Quick look at Griffin's first penthouse. Restaurant rumor update. Christmas looks even warmer -- and closer. Updated Christmas services, closings. Model girls, Calhoun boys win basketball tournament.

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HEADLINES:

Buzz: The Griffin's first penthouse is a stunner. About the downtown restaurant rumor. Miss the Rome Christmas Parade? Click here. New Floyd County School Board has a busy Jan. 3 agenda. Buzz 

Ware Mechanical forecast: High of 70 on Christmas but probably not as warm as year ago. Normal for Dec. 25? 55 degrees. Weather 

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day church services set. Also: Christmas activities through Saturday. Christmas

Expanded list of closing, service changes over the next two weeks. Government, media, others. Holidays

Gordon sheriff: Husband, 33, charged with murdering his wife Wednesday night. Arrest

No additional obituaries from Thursday.

No Public Health restaurant inspection scores from Thursday. Dining

Area arrest reports brought to you by Dr. Miniyar's Pediatrics. Crimewatch

Also today:

Traffic: Georgia DOT, Google Maps or Waze.

State business headlines: Georgia Trend

Northwest Georgia jobs: Career Builder

SPORTS: Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report 

The 63rd Annual Seven Hills Rotary-RNT Holiday Basketball Classic finals:

-Model Lady Blue Devils beat Rome, 60-54, to win girl's tournament.

-Calhoun gets four-point win over Darlington, 56-52, for boys' crown.

 

More post-season football honors: Cartersville's Trevor Lawrence named player of the year; Rome's John Reid earns 5A coach of the year, Cartersville's Joey King takes 4A. Plus more state teams and Pepperell High's 7-AA honorees.

 

Updated local soccer report, photos.

 

Latest college basketball updates.

 

Atlanta Falcons: Next: 1 p.m. Saturday at Carolina, Fox.

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8:10 a.m.: Deacon Stuart Neslin of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Rome on the reason for the season.

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