Today's first headlines:
- COVID on campus: Record 442 students, 56 faculty/staff in quarantine in Rome Schools; 4 positive tests. 214 out at Floyd County Schools; at least one new positive test.
- 2 more die in NW Georgia; 1 each in Gordon, Polk. 12 more virus patients at Floyd, Redmond on Monday; 58 in all. Another 42 new cases Monday.
- Polk Police: Murder suspect Jimmy Blackmon in custody. Suspect wanted in Oct. 18 murder; had been on the run.
- Business: Sign's up at McAlister's Deli due in December. Owl Cove Boutique opens Bartow location. Cartersville-based Denim Marketing earns 4 gold, 2 silver OBIE awards.
- Ware Mechanical Weather Alert: Flood watch starts Wednesday as at least 2.25 inches of rain heading our way thanks to Zeta.
- Cartersville Christmas parade set for Dec. 3 gets an OK from City Council. What other communities have announced so far.
- Voting: In-person voting stays busy a week out from election day. Latest updates. Plus: Polk advance voting sites open until 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday.
Also today:
- Buzz: Pepperell High seeks new, gently used coats for Warmth for the Winter project. Harbin Clinic, Advocates for Children team up for drive-in movie fund-raiser.
- Obituaries: Mrs. Ann Tankersley Tison.
- 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: Darlington-Christian Heritage and Cartersville-Blessed Trinity top games this week. Unity, Calhoun, Rockmart, Cedartown should coast. McClellan
- This week's schedule.
- Pepperell-Gordon Central updates.
- High school volleyball, softball championships.
- Falcons vs. Panthers this Thursday, 8:20 p.m., Fox.
- Georgia at Kentucky, noon Saturday.
- Georgia Tech hosts Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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