Vaccinate Horses for West Nile Virus Now from Keith Mickler

By Keith Mickler, Floyd County Coordinator of Cooperative Extension

West Nile Virus is showing up early in Georgia this year.　 Dr. Nancy Hinkle with The University of Georgia's Department of Entomology has this to say about West Nile Virus and your horse's health. Horses are highly vulnerable to this disease, and over a third of horses that get West Nile die.　 There is no treatment.　 If your horse has not already been vaccinated this year, call your veterinarian now and make an appointment to get the West Nile (and Eastern Equine Encephalitis) vaccination.

A third of horses infected with West Nile Virus will die; a third of those that survive will be paralyzed or have to be euthanized.

There is no West Nile vaccine for humans, so disease prevention must rely on avoiding mosquitoes. Wear long sleeves, long pants, and insect repellent when outdoors.　

Encourage your neighbors to pour out any standing water in the community (mosquito larvae can complete their development in less than a cup of water in a tin can).　 Standing water that cannot be drained (ditches, for instance) can be treated with "mosquito dunks" or "mosquito donuts" (containing the non-toxic mosquito larva killer Bti).　 Cut back bushes and shrubs to increase air flow around the home and discourage mosquito flight.　

Keith Mickler is the County Coordinator and agriculture agent for The University of Georgia/Floyd County Cooperative Extension. Located at 12 East 4^{th Ave, Rome, GA 30161 (706) 295-6210. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.}

Graves On The Reid Plan: It Isn't Just off the mark, It's Off the Wall

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 2693, Senator Harry Reid's bill to raise the debt ceiling:

 "Senator Reid's proposal not only ignores our debt crisis, it makes the problem worse.  H.R. 2693 would guarantee two things: a credit rating downgrade and an increase of our national debt to $16.7 trillion by the end of next year.  This bill isn't just off the mark, it's off the wall.  We need to focus on solving this debt crisis instead of wasting time on bizarre plans that reward Washington for failing. 

"I will continue to work with my colleagues in the House to defeat dishonest proposals and advance sincere, long-term solutions for our job-destroying debt.  As of today, the best path forward remains Cut, Cap, and Balance, which is the only plan that has the tools to end this debt crisis once and for all."

Congressman Phil Gingrey Statement On Senator Reid's Budget Control Act

Congressman Phil Gingrey (GA-11) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to pass Senator Reid's debt ceiling bill:  

"Yesterday marked the second time in two weeks that the House of Representatives acted responsibly to avert the negative consequences of a default. Once again, Senate Democrats rejected a reasonable solution to restore our nation's prosperity—and instead presented a plan filled with gimmicks and phony spending cuts. 

Senator Reid's plan does not include the meaningful reforms for which the American people are looking. I urge my Democratic colleagues in the Senate to pull either the Cut, Cap and Balance Act or the Budget Control Act of 2011 off the table and to hold a vote on legislation that provides long-term solutions to our fiscal challenges. These bills provide the necessary reforms to restore our nation's fiscal order and most importantly, will require a vote on a balanced budget amendment. 

Time is running out—and we cannot waste any more of it voting on legislation that the American people do not want. It is time for our Democratic colleagues to join with us to send the President a bill that cuts and caps spending, while advancing a balanced budget amendment." 

H.R. 2693 failed to pass by a vote of 173-246.

Gingrey Statement on House Passage of Budget Control Act

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (GA-11) today issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing of the Budget Control Act of 2011: 

"Ten days ago my colleagues and I in the House proudly passed the first and only bill to enact immediate and long-term spending reforms while also raising the debt ceiling. Instead of the Senate following our and the American people's lead and rising to the occasion to protect our nation's well-being, they voted to table the bill.  

"Today, the House voted and passed yet another bill – the Budget Control Act of 2011. This legislation ensures that we cut more than we borrow, places enforceable caps on spending, and makes further debt ceiling increases contingent on a balanced budget amendment being sent to the states. It advances the underlying principles of Cut, Cap and Balance and ensures we can begin moving in the right direction.

"The time to act is now. We can no longer pass our nation's most consequential problems on to future generations to bear, which is why I've stood behind the principles to cut and cap spending and balance the budget. With the passage of the Cut, Cap and Balance Act and the Budget Control Act, House Republicans are taking the lead to restore fiscal sanity to America." 

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Budget Control Act of 2011 by a vote of 218 to 210.

