the country.

John McClellan's picks for championship week. McClellan

-Third Calhoun v. Buford showdown will end the same way -- Wolves' win. Plus: Four other statewide winners.

Georgia High School Football Daily: A closer look at Friday's game; history on the AA championship, including a look at Adairsville's four-year run. Click

Dec. 18: NAIA National  Football Championship Game, Barron Stadium.

- 4:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Barron Stadium features Carroll College and the University of Sioux Falls.

-The teams arrive Wednesday, Dec. 15, and formal activities Thursday, Friday and the game on Saturday. Look for the first wave of fans by Thursday, Dec. 16, if not earlier. List of NAIA events prior to, including the title game. Events.

-Businesses encouraged to welcome NAIA. Championship

-Rome High, Central of Carrollton bands to be featured at 2010 NAIA Football National Championship. Bands

-New/The Carroll 'Fighting Saints' will be at St. Mary's Catholic School on Friday, Dec. 17, for a Team Mass in the school chapel and the chance to visit a few student classrooms, prior to a rousing sendoff and mini "pep rally" by the Saint Mary's students on their behalf.

Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports

-Annual half-price sale at Trading Post is Dec. 11.

-Big changes in 2011: Rome Braves get new manager, coaches.

-Coming in January: Ninth Annual Hot Stove Gathering.