Thursday, September 1, 2011

Finally: Rain, lower temps on the way. Dining: One closing, two openings. LakePoint land price: $17 million. Qualifying continues. Weekend entertainment update.

 
Relief on the way next week to heat, dry conditions?
-We're stuck in the 90s until Saturday; mid-80s, 50% rain chance next.
-Cartersville brewery sends water to N.C. victims of Irene.
-Watch new disturbance twirling about the Gulf of Mexico.
-Tellus camera captures bright meteor over Georgia.

Dining report:
-KFC closes restaurant in Cedartown.

-Fox's Pizza Den coming to Armuchee in October.
-The Sweet Spot starts frozen yogurt war in Calhoun with Jandy's.

LakePoint property price: Around $17 million.
-Atlanta Business Chronicle updates mega sports/community development.

No new qualifiers Wednesday in Rome City Commission race.
-Deadline to qualify is 4:30 p.m. Friday.


Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: High of 93, low of 65.
-Friday: High of 95, low of 66.
-Saturday: High of 94, low of 68.

Latest public health dining scores:
-Straight As for Chattooga dining spots, schools; several 100s this week while the lowest score was 76.

Bryan Mullins' downtown entertainment report:
-Great weekend of local talent: Georgia Blues Brothers, Scott Thompson, Jon Byrd, Muletide Perkins Trio.

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

-7:10 a.m.: The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.
-7:40 a.m.: Joe Schulman, Tellus Science Museum.
-8:10 a.m.: John McClellan, high school football predicts.
-8:40 a.m.: Kurt Stuenkel, Floyd's president & CEO, on Polk Community deal.
 

Rome Braves: 
-Rome off Wednesday; Thursday-Monday in Augusta.
-Braves' Evan Gattis named to 2011 Annual All-Star Team.

-Next home game: April 12, 2012. 

 

John McClellan's high school predictions for the week: Football 

-Unity to open season with a win; key showdown with Darlington vs. Cartersville; elimination game already with Rome vs. Cass?

  

Coming Friday: Norman Arey's first Norman's No-Nos column of the 2011 college football season.  

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