Thursday, October 27, 2011

Jobless rate up again in September in Floyd; drops in other counties. Major grant awarded to Family Resource Center. Restaurant scores. Youth sports update. 30-40% rain chance today.

 
Jobless rate rises in Floyd in September, drops slightly in Bartow, Gordon, Polk, Chattooga counties.
-Blame the loss of Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital for the increase.
-Better days ahead? Preconstruction work on the Lowe's center could provide short-term relief; Christmas retail jobs, too.
-County-by-county reports plus statewide figures.

New Waffle House on U.S. 411 near Chulio to open Nov. 7.
-Signs up at new Fox's Pizza Den in Armuchee.
-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores: Nearly 20 scores of 95 and a 46 in Adairsville.

Exchange Club Family  Resource Center earns record grant but also needs to raise $30,000 to match part of it.
 
Rain on the way today, 30-40%, and then 70% Friday.

Bryan Mullins' downtown entertainment report.

Youth sports
-Rome sixth grade football team to host championship round opener at 11 a.m. Saturday at Barron Stadium.
-Darlington Middle School takes county title over Coosa.
-Brackets posted for post-season fall baseball playoffs.

Powerball jackpot: No winner Wednesday; Saturday's jackpot balloons to $203 million.PowerBall jackpot: $173 million.  

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM
-Please join our guests today including Jenn Chandler of the Exchange Club Family Resource Center on largest grand ever; Grant Wells of Chick-Fil-A at Mount Berry on the family 'pet or treat' show Saturday; Darrell Galloway talks about the Silver & Gold 365 Republican celebration coming up in Northwest Georgia.  
 
Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: 30-40% chance of rain, high of 76, low of 51.
-Friday: 70% chance of rain, high of 57, low of 40.
-Saturday: Sunny, high of 63, low of 34.

John McClellan's high school picks.
-Playoffs come into focus with key games Friday. Winners include Rome, Pepperell, Calhoun, Darlington, Cartersville, Cedartown.


Norman's No-No's. Norman Arey
-Each Friday, Norman picks 10 guaranteed losers in college football. This week: Georgia or Florida?

Shorter Hawks football.  
-At Edward Waters this Saturday; 1:30 p.m. start.

Rome Braves: Sports
-Randy Ingle returns to manage Rome Braves in 2012.
-Nov. 4: Braves, Floyd Police team up for Third Annual Celebrity Shootout.
-Rome Braves' 2012 schedule.

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