Rome City Brewing Company's new Tap Room, Brewery open. New owners for Purple Mountain Natural Market. Summer opening for Ross and Discount Tire in Cartersville. Updates on local Easter services. Weekend buzz and education updates. Picture perfect weather for Easter. Sports updates.

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Business: Purple Mountain Natural Market under new ownership; Expanding inventory to include organic produce, meat, eggs and more. Purple Mountain

Business: Work continues on new Ross Dress for Less and Discount Tire stores coming to Cartersville later this summer. Business

Rome City Brew Company opens new Tap Room and 10-barrel Brewery at 333 Broad St. Brewery

Education: GNTC receives $10K donation for new lactation consultant program. Chattahoochee Tech honors scholarship recipients including 4 from Bartow. Education

Celebrating Easter: Holy Saturday, Easter vigil services today. List of Easter Sunday services including Easter at the Ridge. Easter

Buzz: Walk MS 2018 returns to Berry College on April 7. Atlanta Vocal Project coming to DeSoto. Safe Driving Expo set for April 15. Buzz

Education: GNTC enters into articulation agreement with Dalton State College to offer Health Information Management degree. GNTC

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: A picture perfect forecast for Easter with sunshine, highs near 70. Forecast

Obituaries: James Boyd Lee. Obituaries

No new Public Health restaurant inspection scores on Friday. Dining

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

Advertising:

Sweet P's at The Palladium puts a new spin on Easter Sunday dinner. Sweet P's

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report:

The Rome Aerials Gymnastics Team has 2 athletes qualify for Regional Championships.

 

Rome Tennis Center at Berry College cancels the 2018 CVTA Rome Open for April 7-8, 2018.

 

Latest high school baseball scores.

 

Rome Braves' 16th season opener on Thursday, April 5, vs. Hagerstown at State Mutual Stadium.

 

NCAA Men's Final Four: Loyola vs. Michigan, Villanova vs. Kansas; Saturday, TBS, 6 and 8:45 p.m.

 

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