Friday, December 3, 2021

Rome man dies in Polk accident on Ga. 101. Work under way on new warehouse/headquarters. Fairfield Inn due later this month. Voccio on COVID updates. Georgia's first flu death this season.

Today's first headlines:

  • Services set for Rome man who died in a Monday evening accident on Ga. 101 near Dean Road in Polk County.
  • Business: Ground broken on 420,000-square-foot warehouse off Ga. 53 by company that bought Big Time Products. Also: Look for the Fairfield Inn at the tennis center to open in a few more weeks. Textron cuts ribbon in Bartow.
  • Latest update from Dr. Gary Voccio. 20 virus patients in Rome hospitals on Thursday, down 3. 1 new 'probable' death in Chattooga.
  • Health: Georgia records first flu death of the new season; patient only identified as being 65 or older.
  • Summerville parade is Friday night; Saturday's parades are in Lindale, Cave Spring, Cedartown and Kingston.
  • Buzz: Kevin Allen, friends bring 'Soul of Christmas' to the DeSoto Dec. 19. 10th annual Winter Arts Market at Rome Civic Center Saturday, Sunday.
  • Ware Mechanical Weather: Three more gorgeous days as temperatures say in the low 70s, 12-plus degrees above normal.
  • Obituaries: Mr. Harry Daniel Beard, Mr. Harold Eugene Duke, Melissa P. King, Minister Charles Edward Montgomery, Bro. Mathey Gray Smith, Mrs. Rosa Lee Thacker, Ms. Beulah (Ann) Waddell.
  • 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

  • John McClellan's picks for the high school football playoffs: Close wins for Cedartown, Calhoun this Friday -- which means the state championships are next. McClellan
  • Georgia prepares for Alabama at SEC Championship, 4 p.m. Saturday, CBS.
  • What to know about Saturday's game (media, etc.)
  • SEC Network announces programming surrounding UGA-Alabama championship game.
  • Falcons host Bucs at 1 p.m. Sunday. Latest team updates.

 

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