Sunday, January 10, 2021

Fire destroys The Pizza Farm restaurant in Rockmart. Nearly 9,000 new cases, 100 new COVID deaths statewide. Trendy Teachers opens in River District, new glass recycling, too. Week ahead: City Commission to elect Mayor. Rain/snow mix possible Monday.

Today's first headlines:

  • Fire destroys The Pizza Farm, a beloved Polk County restaurant. Update from Fire Chief as cause under investigation. Community reacts to loss of the landmark. .
  • Almost 9,000 new cases statewide on Saturday. Another 296 positive cases in NW Georgia. 100 new deaths statewide, no new deaths in region. Latest from Dr. Gary Voccio on vaccine.
  • River District: Trendy Teachers, a teacher supply boutique, now open on Fifth Avenue. Glass recycling returns Downtown with new dumpster behind MakerVillage.
  • Keith Mickler's Rome Grown: What's deadly, invisible and just about everywhere? UGA radon program urges Georgians to test for radon this month.
  • Week ahead: Rome Commission to elect Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem on Monday. Floyd, Rome Board of Education meetings. Floyd Commission meets Tuesday. Mt. Berry Trail closes temporarily on Wednesday. County Tag office system upgrades this week.
Also today:
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Sunny, warmer temps near 50 today. A 50-60% chance of rain/snow mix on Monday into Tuesday.
  • Obituaries: Linda Carolyn Barron, Barbara Milstead Beard, Ms. Glinder Kay Finley, Ms. Linda McConnell, Mr. Robert Leo Poeete, Wetonia Faye Self, James Carlton (J. C.) Warren, Mr. Edward Ronald Washington
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch: Updates on area arrests.

Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

  • SEC Network expands coverage for Alabama-Ohio State championship game Monday night.
  • Monday: Alabama vs. Ohio State for National Championship in Miami, 8 p.m., ESPN
  • Local college football: Updates on the spring seasons for the Shorter Hawks, Berry Vikings.
  • Updates from Saturday's NFL wild card games. Three more scheduled for today.
  • Latest updates on Falcons' next coach.

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