Saturday, October 24, 2020

Big jump in quarantines at Rome City Schools, now 381. Three more COVID deaths in NW Georgia. New auto parts store planned near East Rome Walmart. Advance voting today in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk. Rain expected today. Sports updates.

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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