Today's first headlines:
- COVID on campus: 381 quarantines at Rome City Schools through Thursday, most since classes began in August. Big jumps at Rome High, Anna K. Davie, Main Elementary. At Floyd: 146 students, staff as of Friday.
- 3 more deaths posted Friday in NW Georgia: 1 each in Floyd, Chattooga, Polk. That's 251 since March. 121 new cases today; 52 in Floyd County. 46 in Floyd, Redmond on Friday, up 3.
- Business: 7,400-square-foot auto parts store proposed for DaySpring Assembly of God site near East Rome Walmart.
- Voting: You can vote in advance this Saturday in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk counties. Also Sunday in Floyd. State: 2.5 million votes so far; almost 10,000 of those are from Polk.
- Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation, Coca-Cola bringing drive-through Halloween to Ridge Ferry Park on Oct. 31.
Also today:
- Education: Floyd Schools launching virtual homework help desk. Highlands offers 'Instant Decision' registration.
- Buzz: Buster Young new president of Kiwanis Club of Rome. Also: How to sign up for heating bill assistance.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Upper 70s into Monday with thunderstorms possible Saturday; third of an inch of rain.
- Obituaries: Teresa Elaine Alexander, ReNonda Anna Brumbelow, Wynelle Haygood Clayton, James Stephen Green, Harold J. Johnson, Toby Nelson, James W. Trammell, Pearl Davis Wright.
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.
Advertising:
- Hardy Realty's open house gallery for Sunday: Battle Farm beauty offers master, two other bedrooms on the main level. Open house
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- Friday night scores; Saturday and Monday games.
- John McClellan's high school picks: How did he do? Next column on Monday.
- High school sports roundup: Softball and volleyball.
- Georgia Tech at Boston College, 4 p.m. today, ACC.
- Georgia is off.
- SEC TV times for Saturday.
- Falcons (1-5) host Detroit Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox.
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