Politics: Profiles of Senate 52 candidates; early voting starts; finance report updates. Buzz: Business, restaurant updates. Gas up 8 cents. Temperatures 'drop' to low 90s.

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-Major steps forward tonight with West Third project?
-La Marie's wants to add liquor, beer sales.
-Some 'overbite' in Gingrey's Obama jobs jab?
-Calhoun's Surya adds warehouse, storefront.
-RNT's Raybon heads press group at perilous time.
-Chamber's 2012 Business Expo already booking space.

Campaign 2012:
-Senate District 52 candidates: Miniprofiles, Q & A on campaign's key topics.
-Links to all our primary Q & A profiles.
-Early voting begins for July 31 state primary.
-Links to latest campaign finance reports.

Your weather:
Scattered thunderstorms possible through Wednesday.
-Monday: 40% rain chance, high of 93, low of 70.
-Tuesday: 60% rain chance, high of 92, low of 72.

Gas prices:

-After weeks of declines, we're seeing prices jump again. AAA South: prices up 8 cents a gallon last week. 

-More on the Kroger pumps closing temporarily -- and what you can do with those unredeemed fuel points.  

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-Please join our guests today including Kurt Stuenkel, president and chief executive officer of Floyd; representatives from Georgia Power on the aftermath of the weekend storms in our area; and longtime cycling enthusiast Bob Moore on the upcoming lunar bike ride.

 

Greenville hammers Rome Braves, 12-3; Braves off today, open home stand vs. West Virginia on Tuesday.