Cartersville Jewelry Exchange coming to Riverbend Center, moving in Bartow. Latest on deficit debate from Gingrey, Graves, Chambliss, Isakson. Heat index of 98 today, 104 Saturday. Weekend guide.

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Cartersville Jewelry Exchange coming to Riverbend Center this fall.

-Ex-AT &T spot new home for jeweler; Cartersville site on the move.

   

Debt limit/deficit debate:

-House vote on latest Boehner package now set for today.

-Latest updates Gingrey, Graves, Chambliss and Isakson. 

-Today on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition: The AJC's political insider, Jim Galloway, talks about the Georgia delegation and the deficit standoff. 7:40 a.m.  
 

Your latest forecast:
-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 94, low of 71. Heat index: 98.

-Saturday: 50% chance of rain, high of 97, low of 73. Heat index: 104.

-Sunday: 50% rain chance, high of 95, low of 72.

 

Today's buzz:  

-Free dental clinic planned by Baptist Association.

-Harbin, Floyd announce new physicians.

-Latest bank second quarter financial reports.

Weekend Buzz:

-Dining scores and downtown entertainment guide.

-Free outdoor movie at Ridge Ferry tonight. Saturday: Low country boil, auction in Cave Spring; barbecue, blood drive at civic center.

   

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

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

-7:40 a.m. Jim Galloway, AJC's Political Insider, on deficit and Georgia's delegation.
-8:10 a.m.  Kelly Charles, Adairsville working coupon mom.

-8:40 a.m.  Dr. Mike Buck, chief academic officer, Georgia Department of Education.     

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey

-You picked a fine time to fire me loose Heels; TV out of control.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Lexington hangs on for 7-5 over Rome.

-In Lexington tonight-Sunday.

 

Kingston school teacher pleads guilty to distributing and possesing child pornography

     Media release -- RAYMOND WATTS a/k/a 'Robin St. Taw,' 55, of Kingston pleaded guilty today to distributing and possessing child pornography.

        United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, "The possession and distribution of child pornography is a disturbing crime, but the potential harms to the community are increased exponentially when the defendant is entrusted with children at a local school. The arrest and conviction of this defendant has made Woodstock a safer place."

        "ICE HSI will aggressively use its broad investigative authorities to identify and arrest individuals who seek to sexually exploit any child," said Brock Nicholson, Special Agent in Charge of ICE-HSI in Atlanta. "HSI is fully committed to insuring that those who victimize children - including those who hold positions of public trust as in this case - are brought to justice." Nicholson oversees HSI for the states of Georgia, North and South Carolina.

        According to United States Attorney Yates, the charges, and the information contained in public record documents: During the course of an ongoing child pornography investigation, law enforcement officers discovered that WATTS appeared to be a possessor of sexually explicit images of children, in particular, minor boys.  At that time, WATTS was working as a middle school teacher in Woodstock, Georgia.  In early 2011, an undercover law enforcement agent made contact with WATTS, which led to in- person meetings between WATTS and the undercover agent.  During one of their meetings, WATTS distributed numerous images of child pornography to the agent.  WATTS was later found to have hundreds of sexually explicit images of children on his home computer.

        WATTS could receive a maximum sentence of incarceration of 30 years, a total fine of $250,000, and supervised release for life.  In determining his actual sentence, the Court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders.

        WATTS is scheduled to be sentenced before United States District Court Judge Robert L. Vining on November 3, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

        This case is being prosecuted as a priority of the Justice Department's Project Safe Childhood. In February 2006, the Attorney General launched Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.  Led by the United States Attorney's Offices around the country, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

        This case was investigated by the Special Agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI)

        Assistant United States Attorney Jill E. Steinberg is prosecuting the case.

June's jobless report: More mixed signals. A double take on latest Tennis Center push. Highs in upper 90s; heat index in triple digits. Latest dining scores.

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June's employment report:  

-Jobless rate climbs but so do number of people working.

-County-by-county reports on unemployment and labor force changes.

 

Double take on latest Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College push:

-New visuals of proposed tennis center, private brunch with the the governor included in new website, Facebook page.

-What's missing: a lot of the specifics on funding including the overall project cost ($18.7 million) 

-Gov. Deal being courted? Statewide, local campaign managers among those named to new advisory board.

 

 Rome International Film Festival grows to 87 films from 20 counties.

 -Shorts, feature-length productions due Sept. 8-11.  

 

TLC's Extreme Couponing back in Rome this week:

 -Customers spot filming crews at Kroger.

