Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Business: Just Sports moving. Gaskill Cleaners closing. Partridge adding breakfast. . Gas prices dropping. Warmer, wetter Christmas week.

 
Businesses: Moving, closing, expanding
-Just Feet hitting the bricks in search of new location as West Third hotel project looks solid.
-Gaskill Cleaners closing after more than 60 years in Rome.
-The Partridge to start breakfast service on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays in January.
-Turner McCall liquor store near McDonald's closing.
-Initially Twisted consolidates into one store at Mount Berry Square.

Vulcan Materials Co. streamlining divisions, 200 job cuts mostly on administrative side. "Staffing at plant facilities will be largely unaffected," according to release. Vulcan has several operations across Northwest Georgia.

   

Your latest forecast: Warmer, wetter
-Tuesday: 40-90% rain chance, high of 63, low of 54.
-Wednesday: 60% rain chance, high of 67, low of 43.
-Thursday: 70% rain chance, high of 67, low of 46.
-Christmas Eve: 50% chance of rain, low of 46.
-Christmas Day: Sunny, high of 53.  
 

 

Gas prices at lowest level in almost a year.

-$2.99 at Kroger; falling statewide. 

 

Loudermilk named to Senate's Regulated Industries committee.

 

No fingerprints on Cartersville Walmart syringes; video not much help. 

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, 7-9 a.m., WRGA 1470 AM.

-Please join our guests today including  Join us today for Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler; Dr. Brian Carroll of Berry College on Tim Tebow and pop culture. Listen live online. 

 

Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos
-Norman's notes on who will lose and why this college football season. Next update: Friday.
      

Rome Braves: Sports
-Fredi Gonzalez, manager of the Atlanta Braves, to speak at 10th Annual Hot Stove Gathering Jan. 30 at The Forum.   

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