Rome City Commission to consider increasing parking fees, new downtown parking rules. Floyd Commission set to approve dog park at Ridge Ferry. Rome Firefighters Memorial dedication, photos. Chilly start to day with lows in 30s. Final days of donations for hurricane victims. Weekend: Chili Cookoff, Walk with a Doc, Wagon Train photos. Sports update.

TODAY'S HEADLINES

 

Rome City Commission to consider increasing parking fees, new rules on Broad Street. Floyd County Commission set to approve dog park at Ridge Ferry Park. Commission

 

New Rome Firefighters Memorial Plaza unveiled during Saturday's dedication ceremony; plus photo gallery. Memorial

 

Hurricane Michael relief: RomeGaCares open Monday and Tuesday for final donation days. Rome Braves collecting donations through October. Bartow Fire Department drops off supplies in Southwest Georgia. Donations

 

Lawrence Plantation's Weekend Guide: Photos from Saturday's Trout Unlimited Chili Cookoff, Walk with a Doc and John Wisdom Wagon Train. Coming next weekend: Chiaha Harvest Festival, Peach State Marching Festival and SE Cowboy Festival and Symposium. Weekend

 

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

 

Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Chilly Sunday ahead with high near 60, low around 36 tonight. Mostly sunny ahead this week with temps in mid 60s. Forecast

 

Obituaries: Charla Renae Colston Floyd and Ellen Harbour Harvey. Obituaries

 

Public Health restaurant inspection scores. Dining

 

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

 

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Hardy Realty's Open House Gallery for today: 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.

Updates on GHSA High school volleyball championships. Armuchee, Coosa, Pepperell, Cartersville and Calhoun advance to second round.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

-Berry wins 28-21 over Millsaps in overtime.

-Shorter falls 37-24 to Mississippi College.

-Georgia Bulldogs off Saturday. Next: Oct. 27 vs. Florida in Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m., CBS.

-Georgia Tech off Saturday. Next: Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

 

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

 

COMMUNITY

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

-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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