   

Public health restaurant inspection scores:  

-From a pair in 100s in Bartow, Gordon counties to a 42 in Calhoun. 

   

Mohawk releases second annual sustainability report: Mohawk Industries' online document "highlights its source of inspiration - all the people who make Mohawk successful - while developing a comprehensive report that shows improvement and excellence in nearly every measure of sustainability for 2010," according to the media release.

 

Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: 20% rain chance, high of 96, low of 70. Heat index: 102.
-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 96, low of 70. Heat index: 103.
-Saturday: 40% chance of rain, high of 98, low of 71. 

   

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

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

-7:40 a.m. Greg Majors, manager, Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House
-8:10 a.m. U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson.
-8:40 a.m. State Sen. Barry Loudermilk 

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-Why can't Vols find a czar? Boise State isn't blue any more

 

Rome Braves: Sports

-Off Wednesday. In Lexington Thursday-Sunday.  

-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos.  

Deficit debate: Graves stays with Cut, Cap & Balance; on Hometown Radio, C-SPAN today. Changes on Broad St. Meet winemaker who helped create ... Capt. Crunch?

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U.S. Rep. Tom Graves stands by Cut, Cap & Balance, to appear on C-SPAN's Washington Journal this morning.

-But before he does, Graves will join us on Hometown Headlines Radio Edition at 7:40 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM.

   

Massey's closing has a familiar 'ring' to it:

 -Popular jeweler has left Broad before only to return.

   

Wine tasting to feature winemaker who developed ... Captain Crunch?

 -Join Chaim Gur-Arieh at Riverside Gourmet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3.

   

Don't pass this sweet tea up:

 -Chick-Fil-A's latest promo: free half-gallon of tea (sweet or unsweet)

 

Aug. 27: Fourth Annual Emergency Preparedness Night with the Rome Braves

 

 Your latest forecast:
-Wednesday: Rain chance 20 %. High of 96, low of 70.
-Thursday: 30% rain chance, high of 95, low of 70. Heat index: 100.
-Friday: 20% rain chance, high of 94, low of 71.

   

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-7:10 a.m. The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.
-7:40 a.m. U.S. Rep. Tom Graves on Cut, Cap & Balance
-8:10 a.m. Joy Peterson, Floyd County public information officer, on status of key projects.
-8:40 a.m. Harry Musselwhite on the countdown on the Rome International Film Festival (Sept. 9-10).  

-Hometown Radio page on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-Who's teaching whom at the University of South Carolina?

 

Rome Braves: Sports

-Braves hang on for 9-8 win.

-Off Wednesday. In Lexington Thursday-Sunday.  

-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos.  

Aftermath of the president's speech. Updates on WRGA's Hometown Radio. Sick Hats coming to Broad. Fat Nanny's gets pouring permit. More heat, maybe rain.

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Reaction to President Obama's Monday address to the nation

-Links to the president's speech and to Speaker John Boehner's reaction. Gingrey, Graves, Chambliss, Isakson

-Today on the Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM: Listener calls on the speech and reaction at 7:40 a.m.; what it means to your investments at 8:40 a.m. Details below.

Timing of Aug. 13 Floyd GOP Rally at the Hangar is just about perfect; deficit debate, upcoming reapportionment could highlight comments from state, congressional speakers scheduled to attend.

Business:
-Sick Hats coming to Broad Street Aug. 1. New shot features variety of hats, bags, sunglasses.
-Fat Nanny's gets beer, wine pouring permit from ACC. 

 

 Your latest forecast: 
-Tuesday: 20% rain chance, high of 93, low of 70.
-Wednesday: High of 96, low of 70. Heat index: 99.
-Thursday: 30% rain chance, high of 93, low of 71.

   

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-We're live, local and large today with:

-7:10 a.m. The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.
-7:40 a.m.  Your comments on the president's speech, reaction.
-8:10 a.m. Chris Giddens, youth minister, Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church.
-8:40 a.m. Bill Miller, Patton, Robinson & Miller, and Roger Goss, River City Bank, on U.S. deficit concerns and your finances.

-Hometown Radio page on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-NFL needs to start to get the criminals off the streets.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Braves-Intimidators rained out Monday. 

-Tonight: home vs. Kannapolis 

-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos.  

Keith Mickler: Too much mulch can kill trees

By Keith Mickler

Floyd County Cooperative Extension

Mulch, when properly used, is a great thing for trees and shrubs. But like most all things, too much mulch can be bad.

