Saturday, March 6, 2021

Look at Four Stones' proposal for West Third development. Big jump in home sales. Family Dollar coming to Rockmart. Two more COVID deaths. Vaccine clinic today. Bartow fire crews rescue boy from burning home. Beautiful weekend ahead.

Today's first headlines:

  • Business: What to know about Four Stones' $407,000 proposal to buy Rome's 2.2 acres off West Third to boost the company's big plans for the River District.
  • Business: Big jump in home sales in Floyd County in January vs. same month a year earlier; also Bartow, Gordon updates. New Family Dollar planned in Rockmart. 
  • Gordon, Polk residents among latest COVID victims. 39 patients in Floyd, Redmond on Friday, down 3. Vaccine clinic Saturday at Lovejoy; nearly 33,000 have both doses in NW Georgia.
  • COVID on campus: Floyd Schools' 2 staff cases, no student count due to Planning Day; Rome at 67 quarantines. Cartersville Schools: 6 cases, 55 quarantines for the week.
  • Bartow fire crews rescue 11-year-old boy from burning house; he's stable today at Grady. Injured firefighter in 'good condition.' 
  • Education: Floyd County Schools announces Kindergarten Round Up for 2021-22. Darlington's latest scholarship offers.
Also today:
  • Ware Mechanical Weather Center: Upper 50s to low 60s through the weekend with sunny skies. 
  • Obituaries: Mr. Harry Dallas Battle, Mrs. Bobbie Faye Cannon, Mr. Adrian Rashad Huggins, Robert Lewis Moore Jr.
  • 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:

  • Coosa's Malachi Wilkins signs with Shorter.
  • Leprechaun-a-thon registration extended.
  • Berry football at Centre today; a win puts the Vikings in the championship game.
  • Atlanta Braves over Twins; today vs. Rays at 1:05 p.m.
  • Football: Shorter at Erskine College on March 13.
  • Community sports updates

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