13 months after first opening, East Bend welcomes final 'anchor' store today -- and another shop pending. October was NW Georgia's second deadliest month of the pandemic: 105 COVID deaths, 44 'probable' deaths. Precincts open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday. Finally, sunny and warmer.

Today's first headlines:

• Business: Thirteen months after the first business opened, Rome's East Bend retail and dining center welcomes final anchor today -- and another new shop coming soon.
• October was the second deadliest month of the pandemic in Northwest Georgia: 105 COVID deaths, 44 'probable' deaths. Some indicators are improving but there are concerns about holiday travel, get-togethers.
• Precincts open 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday for city elections.
• Ware Mechanical Weather:  Sunny and clear with warmer temperatures at least through Wednesday.
• Obituaries: Mrs. Louise Denham Barnett; Mr. Clarence Brooks; Mrs. Charlotte Trapp Brumbelow, 100; Rebecca Margene "Beckie" Green Hunter.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
• Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report

• Braves vs. Astros in game five of the World Series tonight at 8 on Fox.
• Berry falls to Birmingham-Southern, 21-3.
• Shorter edged by Delta State, 14-13.
• Georgia dominates Gators, 34-7.
• Atlanta Falcons home today vs. Carolina.
• Latest community sports.