Huge turnout for advance voting with over 12,600 votes cast in the region. Local banker elected to Board of Trustees of LSU Graduate School. Unity Christian School launching technology initiative. Busy Saturday with Walk with a Doc, Bluegrass in Cartersville, college football and more. Rain expected today, cooler temps on Sunday. Ground breaking at The Spires at Berry. High school football scores.

LATEST HEADLINES:

Politics: Huge turnout for first week of Advance Voting all across area with over 12,600 votes cast in Floyd, Bartow, Polk and Gordon. Voting

 

Campaign watch: Advance voting resumes Monday. Updates on new voting locations in Bartow County. Latest campaign calendars. Politics

 

Business: Ryan Earnest, president and chief executive officer of Heritage First Bank,  elected to the Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Banking Louisiana State University. Business

 

Education: Unity Christian School launching multi-phase technology initiative to convert computers, infrastructure. RCS to host 'Bridge Day' for 8th graders in February. Education

 

Lawrence Plantation's Weekend Guide: Walk With a Doc, chili cookoff, bluegrass and folk festival in Cartersville, Wagon Train and more events. Weekend

 

Buzz: The Spires at Berry College breaks ground. New inductees for Rome Exchange Club. Tallatoona CAP taking appointments for home heating assistance. Update on Riverside, Lindale sidewalk projects. Buzz

 

Hurricane Michael relief: RomeGaCares open today from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for donations. Final day for donations is Oct. 23. Rome Braves collecting donations through October. Donations

 

Update: Winning numbers drawn for MegaMillions jackpot now at $1 billion. Plus: Saturday's Powerball grows to $430 million. Lottery

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Soggy start to the weekend with 60% rain chance Saturday morning, high near 68. Cooler on Sunday. Forecast

 

Obituaries: Mrs. Cantrelle Marlene Cooke and Jacqueline "Jackie" (Jefts) Knight. Obituaries

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

 

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

 

Advertising:

Hardy Realty's Open House Gallery for Sunday: Three homes in Rome and one in Cedartown; priced from $122,900 to $419,900. Open Houses

 

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Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report: Sports.

High school football scoreboard: Big wins for Rome, Pepperell, Darlington, Rockmart, Cartersville, Calhoun and Adairsville.

 

Calhoun advances to Elite 8 in State High School Softball tournament.

 

Updates on high school volleyball state championships.

 

College Football today:

-Berry at home vs. Millsaps, 2 p.m.

-Shorter at home vs. Mississippi College (Homecoming), 1 p.m.

-Georgia Bulldogs: Off Saturday. Next: Oct. 27 vs. Florida.

-Georgia Tech: Off Saturday. Next: Oct. 25 vs. Virginia Tech.

 

Atlanta Falcons.  Next: Home Monday vs. N.Y. Giants, 8:15 p.m., ESPN.

Community:

-Harbin Clinic Turkey Trot 5K and Health Wobble benefiting United Way of Bartow County is Saturday, Nov. 17.

-Dec. 8: Registration is under way for the annual #JamieStrong Rome Half Marathon to be held at State Mutual Stadium.

 

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Please join our guests Monday including:

 

7:40 a.m. Rome High Band Director Chad Hannah on the 2018 edition of Peach State Marching Festival at Barron Stadium on Oct. 27.

 

8:10 a.m. Updates on the Rome Floyd Chamber's 2018 Business Expo on Friday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at The Forum.

 

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