Virus surge means virtual services in Rome; record quarantines at Floyd schools; 91 COVID and possible infected patients at Rome's hospitals. 2,500 votes found in Floyd recount, igniting new concerns, conspiracies. Plus education, business, health updates.

Today's first headlines:

• Rome closing city government facilities that involve face-to-face transactions, citing worsening COVID-19 pandemic. 3 meetings canceled so far.
• COVID on campus: Surge at Floyd County Schools with a record 648 students, staff in quarantine. 7 new positive tests. Rome jumps to 229 quarantines; 5 new positive tests. Cartersville: 11 positive cases, 46 quarantines on Monday.
• Recording-tying 80 patients in Floyd, Redmond; 11 others awaiting test results. NW Georgia averaged 101 new COVID cases per day in the last seven days.
• The discovery of 2,500 missed Floyd County votes from Nov. 3 just added to a year from hell for all associated with the elections process here. Latest updates.
• Greater Community Bank names Angela Hammond vice president/commercial lending officer for Gordon, Bartow markets.
• Dr. Sue Turnquist, a fifth-grade science and social studies teacher at Model Elementary, named the Floyd County Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2021.
• Health: Walk-In Urgent Care opens in Rome as surge in such offices continues in Northwest Georgia.
• Name that house: NY Times' article on home names opens with Cartersville businesswoman Carol Morgan and 'Thistledown.'

Also today:

• Buzz: Updated Floyd County Schools' calendar for '20-'21. Gas prices inch up as Thanksgiving nears. East Drive roadwork on Wednesday.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: We should hit freezing Wednesday morning with some frost around as well.
• Obituaries: Mr. Ronnie Neal Abrams, Barbara Butler Cape, Mrs. Barbara Ann Brown Cooper, Jamie Lee Harbin, Sara Jackson.
• 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: What this week's games mean for the playoffs. Plus: Two wins for Model this week. Rome, Unity, Adairsville, Cedartown, Rockmart to win big. McClellan
• Postponed by COVID: Georgia Tech at Miami. Now set for Dec. 19 -- maybe.
• Georgia at home vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SEC
• Alabama at home vs. Kentucky, 4 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
• SEC sets Nov. 28 game times, channels (most traditional rivalries).
• Atlanta Falcons had a bye on Sunday; next vs Saints Nov. 22, 1 p.m.
• Tillman run this Saturday.