Chick-fil-As in Rome, Cartersville prepare for summer rebuild. What one school is doing about National Walkout Day. Another $1 million returned to Floyd schools. Candidate qualifying ends at noon today. Weekend washout?

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Chick-fil-As in Rome, Cartersville both up for new buildings this summer. Dining

Education: Floyd County Schools receives almost $1.14 million as part of recovery from ongoing theft case. Education 

Education: Pepperell High Principal Jamey Alcorn on what he expects on Wednesday--National Walkout Day.  Plus: County's new student resource officers now on duty. Walkout

Student safety: SnapChat, social media claims unfounded but extra security today at Sonoraville High.  Safety

Politics: Final three hours to qualify today following no updates on Thursday. Politics 

Homes of Hope 2018, set for April 5, is 'a gathering of anyone interested in foster parenting or serving foster families.' Hope 

Education: Pepperell High literature class takes 'Read Across America' to primary students. Exchange Club to present A.C.E. Award today. Education 

Buzz: Berry Student Enterprises hold beef, cheese sale today to benefit teachers. 'Cookin on the Creek' to help cancer patients. Buzz

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Another cold one today with a warmer, wetter (two inches of rain) weekend to follow. Storms possible Sunday. Weather 

Obituaries: Ms. Kathryn Corbin Gravitt, Master Charles Anthony "Charlie" Thrasher. Obituaries

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

Area arrest reports for Floyd, Bartow, Polk counties sponsored by Living Proof Recovery. Crimewatch

Advertising:

Hardy Realty open house gallery for Sunday: 10 homes, condos and offices in Rome, Adairsville and Leesburg, Ala. Posts at 3 p.m.

 

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

Berry men's basketball coach resigns.

 

GHC Chargers in semi-final showdown tonight at home; championship game is Saturday.

 

High school baseball updates from Thursday night.

 

Community soccer updates.

 

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 7:40 a.m. Dr. Brad Bushnell and his son, Bo, are among the stars in the annual Floyd Against Drugs benefit, this year titled, "Murder at the Skyhop Sock Hop," set for next Thursday at The Forum.

 

8:10 a.m. Dr. Courtney Cash and Restoration Rome cofounder Mary Margaret Mauer on Homes of Hope, set for April 5 for those interested in helping ease the foster care crisis in Rome/Floyd County.

 

8:40 a.m. Hometown Headlines/WRGA News Roundtable.

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