Aldi coming to Greater Rome. Rome News site rezoned; split ahead? Football: Norman's No-Nos, high school updates. Fall starts Saturday. Restaurant scores

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Reports: Aldi grocery on the way to Rome
-It's time to move the Aldi discount rumor from the "when?" column to the "where?" column. The German-based retailer that thrives on low-cost grocery shopping is coming to Rome and some of the gyrations will surprise you. 

What's next for the Rome News campus
-Keep an eye on what's listed in commercial spaceBetween the Rivers District  as the Rome News has been gran  ed permission to basically subdivide its campus off Sixth Avenue and Glenn Milner. 

Your home for local football
-Norman Arey's Norman's No-Nos:Another dreadful weekend for Tech, Georgia? No-no! 

-John McClellan's high school picks: Calhoun, Cartersville to cruise Friday; Unity too close to call. Cedartown wins by a point. 
-South 107 Scordboard: 

On the air or online. 

 -Saturday: Shorter Hawks' home opener at Barron Stadium vs. Charleston Southern, 1:30 p.m. 

Thursday's public health restaurant inspection scores for Floyd, Bartow counties. 

Today's Buzz:
-Gov. Nathan Deal names Rep. Christian A. Coomer as latest state House floor leader. 
-Isakson named 'Taxpayer Hero.' U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has been honored as a "Taxpayer Hero" by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste for his voting record for 2011. 

 

Forecast: Fall starts at 10:49 a.m. Saturday
-Friday: Sunny, high of 85, low of 58.
-Saturday: 20% rain chance, high of 84, low of 53.
-Sunday: Cooler, high of 76, low of 47. 

 

Latest Floyd County Jail reports.

  

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