Oktoberfest indeed: Local home sales jump 27.8%
-Greater Rome's yo-yo home sales stats were on the upside again in October.
Some 69 homes sold last month compared to 54 in September (up 27.8 percent) and compared to 51 homes sold in October 2009 (up 35.2 percent).
-Another milestone: The average price of homes sold last month was $130,354 vs. $120,692 a month earlier. That increase: 8 percent.
-Behind the boom: October sales were driven in part by the $9,800 in federal and state tax incentives for first-time home buyers (can't have owned a home for three years) and low mortgage rates. The tax break expires at the end of this month.
-For more, please see Greater Rome Board of Realtors
Carmike theaters see $20.7 million loss in third quarter: Revenue was about equal to a year earlier but a $17.2 million charge on old equipment and related costs hit the Columbus-based company hard. The company owns the Carmike 12 in Cartersville and Martin's 3 in Calhoun.> Details
-Cohutta Water sold to Crystal Springs: Calhoun-based Cohutta Water has been sold to Crystal Springs for an undisclosed sum> Business Chronicle
Election Day 2009: SPLOST, city posts on local ballots
-City of Rome ballot, click here / To view the county ballot, click here.
-The Cave Spring ballot (contested race): Post 5: Peggy Allgood, Nick McLemore, Ouida Sams
-Campaign finance reports for Rome candidates, SPLOST> Click
Election by the numbers:
-Polls are open today from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
-Weather forecast: Mostly sunny with a high of 67.
-Turnout forecast: Elections Chief Evon Billups predicts 20 to 25 percent..
-Advance/early votes as of Friday's cutoff: 1,250 (2.8 percent of all voters).
-Total voters registered in city of Rome as of Nov. 1: 15,428
-Total voters registered in city of Cave Spring: 653
-Total voters registered in Floyd County: 44,455 (cities and county)
Election coverage:
-Hometown Headlines will have updates on our home page, Facebook and Twitter throughout the night. Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk.
-WRGA 1470 AM will have live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Or listen for updates on WRGA's companion stations as well.
-WLAQ 1410 AM will have coverage beginning after the polls close at 7.
Student-produced Berry College TV show, 'The Conference Room,' recognized as the best in the nation by College Broadcasters Inc.> Details
Tuesday's Buzz:
-Federal jury indicts 9 in timber scheme that cost Temple $4.8 million> Buzz
-Berry College Charter School of Education and Human Sciences will host a presentation by 2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year Gwen Desselle at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Science Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
-Rome Young Republicans will be collecting magazines, books, CDs and DVDs to be mailed to the troops overseas. Please contact Layla Shipman at 706-853-9014 or email romeyoungrepublicans@gmail.com. The group also will accept donations at the Nov. 10 and Dec. 8 meetings starting at 6:30 p.m. at 333 on Broad.
-Upcoming deer hunts at Berry to close some areas to public> Details
-Shorter, downtown Rome-themed Christmas cards on sale> Campus
-Shorter Hawks prepare for opening week of basketball> Details
John McClellan's high school picks for Friday: Armuchee, Darlington in playoffs; Pepperell, Calhoun, Cartersville look for wins> Football Report
Your latest weather:
-Election Day: Sunny, high of 69, low of 37; some morning fog.
-Wednesday: Sunday, high of 68, low of 44.
-Latest weather: Extended forecast / Local radar / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable>Arey
-Check out this week's SEC slate; a real quarterback controversy in Athens.
Georgia High School Football Daily: Calhoun, Armuchee, Chattooga, Pepperell get some respect in Football Daily's new review of AA teams as Darlington does in the A classification> Click
Shorter vs. Belhaven, Jackson, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. Saturday> Hawks
-Georgia Northwestern Mustangs start season Nov. 7> Click
Upcoming events at Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports
-Braves' first Celebrity Shootout with Rocket Wheeler, Frog Smith.
-First annual Wing Ding due Nov. 21.
-Links to winter baseball leagues.
Downtown Headlines> Click
-What's ahead in downtown Rome: Chamber expo Friday, Saturday.
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