Eggs Up Grill opening in March in Rome; Cartersville site in the works. Harbin breaks ground on Calhoun expansion. Greater Community Bank celebrates 25 years today. COVID: 2 more deaths (Floyd, Bartow); campus quarantines growing. Rainy day ahead.

Today's first headlines:

• Dining: Eggs Up Grill due in March at East Bend, open seven days a week, 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Next up: A Cartersville location.
• Health: Harbin Clinic breaks ground on 11,600-square-foot addition to its Calhoun campus. On the way: Upgrade lab, imaging center and heart center.
• Business: Greater Community Bank celebrates 25 years. What started in Rome on Feb. 26, 1996, has grown to Calhoun, Cartersville.
• Business: Dairy Queen coming to Armuchee near high school, North Floyd Park. October opening targeted.
• Floyd, Bartow residents latest COVID victims; Polk records 'probable' death. 109 new cases in NW Georgia. 66 virus patients in Floyd, Redmond on Thursday, up 2. Kemp expands vaccine program to include teachers effective March 8.
• COVID on campus: Quarantines growing at Floyd, Rome schools: 172 at FCS, 122 at RCS. Cartersville Schools: 1 positive student Thursday, 15 quarantined.
• Health: Dr. Ray McKoy, Greg Shropshire, Dexter Benning named to Public Health's COVID-19 Health Equity Council.

Also today:

• Buzz: About gas prices -- let's fill 'er up with facts. Cartersville's Jeff Lewis re-elected to state Transportation Board. Gas line delay at Burwell Creek Trail Head.
• Ware Mechanical Weather Center: About 1.5 inches of rain today into Saturday -- and more to follow. Highs in the mid 70s.
• Obituaries: Mrs. Reva LaVerne (Hicks) Adair, Mrs. Dovie Key Dalrymple, Ms. Clara Mae Gilliam, Mr. Roy Donald "Don" Johnston Jr.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch brought to you by thestoragehound.com. Updates on arrests.

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Truett's Chick-Fil-A Sports Report:

• Model High Senior Jahari Merritt signs to play football at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa.
• High school basketball state playoffs and what's next.
• Updates on COVID policies at each; game times.
• Berry (home) and Shorter (away) spring football games on Saturday. Please check attendance policies first.
• Baseball updates including spring training.
• Community sports updates