Heat advisory extended until Thursday morning; heat index of 101 today. Tellus prepares for guest no. 500,000. Toyo Tire's growth means 470 new jobs. Rome Braves lose. Arey on Sports

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Heat advisory extended through Thursday morning.

-Look for the heat index to climb above 100 again today and close to it on Thursday. Some relief by the weekend.

-Wednesday: 40% chance of rain, high of 94, low of 72. Heat index: 101

-Thursday: 40% rain chance, high of 93, low of 74. Heat index: 99.

-Friday: 50% rain chance, high of 91, low of 73.       

 

Tellus nears 500,000-visitor mark 30 months after opening.

-Milestone for hit Cartersville museum should be set next week.

 

NCAA accepts Shorter's application for Division II membership status

-Still part of NAIA this coming season, moves to NCAA in 2012-13.

 

Toyo Tire to add 470 jobs in latest growth plan.

-More than 1,000 work at the booming tire campus in White.

Aug. 20 to be almost non-stop in downtown Rome with Tillman run, sidewalk sale, CRBI's River Revelry.

 

July 30 auction, low country boil has Cave Spring's downtown sizzling.

 

Today's Buzz:

-Harbin oncologist Dr. Melissa Dillman says cell phone risk manageable.

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-7:10: The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.

-7:40: Bill Peterson, Shorter University athletics director, on NCAA acceptance.

-8:10: Brian Carroll, Berry College communication professor, on UK media scandals and U.S. applications.

-8:40: County Manager Kevin Poe on Rome Braves' annual payment to Floyd

 -Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey 

-Mike Vick, Plaxico Burriss on the same team? Could happen.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Rome falls hard, 10-4, at Kannapolis.

-At Kannapolis Tonight-Friday.