Harvest Moon: 'We will be here for many years to come.' Tonight's Powerball jackpot: half a billion. Christmas parade winners. Political updates. Clearing skies, high of 57.

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Harvest Moon to Facebook fans: We're not leaving you.
-An interesting Facebook status update has Greater Rome's diners buzzing, courtesy of Harvest Moon.
-Tuesday's Public Health restaurant inspection scores.

Half-billion-dollar lottery jackpot up for grabs tonight: A record-setting Powerball jackpot is in play tonight, jumping $75 million from the previous day.

 

2012 Christmas Parade winners: Watters & Associates wins  overall prize;  plus winners of the adult and children's divisions.

Dempsey, Coomer, Loudermilk among those signing pledge to 'oppose any and all efforts to increase taxes.
-Dempsey D.C.-bound for financial discussions

 

Massive auction set for Dec. 10 for county's surplus property.

 

Sunny skies return after Tuesday's clouds -Wednesday: Sunny, high of 57, low of 28. -Thursday: Sunny, high of 61. low of 32. -Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 65, low of 39.

 

Latest jail reports.

 

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition, WRGA 1470 AM, 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online

-Please join our guests including:

-Jim O'Hara, retired sports editor of the Rome News, recalling the career and life of colleague John Willis, who died unexpectedly at age 63.

-David T. Foster of the health departments Office of EMS and Trauma on the new regional trauma plan for Northwest Georgia.