Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Election Day for some Northwest Georgians. 2012: Barr in or out of House 14? John McClellan's high school playoff picks. Rain Wednesday; low of 28 on the way?

 
Election day in Northwest Georgia:
-Cave Spring only Floyd city going to the polls today. Around the area: SPLOST vote for Bartow cities; Cartersville and Kingston to decide Sunday package sales as well.

And what about 2012?
-Bob Barr among Republicans attending  Silver & Gold 365 Banquet in Cartersville Monday night; says campaign announcement pending poll results. 

Signs of life at the LakePoint Sporting Center venue
-Giant modular office first major signs of development in Emerson.

John McClellan's predictions for the first week of high school football playoffs. Eight local teams start play Friday; John predicts only four will survive to the second round.

 Today's buzz:
-Gas South's plan designed to help customers with credit issues.
-Nov. 9: Emergency alert system test set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Ga. Power's Plant Hammond on Coosa River on annual 'Dirty Dozen' list: The Georgia Water Coalition's announcement of the "Dirty Dozen" identifies the group's "worst offenses" to Georgia's water in 2011.

Your latest forecast:
-Tuesday: Sunny, high of 743, low of 48.
-Wednesday: 50% chance of rain, high of 70, low of 44.
-Thursday: Most sunny, high of 57, low of 28

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM.
-Please join today's guests including AJC political insider Jim Galloway, Janice Hopkins of the Tony E. Warren MD Harbin Clinic Cancer Center and Spencer Lawson on sign ordinance questions.

 

Georgia High School Football Daily.  
Norman's No-No's. Norman Arey
-Norman picks 10 guaranteed losers in college football each Friday.

Shorter Hawks 
-Senior day this Saturday as Shorter hosts Bethel, 1:30 p.m. 

Rome Braves: Sports
-Rome Braves' 2012 schedule.

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