In today's article, Stan Rosenthal, with The University of Florida's Cooperative Extension in Tallahassee, Florida explains why overdoing it with mulch can result in tree decline and even death.

Mulch has various benefits. It helps protect the soil from erosion as well as moderates soil temperatures. Mulch also protects against soil compaction. Believe it or not, when rain drops hit soil, they compact the soil. So mulch helps prevent this compaction.

Mulching is also nature's way of recycling tree leaves and converting them into nutrients and organic matter that helps improve soil structure that will facilitate better plant growth.

But over-mulching can have adverse effects. One common error is piling the mulch up deep against the tree trunk in what we often call "volcano mulching". With mature trees, volcano mulching can keep roots from getting enough oxygen, resulting in root death and decay. The mulch also traps moisture around the lower trunk, promoting rot. The excess mulch invites damage from rodents that chew the bark and can girdle the tree.

Too much mulch can also hide decay and dead spots on the lower trunk and major roots. Decay in this portion of the tree can cause the tree to become unstable.

On recently planted trees, it is especially important to avoid mulching right over the root ball, as this can interfere with water and oxygen reaching the roots. But mulch a little further out can help prevent lawn mower and weed whip injuries to the trunk of the tree and exposed roots. It also keeps competing sod away from the roots of trees.

Another bonus of mulch is that well mulched areas catch and absorb more rainwater than bare soil. Place trees together in a planting area/bed and then mulch the bed. This will ease the maintenance requirement because trees grow best in groups.

On mature trees, keep all but a thin layer of mulch about twelve to eighteen inches from the trunk. From there outward, maintain mulch beds that are two to four inches deep out as far as you wish to maintain and find aesthetically attractive. Remember that roots can often grow two to three times as far outward as the branch spread of a plant. Any area

of a tree's spreading root zone that is covered by mulch is a good thing for the tree.

A natural forest has its own mulching process that recycles nutrients, absorbs rain water and maintains a cooler soil temperature on hot days. Mimic these areas by properly mulching. Just don't over-mulch.

Keith Mickler is the County Coordinator and agriculture agent for The University of Georgia/Floyd County Cooperative Extension. Located at 12 East 4^{th Ave, Rome, GA 30161 (706) 295-6210. Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.}

The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension - Learning for Life. Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. To obtain extension publications please visit our web site www.ugaextension.com or contact your county Cooperative Extension office.

Annual Brown Bag Luncheon for new educators, administrators is July 29011.

Media release: The Brown Bag Luncheon, an annual event hosted by Northwest Georgia Credit Union for new educators and their administration, will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011. This is the sixth year that Northwest Georgia Credit Union has hosted the luncheon, which is designed to honor, celebrate and inspire teachers who are new to Floyd County Schools, Rome City Schools, Darlington School, Unity Christian School, Saint Mary's Catholic School, Berry Elementary School and Berry Middle School. Chief Academic Officer for the Georgia Department of Education, Dr. Michael Buck, will be the event's keynote speaker. The upcoming event has already drawn community-wide support from many local organizations such as Redmond Regional Medical Hospital, Ford, Gittings, and Kane Jewelers, Berry College, Shorter University, Christie's Office Supply, Mellow Mushroom, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, Tennessee Aquarium and others. The Brown Bag Luncheon will be held at the Forum in the Riverwalk Ballroom at 11:30 a.m.

Georgia's average gas price now tops national average

 

Media release:  Crude oil closed just shy of $100 a barrel last week as optimism among investors continued that the U.S. economy will begin to pick up. Oil settled Friday at $99.87 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange--$2.38 more than the week prior. 

A weakened U.S. dollar coupled with European agreements to resolve the debt crisis and bailout Greece also drove oil prices higher. While gasoline demand remains relatively unchanged from this time last year, crude stockpiles fell as a result of increased demand for diesel.

"Consumers can expect to see retail gas prices increase further this week and it's likely this increase will continue into August," said Jessica Brady, spokesperson, AAA Auto Club South. "As hurricane season starts to heat up with various storms forming, it's likely oil prices will remain volatile on that factor alone. We are definitely going to see ebbs and flows in the oil market for the remainder of the summer with gas prices in continual fluctuation." 

The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.69 per gallon, a 2-cent increase from last week. Florida's average price of $3.70 increased 4 cents. Georgia's average price $3.73 rose 7 cents from last week. And, Tennessee's average price of $3.57 increased 4 cents from last week, respectively.  

