Today's buzz: banking changes? Tracking August openings. Real impact of Pre-K cuts. Changes to sports line-up. Upper 90s again today.

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-Personnel changes pending in local banking community.

-GOP rally on Saturday prelude to 2012 changes?

-What to watch:  Return of 'The Pig;' Partridge; Fat Nanny's. 

-Final month for 2011 edition of Rome Braves.

-Today's Focus: Natalie Simms looks at the massive changes to Pre-K (start dates, funding, instructors) in the wake of legislative cutbacks.

   

Your latest forecast:
-Monday: 30% rain chance, high of 97, low of 73. Heat index 103.
-Tuesday: 50% chance of rain, high of 91, low of 70.
-Wednesday: 10% rain chance, high of 92, low of 66.  

 

County Commission to hear congressional district plan Tuesday.

-Gingrey to meet with Rome Tea Party on Saturday.  

 

Gas prices drop six cents a gallon -- but still a buck more than a year ago.   

 

Changes to our sports line-up:

-Norman Arey's column ends but he'll be back each Friday with his Norman's No-Nos college picks.

-John McClellan's weekly high school preview and forecast column resumes Tuesday. His opening column of the season includes everything you need to know about off-season changes. 

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM:

-7:10 a.m.: The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.

-7:40 a.m. Dr. Sara Harbin, Harbin Clinic, fifth generation Harbin doctor.-8:10 a.m. Britt Madden, Shorter University, on the Sept. 22 career fair.

-8:40 a.m. Henry Parkman, attorney for Cartersville Ranch LLC (Rollins' family)

-Listen online: http://wrga.streamon.fm/  

 

Rome Braves: Sports 

-Augusta scores five in the seventh, beats Braves 9-4. 

-In Augusta tonight, off Tuesday, home Wednesday.