-Seven Hills Fellowship Church is moving forward with expansion plans following the purchase of 538 Broad St., the former home of The White Rabbit. The church, which holds services at the DeSoto Theatre, recently bought the prime piece of real estate on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Broad Street from Martin's Real Estate for $535,000. Pastor Bryan Pierce said the church has contracted with architect Mark Cochran to complete plans for the remodeling. "He is now putting together the layout and should be complete in a couple of weeks. Once we have our plans, we'll get bids from local construction groups. I anticipate we'll start renovations in early April," he said. The church is adding bathrooms, a kitchen and nursery. Much of the downstairs will be used for community events, concerts, movie nights and meetings. Pierce hopes the facility will be ready for use in July or August. In the meantime, the church will begin using some of the upstairs office space. -- By Natalie Simms
Wind advisory extended until 4 p.m.; 40-mph gusts? Advisory
-Sustained winds of 15-25 mph; gusts to 40 mph. We've seen 22 mph so far today at the airport.
-Wednesday: Sunny and 44; low of 24. Rain chance: 20%
-Thursday: Mostly cloudy, high of 46, low of 32. 70% rain chance.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click
Blood Assurance's Donor U blood drive top voter getters named:
-Blood Assurance staged a community blood drive at The Forum Tuesday to help bolster blood products at area hospitals. By donating blood, donors were able to "vote" for a local school. Gift cards to Staples will be awarded to:
| Public schools: -1st place $500 gift card Pepperell Primary. -2nd place $250 gift card Armuchee Middle; -3rd place $100 gift card Elm Street. | Private schools: -1st place $500 gift card St. Mary's. -2nd place $250 gift card Unity Christian. -3rd place $100 gift card Darlington School. |
Hybrid school-and-home Providence Preparatory Academy due this fall:
-Information sessions are continuing--the next set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rome-Floyd Library--for the Rome K-7 private school that will blend class time as well as at-home study. Called a "University Model School," you can find out more online or via Facebook.
Today's Buzz:
-Dream Parks at LakePoint gets regional OK: "In the best interest of the region and, therefore, of the state." So reads the conclusion on the massive sports/retail park's review by the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission. The Jan. 28 ruling was expected and even predicted during the December rollout of plans for the Bartow County sports haven lining I-75. Ground-breaking is due in several months with first-pitch now set for October 2012. Regional review // Dream Parks Facebook
-Shorter: Football Hawks ready for National Signing Day. Hawks
-Addition to Oak Hill's Erasing the Color Line: Oak Hill
-Latest editions of 'Be Green': 'Project GreenBerry' and Solar Energy. Click
-Tickets available for Andrew Young's Feb. 21 lecture, book signing at Shorter's Winthrop-King Centre. They're free but required. Click
-Feb. 4-April 15: Berry's Campbell School of Business partners with IRS to provide free tax preparation services. Details
-Rep. Barbara Massey Reece's Legislative Report for Jan. 28. Report
Feb. 4-5: Join Junior Service League of Rome for a fabulous Forties Follies: Come see your favorite JSL member sing and swing dance to benefit the Open Door Home. Shows both nights at the Rome City Auditorium at 8 p.m. Patron tickets are still available, which includes reserved seating and a special pre-show party at Citizens First. Details: www.jslofrome.com .
No comments:
Post a Comment