BUSINESS
- As Five Below opens, we now know at least half of the tenants due at East Bend. It looks like we can expect smaller shops to fill between Kohl's, Old Navy, restaurants.
COVID
- Floyd, Gordon post COVID deaths; Floyd also had 2 'probable' deaths. 78 patients at Floyd, Redmond Thursday, up 9. Rome sharing citizen complaints with 'opt-out' mask businesses.
- 74 students, staff in quarantine at Rome schools. Cartersville: 2 students test positive; 17 students quarantined. No Floyd update. Polk cites 'steady decline in positive cases.'
- Vax Report: Voccio says focus includes getting second doses to area residents; goal remains 'getting vaccine into people's arms to save lives.'
EDUCATION
- Georgia Northwestern announces President's, Dean's Lists for the fall semester.
- Meet the 13 Georgia Young Authors, from elementary to high school.
- Shorter receives $1 million gift from the estate of a 'local couple.'
- Rome High's Jace Clowdus, Max Timberlake named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Floyd school board meets Monday.
Also today:
- Ware Mechanical Weather Center: About an inch of rain Saturday into Sunday; more due Monday. Cooler weekend; highs of 49.
- Obituaries: Mrs. Vena Lou Blaker, Dorothy Johnson Fletcher, Dr. Louis Stephen Hajosy, Ms. Valerie J. "V. J." Osley, Mr. Gary Tutt.
- Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
- Crimewatch brought to you by thestoragehound.com. Updates on arrests.
Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:
- Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame moving latest inductions to 2022. Still on for this spring: Honoring 14 male and female high school scholarship recipients.
- Update on Sports Hall of Fame.
- Shorter's sports/fans policy.
- First Braves' semis arrive at spring training site.
- Braves' pitchers, catchers report Feb. 18
- Spring sports registration under way with Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation.
- Commit 2 Fit Leprechaun-a-thon 5K and Health Walk returns March 20.
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