Rock n Roll Ice Cream Rolls coming to Broad St. A look at local hospital readmission rates. Updates on solar eclipse. Free downtown concert tonight and some 'Dancing with the Stars'. Tellus to open new solar house. Nice weekend but rain next week. Sports updates.

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Rock n Roll Ice Cream Rolls coming to 326 Broad St. from same brother duo behind Jerusalem Grill. Rolls

Latest Solar Eclipse updates: What the eclipse at Berry College's Valhalla stadium. Plus: New preview lecture. On radio Monday: Floyd Schools' experts talk about the event. Eclipse

Georgia Health News: 82 state hospitals face readmission fines; how our local hospitals performed. Health

Buzz: Free Downtown concert tonight. Tellus' new solar house opens Saturday. Floyd Juvenile Judge Greg Price honored.  Watch 'Cars' for free at Ridge Ferry Park on Aug. 11. Buzz

Keith Mickler: Where did the summer go? School has started back so it's time to start that fall vegetable garden. Mickler

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Beautiful Saturday ahead, high near 86. Rain expected Sunday through most of next week. Forecast

Obituaries: James Daniel, Mrs. Mary Edna Hammond, Eugene Franklin "Buddy" Matthews and James David Phillips. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

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

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

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Rome Braves go extra innings with Asheville to get 9th straight win, 6-5. Same two teams tonight at 6 p.m. at State Mutual Stadium with fireworks.

 

Updates from Friday's High School intra-squad scrimmages as start of football season nears.

Sod issues put new wrinkle in completion deadline for Pepperell High's football stadium; home opener still set for Sept. 1.

 

Shorter Hawks picked to finish last in GSC football.

 

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Please join our guests Monday including:

 

7:40 a.m. The eclipse and our classrooms with Roy Mitchell, Science Specialist at Floyd County Schools, and Don Bettler from Armuchee High School.

 

8:10 a.m. Longtime sports fans Jim Williams and his mother, Miss Betty, on her first trip to SunTrust Park to see the Braves.

 

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