Thursday, November 11, 2021

Fairfield Inn, the last big project of '21, just about ready. Ulta opens in Rome today. Tracy Owens named Floyd's Teacher of the Year. COVID updates. Bundle up for weekend football games.

Today's first headlines:
  • Business: Fairfield Inn & Suites almost ready in Armuchee. Ulta Beauty opens today in Rome. Real estate company on the move.
  • 31 patients in Atrium Health Floyd, Redmond on Thursday, up 2. No state, local COVID reports for Thursday. Johns Hopkins reports 755,201 deaths in U.S. so far -- and is tracking an uptick in new cases.
  • Education: Model High special education teacher Tracy Owens earns Floyd County Schools Teacher of the Year title.
  • Education: Georgia Highlands, community honor Georgia Highlands' Dr. Jon Hershey, David Mathis. Meet Rome High's 10 Governor's Honors Program nominees.
  • Buzz: How to help the Bless Coalition assist Bartow kids in need. $1,000 donation for Rome for the Rescues.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather: Sunday morning's forecast low is 31 degrees-- and weekend after highs only in the 50s. Sunny skies both days.
  • Obituaries: Mrs. Gloria Sherie Chandler, Mr. Mitchel Lee Davis, Mr. Jackie Wayne Lambert.
  • Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores, Tuesday-Saturday.
  • Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report

  • John McClellan's high school football playoff predictions: Seven of 11 area teams will make it to the second round after this weekend. McClellan
  • New alignments out for local high school sports (pending appeals).
  • On our ScoreStream and later this evening: Game scores.
  • Berry closes out the season at home Saturday while Shorter will be on the road.
  • 4 Atlanta Braves (and former Rome Braves) earn Silver Slugger honors.
  • Atlanta Falcons at Dallas, 1 p.m. Sunday.

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