CURRENT AND PAST PRICE AVERAGES

Regular Unleaded Gasoline

                                    Current           Week Ago      Month Ago     Year Ago     

National:                    $3.694          $3.676                  $3.587            $2.737

Florida:                      $3.704          $3.667                  $3.551             $2.674

Georgia:                     $3.731          $3.669                  $3.509             $2.596

Tennessee:               $3.576          $3.535                  $3.409              $2.557

AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report (fuelgaugereport.com) is updated each day and is the most comprehensive; reflecting actual prices from credit card transactions within the past 24 hours at two-thirds (100,000 stations) of the gasoline stations in the U.S. Its accuracy is unparalleled.

Thrift shop business gets more competitive even as new Goodwill store delayed. 80% chance of rain today, tonight. Chipper Jones helps seal Rome Braves' win. Norman Arey on Sports

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The Buzz of Northwest Georgia. Click

-Boom in local thrift shops also means more competition for used goods.

-Rome's new Goodwill store will add to it -- but opening date pushed back.

-What's under the lid at Sick Hats?

-Another big year for library's summer reading program.   

 

 Your latest forecast:
-Monday: 80% rain chance, high of 90, low of 71. Half to 3/4 inch of rain.
-Tuesday: 50% rain chance, high of 93, low of 69. Heat index: 99.
-Wednesday: 20% rain chance, high of 92, low of 72.

 

Chipper Jones' RBI helps seal Rome Braves' win. Details below. 

   

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-We're live, local and large today with:

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

-7:40 a.m. Dr. Brian Carroll, Berry College communication professor.

-8:10 a.m. Mark Lamade, Rome ReSale.

-8:40 a.m. Carol Flammer, Flammer Relations.

-Hometown Radio page on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-What? College conference realignment on the agenda again?

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Chipper Jones hits RBI in helping Rome to a 2-0 win.

-Expanded photo gallery of Chipper's two-game stint with Rome.

-Today-Tuesday home vs. Kannapolis
-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos.  

Today's Buzz: Restaurant, retail updates. Bad news on AYP scores. Petz expanding in Rome. Weekend: Highs in the 90s, triple-digit heat index, rain. Braves win. Arey on Sports

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What's buzzing:

-Signs of the times -- as in a new look for Applebees.

-One store closing, another coming, a third delayed.

-Read my lips: No sales tax holiday -- in Georgia. But nearby . . .  

-Sunglasses Hut joins Calhoun Premium Outlets. 

-Dining: Partridge update; Siesta Fiesta begins, eat mor' oatmeal?

-Watching the Mohawk numbers.

 

Links to Rome, Floyd Adequate Yearly Performance grades

 

Petz expanding in just one year; more on the way?

 

Floyd opens new office in Centre.  

 

Your latest forecast: 

-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 93, low of 73. Heat index: 98.
-Saturday: 30% rain chance, high of 96, low of 72. Heat index 102.
-Sunday: 30% chance of rain, high of 96, low of 74.  

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-We're live, local and large today with:

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

-7:40 a.m. Charles Petz, CFO, Petz Enterprises.
-8:10 a.m. Mike Barger, Kmart, on back to school shopping.
-8:40 a.m. Glenn Getchell, headmaster, Unity Christian School.

-Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-Bengals set mark; experienced college QB isn't necessary.  

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Braves get a walk-off win, 3-2. 

-Tonight vs. Delmarva. Saturday-Tuesday home vs. Kannapolis
-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos.

First-time jobless claims inch up in June. Chambliss, 'Gang of 6' co-leader, on today's Hometown Radio. Museum closed until Aug. 3. Latest restaurant scores

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First-time jobless claims rise slightly in Floyd, drop in Gordon, Bartow

-State's jobless rate climbs to 9.9% in June.

Chambliss on Hometown Radio today at 8:10 a.m.:

-U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss will be a guest on the Hometown Headlines Radio Edition during our 8:10 a.m. segment on WRGA 1470 AM. Chambliss, a Georgia Republican, is a member of the "Gang of Six," the group that authored a deficit compromise that is being warmly received by the Obama Administration but criticized by others.Listen online

 

Rome Area History Museum closed until Aug. 3, cites risings costs.  

 

From a 99 for Dee's Roadkill Cafe in White to a 65 in Polk County, your weekly look at public health restaurant scores   

-Bryan Mullins' downtown entertainment report for the weekend. 

 

Wednesday storms dump 2.20 inches of rain on Cartersville, much less in Greater Rome.  

 

Your latest forecast: 

-Thursday: 30% rain chance, high of 95, low of 72. Heat index: 103.

