Today's first headlines:
- Big plans for 173-acre Walker Ridge on U.S. 411 at Burnt Hickory Road west of the 41 interchange: 650,000 square feet of retail, multifamily, townhomes, offices, green space.
- Business: Another $23 million expansion from a Rome/Floyd existing industry as F & P Georgia plans to grow, add 15 jobs.
- Gordon County task force: As numbers increase, 'this is not the time to become complacent and lose the gains we have made.' Another Bartow death. New cases surge by 143 in NW Georgia.
- COVID on campus: 8 new positive tests at Rome High, 2 at Elm Street. 62 students, 26 faculty/staff in quarantine.
- Burkhalter: Two more Floyd County Jail inmates test positive, bring total to four in the past week. Additional inmates being tested.
- Search continues in southern Floyd County for suspect in Sunday night shooting near Rockmart.
- Voting: Presidential debate Thursday at 9 p.m. Eight precincts still up for 'adoption.' State nearing 2 million ballots cast so far.
Also today:
- Education: Darlington tops local, state and national ACT averages.
- Education: Darlington Middle School students take fall concert digital. Floyd Board of Education meets Friday.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Low 80s into Friday with a slight chance of rain throughout the weekend.
- Obituaries: Mr. Edwin Dewey Barnes, Hazel Marie Tate Chastain.
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- John McClellan's high school picks for Friday, Saturday, Monday.
- High school sports roundup. Softball scores.
- Georgia Tech at Boston College, 4 p.m. Saturday, ACC. Notre Dame game update.
- Georgia is off Saturday; at Kentucky, noon Oct. 31, SEC.
- SEC TV times for Saturday.
- Falcons (1-5) host Detroit Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox.
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