Work begins on RiverPoint apartments near stadium. Ira Levy Lofts condos about to begin. Coosa Valley Credit Union picks second Cartersville site. Christmas sizzle: 64 degrees? High school basketball tournament finale tonight

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HEADLINES:

Business: Work begins on RiverPoint apartments next to State Mutual Stadium. Developers plan 124 units with expanded amenities. RiverPoint 

Ira Levy to start construction on The Lofts, 26 residents atop ground-based shops, in early 2017. Downtown

Business: Coosa Valley Credit Union adding second Cartersville location. Groundbreaking for Old Mill site due this spring. CVCU

Business: Rome's jobless rate drops to 5.5%, second lowest in 13 months. Bartow County sinks to 4.8 percent, lowest in the region.

Floyd County Police honor Cody Folsom, Jordan Clayton as officers of the year, citing separate life-saving situations. Top officers

Georgia Highlands announces President's, Dean's list for fall semester. Highlands

Ware Mechanical forecast: Sunny and 60 today. Christmas Day: High of 64; rain chance 20 percent. Weather

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

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

Georgia Health News:  State exchange signups showing slight increase. Health

Remembering Mr. Robert Gerard Browne, Keri Leigh Hester, Betty Jane (Anderson) Spacagna. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. 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 concludes tonight at Berry College's Cage Center. Admission: $6.

-Rome Lady Wolves face Model at 8:30 p.m.

-Darlington Tigers vs. Calhoun, 7 p.m.

-Plus: Boys, girls consolation games (third place).

Latest college basketball updates.

 

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

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8:10 a.m.: A look at the Christmas weather and "freezing fog" with a meteorologist from the National Weather Service's office in Peachtree City.