-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 94, low of 72. Head index: 103 

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-We're live, local and large today with:

-7:10 a.m.: Buzz of Northwest Georgia.
-7:40 a.m.: James Milford, Associate Headmaster at Darlington.
-8:10 a.m.: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss on 'Gang of 6.'
-8:40 a.m.: Caller feedback on the Chambliss interview.

-Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-Do we as sports fans operate with a double standard?

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Braves opens home stand with 6-1 over Shorebirds.

-Tonight-Friday vs. Delmarva

 

Steak 'n Shake goes 24/7 starting today. Gingrey, Graves, House pass Cut, Cap & Balance. Triple-digit heat index returns; 40% rain chance. Tellus expects 2,000 at 'Night at the Museum III' .

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Round-the-clock with Steak 'n Shake starting today

 -Those after-midnight munchies have a new home as the popular burger and breakfast franchise starts non-stop service today at 6 a.m.

 

Gingrey, Graves join House in passing Cut, Cap & Balance Act.

Triple-digit heat index returns today, Thursday. Weather below.

   

Tellus' third annual Night at the Museum blends science, science fiction

 -Star Wars' characters, others due for Aug. 6 celebration.

 

 Northwest Georgia/Shorter Job Fair adds 'Dress for Success' event.

-Set for Sept. 8 at The Forum.

 

Two-for-one stock split for Bank of the Ozarks (former Unity National).

 

Your latest forecast: 

-Wednesday: 40% rain chance, high of 93, low of 72. Heat index: 100.  

-Thursday: 30% rain chance, high of 95, low of 72. Heat index: 104.

-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 94, low of 72.

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-We're live, local and large today with:

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

-7:40 a.m.: Cut, Cap & Balance reaction.

-8:10 a.m. Dr. Gayland Cooper, Rome City schools superintendent.

-8:40 a.m. Pat Townley, Floyd County Public Health, back to schoo. 

-Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-It's time for Auburn's Gus Malzahn to become his own man.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Off Tuesday; home vs. Delmarva tonight-Friday.

Gingrey Applauds House Passage of Cut, Cap, and Balance Act

 

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA) today issued the following statement in support of the House of Representatives passing the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act:

 

"I am proud to be a co-sponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 and I applaud both my Republican and Democrat colleagues in the House for supporting this legislation to fundamentally change our government's spending habits. By the end of this year, our national debt will grow larger than our entire economy. The actions set forth in the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act will help to stabilize our economy by enacting long-term spending cuts without raising taxes on over-burdened and hardworking Americans. At a time when struggling families are sacrificing to balance their resources, I am pleased that our federal government is finally doing the same. I urge the President, as well as my Democrat colleagues in the Senate, to immediately take up and approve this historic legislation."

 

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, by a vote of 234 to 190.

Layoffs at Red Cross chapter. Campaign 2012 starts Wednesday. First hint of Lowe's came in 2009. Model's White finalist for Chattooga post. More 90s; 30% rain chance. Braves win. Arey on Sports

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Layoffs, financial crossroads for local Red Cross operation

-Fewer overall donations means cuts here, nationwide.

   

Campaign 2012 really starts Wednesday with reapportionment meeting.

 -Redrawn districts likely to cause local political dominoes to fall.

   

Business Chronicle's other Lowe's/Floyd scoop -- in 2009

 -This is embarrassing: first hint on Lowe's came two years ago.

Model's Glenn White in hunt for Chattooga superintendent's post.

   

Today's buzz:

 -Breast Cancer benefit; new iPhone app for doctors.

 

Your latest forecast:

-Tuesday: 20% rain chance, high of 93, low of 71.

-Wednesday: 30% rain chance,  high of 94, low of 72.

-Tropics: Bret continues to move away from the East Coast. 

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition  on WRGA 1470 AM.

-7:40 a.m. U.S. Rep. Tom Graves on Cut, Cap and Balance, and the budget battle. 

-8:10 a.m. Retired Rome Police Chief Hubert Smith on '96 Summer Games, Torch Run.

-8:40 a.m. Ginger Tyra, Cartersville Medical Center, on new mobile app for finding a local doctor. 

-Hometown Radio page now on Facebook. Hometown Radio  

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-Hey NCAA, if you want Tech's title ring, it'll take some doing.

 

Rome Braves: Sports.

-Rome wins Greenville finale, 7-3.

-Off Tuesday; home vs. Delmarva Wednesday-Friday.