Thursday, June 16, 2011

Rough night (weather); rough month (jobs). Rome/Floyd loses 300 jobs; sees 10% rise in first-time jobless claims. More upper 90s on the way

 
Another rough month on the jobs front:
-Rome/Floyd loses 300 jobs in May vs. same month in 2010.
-Floyd, Gordon, Polk see rise in first-time jobless claims last month.
-Statewide jobless rate unchanged at 9.8%; local stats later this month.  
 
Rough night of weather; heat streak continues.
-Officially at the airport: Quarter of an inch of rain with gusts to 35 mph.
-Ag center reports nearly half-an-inch of rain; Cartersville: 1.34 inches.
-Thursday: 30% rain chance, high of 93, low of 68.
-Friday: 20% rain chance. High of 97, low of 68.
-Saturday: 20% rain chance, high of 96, low of 69.
 
Latest Public Health restaurant health inspection scores:
-A local record -- 27 -- posted in Floyd County this week. All the scores from Bartow, Polk, Gordon and Chattooga counties as well.
-Week two of our expanded format with links to every inspection report -- plus the five previous ones for each restaurant. 
 
Today's Buzz 
-Groundbreaking for Highlands' new student center. 
 
Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM.
-7:10: County Manager Kevin Poe on the Armuchee Connector
-7:40: The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.
-8:10: Adam Clemons, GOP state committeeman, on state primary 2012.
-8:40: Paul O'Mara, Kids Fishing Day by Trout Unlimited.
 
-Listen online: http://wrga.streamon.fm/   
-The Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey

-Ohio State coach can't win; Mickelson is Open favorite

Rome Braves: Sports

-Braves snakebit again, 6-5, by Savannah.

-Home stand starts tonight vs. Lexington.

-Rome to honor Bobby Cox Saturday night.

-Follow the Rome Braves on your smart phone? You bet there's an app for that. Braves' Facebook

 

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